Title :
Large Area Soft X-Ray Imaging System for Cosmic X-Ray Studies from Rockets
Author :
Gorenstein, P. ; Gursky, H. ; Harnden, F.R., Jr. ; DeCaprio, A. ; Bjorkholm, P.
Author_Institution :
Center for Astrophysics Harvard College Observatory/Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
Abstract :
A soft X-ray imaging system consisting of a large area focusing collector and a position sensitive proportional counter has been constructed for cosmic X-ray observations from a sounding rocket. The focusing collector consists of two successive arrays of reflecting plates shaped in the form of nested parabolas. The angular resolution of the system is 3´ over a field of 1.5°. The detector is based on one described by Borkowski and Kopp, and is a two dimensional device that is capable of a spatial resolution of about one millimeter for photon energies exceeding 0.25 keV.
Keywords :
Astronomy; Counting circuits; Energy resolution; Focusing; Instruments; Observatories; Optical sensors; Rockets; Spatial resolution; X-ray imaging;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1975.4327715
