Performance and calibration of the AXAF high resolution camera I: Imaging readout

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3114, Issue , 1997, Pages 26-52

  Kenter, A T ^a   Chappel, J H ^a   Kobayashi, K ^a   Kraft, R P ^a   Meehan, G R ^a   Murray, S S ^a   Zombeck, M V ^a   Fraser, G W ^a   Pearson, J F ^a   Lees, J E ^a   Brunton, A N ^a   Pearce, S E ^a   Barbera, M ^a   Collura, A ^a   Serio, S ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

AXAF; High Resolution Camera; Microchannel plate

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; POLYIMIDES; X RAY SPECTROMETERS;

HIGH RESOLUTION CAMERAS (HRC); MICROCHANNEL PLATES (MCP);

X RAY CAMERAS;

EID: 0041105994     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.283777     Document Type: Conference Paper

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