HETG GTO Science Program
In the post-launch phase of the mission, the HETG group is carrying out science investigations, using alloted Guaranteed Time Observations to study a variety of astrophysical sources. The observations in this program are listed here by category and observation cycle:
- HETG GTO Science Program (.pdf) - Summary of Observations
These observations can be found by searching the Chandra Data Archive by setting the PI_Name field to: Canizares.
Extended sources observed with the HETG
One of the goals of our GTO activies is to make the most of the HETG. Observations of extended sources are more difficult to analyze and interpret than point sources (see Dewey 2002) - but they can have unique science rewards. Of the ~ 25 extended sources observed with the HETG, 16 of them are from our GTO program:
Summaries of GTO Program Science Themes
Summaries of some of our work are given below by topic. These have been taken from the "science theme" section of the HETG monthly reports (date in parentheses) that were issued in this format until Sept. 2004.
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"Cool Stars" (Sept. 2002) "Hot Stars" (Oct. 2002) "Hot&Cool Stars, II" (Nov. 2003) |
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Supernova Remnants (May 2002) SNRs, II (Aug 2003) SNRs, III (Aug 2004) |
Some related links Chandra SNR Catalog HETG GTO SNRs - image Magellanic Cloud Planetary Nebulae Press Release, more images |
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Isolated Neutron Stars (Jan. 2003) |
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X-Ray Binaries (Dec. 2002) XRBs, IIs (Dec. 2003) |
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Interstellar Medium (Feb. 2003) |
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Galaxies and Clusters (Aug. 2002) |
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Intergalactic Medium (July 2002) |
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Active Galactic Nuclei and Jets (June 2002) AGN and Jets, II (September 2003) | Hot Gas - HETG Seyfert Obs. list |
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Source Models (February 2004) |
