Title :
SIGHT: a balloon hard X-ray telescope
Author :
Wilkerson, J. ; Edberg, T.K. ; Hurley, K. ; Lin, R.P. ; Parsons, A. ; Sadoulet, B. ; Weiss, S. ; Smith, G. ; Tolomeo, J. ; Dharan, C.K.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
fDate :
4/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors report on progress toward developing a large-area, high-pressure xenon gas scintillator for use in hard X-ray astrophysics. Proof test results for a low-mass pressure vessel are presented. The design of a high-voltage multiplier board operating inside the scintillation chamber is discussed. The development of tetrakis-dimethylamine-thylene (TMAE)-based proportional tubes for detecting primary scintillation in the xenon is described. Finally, Monte Carlo tests of a scheme to use conventional photomultiplier tubes are discussed
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; X-ray astronomy; X-ray detection and measurement; astronomical telescopes; nuclear electronics; photomultipliers; proportional counters; scintillation chambers; (TMAE)-based proportional tubes; Monte Carlo tests; SIGHT; Xe; astronomy; balloon hard X-ray telescope; gas scintillator; high-pressure; high-voltage multiplier board; large-area; low-mass pressure vessel; photomultiplier tubes; primary scintillation; scintillation chamber; tetrakis-dimethylamine-thylene; Astrophysics; Electrons; Energy resolution; Fluorescence; Instruments; Laboratories; Solid scintillation detectors; Telescopes; X-ray imaging; Xenon;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
