Published April 1991
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Creators
- 1. California Univ., Berkeley, CA (United States). Space Sciences Lab.
- 2. Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
- 3. California Univ., Berkeley, CA (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Description
This paper reports on progress we have made toward developing a large area, high pressure xenon gas scintillator for hard X-ray astrophysics. Proof test results for a low mass pressure vessel are presented. The authors discuss the design of a high voltage multiplier board operating inside the scintillation chamber. The authors report on the development of TMAE based proportional tubes for detecting primary scintillation in the xenon. Finally, the authors describe Monte Carlo tests of a scheme to use conventional photomultiplier tubes
Additional details
Additional titles
- Subtitle (English)
- A balloon borne hard x-ray telescope
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
- Journal Volume
- 38
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Series
- IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.
- Journal Page Range
- 580-584
- ISSN
- 0018-9499
- CODEN
- IETNA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 23012260
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- ASTROPHYSICS; DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GAS SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; HARD X RADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUMERICAL DATA; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; TELESCOPES; X-RAY TUBES; XENON
- Descriptors DEC
- DATA; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRON TUBES; ELEMENTS; EQUIPMENT; INFORMATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NONMETALS; PHOTOTUBES; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; RARE GASES; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; X RADIATION; X-RAY EQUIPMENT