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HXT  

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  • The Hard X-ray telescope is designed to image X-rays from <6 to >40 keV with resolution better than 1' over a 8' field of view. X-rays are collected by graded multilayer reflective optics and imaged with a position sensitive X-ray detector. The mirrors have a 9 meter focal length. Additional information available at "http://heseweb.nrl.navy.mil/gamma/detector/hxt/hxt.htm" [Summary provided by Naval Research Laboratory] (en)

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/f79601b8-d9ae-4979-857f-77486f9bad85

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