Title :
Development of high-pressure Xe ionization detectors for hard X-ray and low energy gamma-ray astronomy
Author :
Bolotnikov, Aleksey ; Ramsey, Brian
Author_Institution :
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, USA
Abstract :
A purification system, purity and density monitors, and the design of a high-pressure Xe cylindrical ionization chamber have been tested as apart of a development of high-pressure Xe detectors for X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy. Preliminary results from the high-pressure Xe cylindrical ionization chamber confirms advantages of such detectors for hard X-rays and low energy gamma-rays
Keywords :
X-ray astronomy; X-ray detection; astronomical instruments; gamma-ray astronomy; gamma-ray detection; ionisation chambers; density monitors; hard X-ray astronomy; high-pressure Xe ionization detectors; low energy gamma-ray astronomy; purification system; purity monitors; Energy resolution; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Gettering; Ionization; Purification; Sparks; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors; Xenon;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record, 1995., 1995 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3180-X
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.1995.504221
