DocumentCode
808159
Title
A Position-Sensitive X-Ray Detector for the HEAO-A Satellite
Author
Held, D. ; Weisskopf, M.C.
Author_Institution
Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027
Volume
20
Issue
1
fYear
1973
Firstpage
140
Lastpage
144
Abstract
A position-sensitive, low-energy proportional counter system is described which will be used on the High-Energy Astronomical Observatory, Mission A, spacecraft. The associated system incorporates the capability to employ pulse-shape discrimination for background rejection and interpolation circuitry to locate the centroid of an X-ray event with an accuracy of approximately one eighth the cathode-wire spacing.
Keywords
Anodes; Astrophysics; Cathodes; Counting circuits; Laboratories; Observatories; Satellites; Space vehicles; Wires; X-ray detectors;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1973.4326898
Filename
4326898
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