A sealed gaseous electron multiplier for X-ray astronomy

Author

Andersson, H. ; Andersson, T. ; Eräluoto, M. ; Garcia, F. ; Heinq, J. ; Huovelin, J. ; Kurvinen, K. ; Lauhakangas, R. ; Nenonen, S. ; Numminen, A. ; Ojala, J. ; Orava, R. ; Schult, J. ; Sipilä, H. ; Vilhu, O.

Author_Institution

Oxford Instrum. Anal. Oy, Espoo, Finland

Volume

1

fYear

2004

fDate

16-22 Oct. 2004

Firstpage

413

Abstract

To qualify for a good X-ray imaging detector of the next generation in space astronomy some basic features are needed. These include large active area, good spectral and spatial resolution, high count rate capability and robust structure. These requirements can be achieved with the gaseous electron multiplier (GEM). We have studied the applicability of the GEM detectors to X-ray astronomy in an operational environment of a satellite.

Keywords

X-ray apparatus; X-ray astronomy; X-ray detection; X-ray imaging; electron multiplier detectors; GEM detectors; X-ray astronomy; X-ray imaging detector; active area; count rate; gaseous electron multiplier; operational environment; satellite; space astronomy; spatial resolution; spectral resolution; Astronomy; Counting circuits; Electron multipliers; Instruments; Robustness; Space technology; Spatial resolution; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors; X-ray imaging;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2004 IEEE

ISSN

1082-3654

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8700-7

Electronic_ISBN

1082-3654

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.2004.1462224

Filename

1462224