Shielding of cosmic ray induced background in CCD detectors for X-ray astronomy

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5501, Issue , 2004, Pages 304-311

  Pfeffermann, Elmar ^a   Friedrich, Peter ^a   Freyberg, Michael ^a   Kettenring, Günther ^a   Krämer, Ludwig ^b   Meidinger, Norbert ^a   Predehl, Peter ^a   Strüder, Lothar ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Background; Background shielding; X ray astronomy; X ray detectors

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; AUGER ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; BORON CARBIDE; COSMIC RAYS; DETECTORS; THERMAL EXPANSION; X RAYS;

BACKGROUND; BACKGROUND SHIELDING; X-RAY ASTRONOMY; X-RAY DETECTORS;

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES;

EID: 10844238895     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.551262     Document Type: Conference Paper

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