Title :
A large area gas proportional scintillation counter for solar X-ray spectrometry in a balloon born experiment
Author :
da Luz, H. Natal ; Veloso, J.F.C.A. ; Dos Santos, J.M.F. ; Conde, C.A.N. ; Silva, Rui M C ; Pan, H.-R. ; Li, Z.-Y. ; Lin, H.-A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Fisica, Coimbra Univ., Portugal
Abstract :
A compact xenon filled Gas Proportional Scintillation Counter having a window area of 12.5 cm2 coupled to low weight, low volume and low power associated electronics is described to be used in a balloon gondola to fly at high altitudes (30 to 40 km) and measure X-ray spectra in the 20 to 80 keV energy range, arising from solar flares. The detector has an energy resolution of 5.0% at 59.6 keV for the full window opening.
Keywords :
X-ray spectra; astronomical spectra; cosmic ray apparatus; gas scintillation detectors; proportional counters; solar radiation; xenon; X-ray spectra; Xe; balloon born experiment; balloon gondola; compact Xe filled gas proportional scintillation counter; energy resolution; low power associated electronics; solar X-ray spectrometry; solar flares; Earth; Energy consumption; Energy measurement; Energy resolution; Scintillation counters; Spectroscopy; Temperature; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors; Xenon;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2001 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7324-3
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2001.1008489
