Published December 11, 1996 | Version v1
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A large-area microstrip-gas-counter for X-ray astronomy

Creators

  • 1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Huntsville, AL (United States). George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
  • 2. University Space Research Association (United States)

Description

We have developed a large-area coded-mask telescope for hard-X-ray astronomy. The heart of the instrument is an imaging microstrip-gas-counter of active area 30 cm x 30 cm and filled with 2 x 10 Pa of xenon+2% isobutylene. Fabricated on a single sheet of borosilicate glass, 1 mm thick, the microstrip features of the fine anodes (10 μm) and interleaved cathodes from which the position sensing is derived. Rear pickup electrodes provide the second coordinate. Full details of the instrument and its performance are presented. A first flight, from a high-altitude balloon, is scheduled for the Spring of 1997. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
383
Journal Issue
2-3
Journal Page Range
p. 424-430.
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
28022099
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ANODES; BACKGROUND NOISE; BALLOONS; BINARY MIXTURES; BOROSILICATE GLASS; CATHODES; COUNTING RATES; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; ENERGY RESOLUTION; HARD X RADIATION; HYDROCARBONS; KEV RANGE 01-10; KEV RANGE 10-100; MEDIUM PRESSURE; MULTIWIRE PROPORTIONAL CHAMBERS; POSITION SENSITIVE DETECTORS; SHEETS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TELESCOPES; TOWNSEND DISCHARGE; X-RAY DETECTION; XENON
Descriptors DEC
DETECTION; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTS; ENERGY RANGE; GLASS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; KEV RANGE; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MIXTURES; NOISE; NONMETALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; RARE GASES; RESOLUTION; X RADIATION