The high resolution camera on AXAF

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2808, Issue , 1996, Pages 626-649

  Kenter, A T ^a   Chappell, J H ^a   Kraft, R P ^a   Meehan, G R ^a   Murray, S S ^a   Zombeck, M V ^a   Fraser, G W ^b  

^a HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AXAF; High Resolution Camera; microchannel plate

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY; AXAF; DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING; HIGH RESOLUTION CAMERA; HIGH-RESOLUTION SPECTROMETRY; LOW ENERGY TRANSMISSION GRATINGS; MICRO CHANNEL PLATE; UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER;

ASTROPHYSICS; CAMERAS; GAMMA RAYS; IMAGE STORAGE TUBES; INSTRUMENT TESTING; NASA; OBSERVATORIES; SPECTROMETERS; X RAYS;

DETECTORS;

EID: 0003368815     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.256037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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