The effectiveness of the proportional counter as a solar X-ray monitor on the NEAR mission

Author

Clark, P.E. ; Floyd, S.R. ; Trombka, J.I.

Author_Institution

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA

fYear

1997

fDate

22-23 Jul 1997

Firstpage

90

Lastpage

93

Abstract

A proportional counter with a special mask/filter (SMPC) designed to measure solar output from 1 to 10 keV and to enhance sensitivity at higher energies where the solar flux is lower, as well as an experimental Si PIN detector (SMPN) are being used to measure solar flux on the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) mission. The complimentary nature of their performances is considered

Keywords

X-ray apparatus; X-ray astronomy; X-ray detection; X-ray spectrometers; asteroids; astronomical instruments; proportional counters; space vehicles; 1 to 10 keV; NEAR mission; Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous; SMPN; Si PIN detector; Sun; X-ray astronomy; X-ray instrument; X-ray telescope; asteroid; mask filter design; proportional counter; solar X-ray monitor; solar flux; solar instrument; spacecraft; spectrochemical analysis; Assembly; Counting circuits; Earth; Energy measurement; Extraterrestrial measurements; Instruments; Monitoring; Packaging; Radiation detectors; Space vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

High Energy Radiation Background in Space, 1997 Conference on the

Conference_Location

Snowmass, CO

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4335-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CHERBS.1997.660255

Filename

660255