A high sensitivity payload for balloon-borne hard X-ray astronomy

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 412, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 342-354

  D'Silva, J A R ^a   Madhwani, P P ^a   Tembhurne, N ^a   Manchanda, R K ^a  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLOONS; PHOSPHORS; POSITION CONTROL; RADIO ASTRONOMY; RADIO TELESCOPES; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; X RAYS;

HARD X RAY ASTRONOMY; X RAY TELESCOPES;

COSMIC RAY DETECTORS;

EID: 0032139923     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(98)00496-3     Document Type: Article

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