Experts from the Research Institute of Molecular Electronics (NIIME), together with colleagues from the Institute of Space Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, presented the first plate of a high-speed X-ray detector. These components are needed to create the science instruments of the new Spektr-RGN orbiting telescope.
According to a statement by Deputy Director of the Institute of Space Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Lutovinov, the device will measure the spectral and temporal characteristics of neutron stars and black holes. In addition, the ship also plans to test an X-ray navigation system that uses radiation from space objects to locate in space.
Previously it was known that within the framework of Russia's national program for the next 10 years plan launch three new generation telescopes. According to Alexander Lutovinov, understanding the Universe requires unique, extremely sensitive tools that have never been created before.
