Absolute quantum efficiency calibration of the AXAF high resolution camera

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2808, Issue , 1996, Pages 194-209

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

^a SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AXAF High Resolution Camera; microchannel plates; X ray detectors; X ray spectroscopy; X rays

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE MEASUREMENTS; EFFICIENCY CALIBRATION; HIGH RESOLUTION CAMERA; MICRO CHANNEL PLATE; SYNCHROTRON MEASUREMENTS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION SOURCE; UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER; X-RAY DETECTOR;

ASTROPHYSICS; CALIBRATION; CAMERAS; CESIUM; CESIUM IODIDE; DETECTORS; GAMMA RAYS; MEASUREMENTS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; X RAYS;

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EID: 18544385244     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.255994     Document Type: Conference Paper

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