New calibration method for X-ray detection efficiency without using reference counters

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4851, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 933-944

  Hayashida, K ^a,b   Shiroshoji, T ^a   Fukuda, K ^a   Katayama, H ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calibration Method; Detection Efficiency; X ray CCD; X ray Detector

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DETECTORS; X RAYS;

CALIBRATION METHOD;

TELESCOPES;

EID: 0037619198     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.461500     Document Type: Conference Paper

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