X-ray spectra provide sharpest image to date of a rapidly spinning black hole

The X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), a joint mission between the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) ...
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High-resolution X-ray data unveils the inner workings of a supermassive black hole

New XRISM X-ray observations reveal details of gas near a supermassive black hole in galaxy MCG–6-30-15, helping scientists better measure black hole spin and behavior ...
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High energy resolution fluorescence spectrum of dispersive X-ray sources based on microcalorimeters: Perspectives for scanning electron microscopy and space exploration ...

The copper target was operated at voltages of 11 kV, 12 kV, 13 kV, and 14 kV for the electron source, and a 50 kV configuration using a molybdenum target was used as a representative example for the ...
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X-rays bring high-resolution brain mapping within reach

Adrian Wanner is working to understand how neurons are connected in the brain – a challenge that demands new imaging methods like X-ray ptychography. “The brain is one of the most complex biological ...