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Spectroscopy in x-ray astronomy

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6512635
Detailed features in cosmic X-ray sources and their associated temporal variation over a wide energy range were studied. Excess emission and absorption at approximately 6 to 7 kiloelectron volts in the spectra of supernova remnants, binary X-ray sources, and clusters of galaxies were observed. A gas scintillation proportional counter (GSPC) will be used as the detector system. In the gas scintillator the principal limitation is due to the statistics of the initial ionization process only.
Research Organization:
European Space Technology Center, Delft (Netherlands)
OSTI ID:
6512635
Report Number(s):
N-82-18251
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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GALAXY CLUSTERS
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SUPERNOVA REMNANTS
VARIATIONS