The AXAF high resolution camera(HRC): The challenge of calibration

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3356, Issue , 1998, Pages 974-984

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

^a SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

AXAF; Calibration; Flat field; Microchannel plate High Resolution Camera; X ray detectors

Indexed keywords

AXAF; DETECTOR COMPONENTS; FLAT FIELD; HIGH RESOLUTION CAMERA; HIGH RESOLUTION MIRROR ASSEMBLIES; MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER; MICRO CHANNEL PLATE; X-RAY DETECTOR;

ASTROPHYSICS; CAMERAS; IMAGE STORAGE TUBES; INSTRUMENT TESTING; INSTRUMENTS; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACE TELESCOPES; X RAYS; CALIBRATION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; ORBITS; RADIATION DETECTORS;

CALIBRATION; X RAY CAMERAS;

HIGH RESOLUTION CAMERAS (HRC); HIGH RESOLUTION MIRROR ASSEMBLY (HRMA); MICROCHANNEL PLATES; X RAY DETECTORS;

EID: 0032298670     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.324500     Document Type: Conference Paper

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