Quantum efficiency calibration of AXAF CCDs from 2 - 10 keV

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2808, Issue , 1996, Pages 23-33

  Manning, Herbert L ^a   Jones, Stephen E ^a   Kissel, Steve E ^a   Bautz, Marshall W ^a   Ricker, George R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACIS; AXAF; calibration; CCD; detection efficiency; Si(Li) detector

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE CALIBRATION; ACIS; AXAF; DETECTION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY CALIBRATION; EFFICIENCY PARAMETERS; SI DETECTORS; SOLID STATE DETECTORS;

ASTRONOMY; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; EFFICIENCY; GAMMA RAYS; LITHIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; SILICON; X RAYS;

CALIBRATION;

EID: 0342340351     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.256006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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