A gas scintillation proportional counter for the X-ray astronomy satellite SAX
Conference
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· IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6708400
A driftless gas scintillation proportional counter is described. The instrument has several advantages over conventional GSPCs especially (/sup --/0.1 - 30 keV) and small dimensions such as imaging focal plane detectors for x-ray telescopes or concentrators. The x-ray astronomy satellite project SAX has such a requirement and an imaging GSPOC of this configuration is presented in this context.
- Research Organization:
- Space Science Dept., European Space Agency, ESTEC, postbus 229, Noordwijk 2200 AG
- OSTI ID:
- 6708400
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-861007-
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States) Vol. NS-34:1; ISSN IETNA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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440101* -- Radiation Instrumentation-- General Detectors or Monitors & Radiometric Instruments
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
640101 -- Astrophysics & Cosmology-- Cosmic Radiation
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ASTRONOMY
COSMIC PHOTONS
COSMIC RADIATION
COSMIC RAY SOURCES
COSMIC X-RAY SOURCES
DETECTION
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
GAMMA ASTRONOMY
GAS SCINTILLATION DETECTORS
IMAGE PROCESSING
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
PHOTONS
PROCESSING
PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIATIONS
SATELLITES
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
TELESCOPE COUNTERS
X-RAY DETECTION
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
640101 -- Astrophysics & Cosmology-- Cosmic Radiation
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ASTRONOMY
COSMIC PHOTONS
COSMIC RADIATION
COSMIC RAY SOURCES
COSMIC X-RAY SOURCES
DETECTION
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
GAMMA ASTRONOMY
GAS SCINTILLATION DETECTORS
IMAGE PROCESSING
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
PHOTONS
PROCESSING
PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIATIONS
SATELLITES
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
TELESCOPE COUNTERS
X-RAY DETECTION