JMKMOD, a software suite within XSPEC for the ground calibration of AXAF

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3113, Issue , 1997, Pages 132-141

  Tsiang, E Y ^a   Edgar, R E ^a   Vitek, S ^a   Tennant, A ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

AXAF X ray optics; Calibration; Detectors; Spectral fitting; Synchrotron radiation

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; OPTICAL FILTERS; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; SOLID STATE DEVICES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; X RAY OPTICS;

FLOW PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS (FPC);

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 0031305522     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.278842     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (11)

1. Statistics of electron avalanches and ultimate resolution of proportional counters
2. Proportional counters as low energy photon detectors
3. Photomultiplier single-electron statistics and the shape of the ideal scintillation line
4. JMKMOD models and software for the ground calibration of AXAF
5. Synchrotron radiation flux through a circular aperture and the determination of the absolute quantum efficiency
6. Dead time and pileup