EXIST

Energetic X-ray Imaging Survey Telescope

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It may be updated in the future, but it is not currently being maintained.

News Archive

May 2009

EXIST Talk - APS (Denver)

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April 2009

EXIST submission of RFI to Astro2010

Feb 2009

EXIST-related White Papers submitted to Decadal Survey (Astro2010)

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Jan. 2009

EXIST at Jan. 09 AAS

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Dec. 2008

Mission Design Lab (MDL) study at GSFC

Nov. 2008

Instrument Design Lab (IDL) study at GSFC

Oct. 2008

Team meeting at GSFC

Feb 1, 2007

BEPAC Town Meetings

Beyond Einstein Program Advisory Committee Town Meetings announced. Public attendance encouraged!
» Newport Beach, CA (Feb 1)
» Cambridge, MA (Feb 12)
» Baltimore, MD (Mar 14)
» Chicago, IL (Apr 4)

Nov 7, 2006

EXIST Presentation to BEPAC

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Aug 2006

Progress on CZT Detectors

» ProtoEXIST CZT Detectors
» EXIST CZT Detectors
» Recent Papers

May 2006

Scanning Mode Tests

Tests of EXIST-style scanning mode with Swift (BAT slew survey) show excellent imaging performance.

Jan 2006

Updated EXIST Design

More compact design has symmetric structure and increased collecting area.

Mar 16, 2005

New Pages Added From the HET

Check out the new pages we've just added for the High Energy Telescope (HET) and HET Background Shielding and HACOS.

Jan 9, 2005

Major Update

The EXIST website has been revised and updated to reflect recent design changes (Oct and Dec 2004). There will be further updates in early 2005, providing more detail about the new design. We appreciate your patience and encourage suggestions and comments.

August 25, 2004

EXIST Website Change

The EXIST website has successfully transitioned to the NASA portal look and feel. We thank you for your patience while we completed this effort. If you encounter any problems or have any questions please drop us a note.