• DocumentCode
    874096
  • Title

    A Position Sensitive Detector System Consisting of an Array of Mini-Proportional Counters

  • Author

    van Beek, H.F. ; Boelee, A. ; van der Laan, J.J.M. ; Mels, W.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Space Research Laboratory Beneluxlaan 21 3527 HS Utrecht
  • Volume
    31
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1984
  • Firstpage
    791
  • Lastpage
    794
  • Abstract
    A new position sensitive detector system has been developed for the Hard X-ray Imaging Spectrometer launched aboard the NASA Solar Maximum Mission. The instrument operates in the energy range 3.5-30 keV. The Xe-gas filled detector system consists of a photon absorption compartment and an array of 900 mini-proportional counters. The detector lay-out and the system performance are described.
  • Keywords
    Counting circuits; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Instruments; NASA; Position sensitive particle detectors; Sensor arrays; Spectroscopy; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors; X-ray imaging;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1984.4333368
  • Filename
    4333368