Using the Suzaku satellite's X-ray Imaging Spectrometer (XIS), the astronomers observed the remnant of Kepler's supernova in 2009 and 2011.
What does XIS stand for?
XIS stands for X-ray Imaging Spectrometer
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We have 8 other meanings of XIS in our Acronym Attic
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- Xerox Intellectual Property Operations
- Xenon Ion Propulsion System (spacecraft)
- Xi'an Institute of Posts and Telecommunications (China)
- Externally Initiated Reset
- Xtreme Instant Rumble Clan (gaming group)
- XML Interface to Relational Database
- XML (eXtensible Markup Language) Information Retrieval Query Language
- Xenon Infrared Searchlight
- Xenopus Insulin Receptor Substrate
- Extensible Information Systems (Polexis, Inc.)
- X-ray Isochromat Spectroscopy
- XACCT Interface Server (XACCT)
- Xapakdy Integrations Systems (York, PA)
- Xenon Infrared Searchlight
- Xerox Imaging Systems (now Nuance Communications; Burlington, MA)
- Xiamen International School (China)
- XML (Extensible Markup Language) Intranet System (software)
- XML Integration Services
- Xploring Inner Space
- Xtranet Internet Services (South Africa)
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Suzaku's X-ray Imaging Spectrometers (XISs) separate X-rays by energy in much the same way as a prism separates light into a rainbow of colors.