THE PROPORTIONAL COUNTER ARRAY (PCA) INSTRUMENT FOR THE X-RAY TIMING EXPLORER SATELLITE (XTE)

被引：17

作者：

GLASSER, CA

ODELL, CE

SEUFERT, SE

机构：

[1] Laboratory For High Energy Astrophysics NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt

来源：

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE | 1994年 / 41卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1109/23.322911

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

A large area array of Xenon gas filled proportional counters has been developed as the main instrument of the X-ray Timing Explorer (XTE) satellite. The array is composed of 5 independent detectors, each operating in the energy range of 2-60 keV. Each detector provides event information timed to 1-microsecond, and spectral resolution of approximately 18% FWHM at 6 keV. This paper will describe the overall design of the detector and associated electronic system, their performance, and calibration results.

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页码：1343 / 13485

页数：5