DocumentCode
1020957
Title
X-Ray Spectrometer Experiment Aboard the ISEE-C (Heliocentric) Spacecraft
Author
Anderson, K.A. ; Kane, S.R. ; Primbsch, J.H. ; Weitzmann, R.H. ; Evans, W.D. ; Klebesadel, R.W. ; Aiello, W.P.
Author_Institution
Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
Volume
16
Issue
3
fYear
1978
fDate
7/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
157
Lastpage
159
Abstract
This experiment is designed to provide continuous coverage of solar flare X-ray bursts and transient cosmic gamma-ray bursts. A proportional counter and a scintillation detector together cover the energy range from 5 to 228 keV with good sensitivity, large dynamic range, and high temporal resolution. This experiment provides data storage capability and good absolute timing so that in conjunction with similar experiments on other spacecraft, accurate source locations can be obtained for cosmic gamma-ray bursts.
Keywords
Dynamic range; Energy resolution; Gamma ray bursts; Memory; Position measurement; Radiation detectors; Scintillation counters; Space vehicles; Spectroscopy; Timing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Geoscience Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9413
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TGE.1978.294537
Filename
4071908
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