The High Resolution Imaging Instrument for HEAO-B
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
- Vol. 25 (1) , 430-436
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.1978.4329344
Abstract
The High Resolution Imaging Instrument for the HEAO-B X-Ray Telescope satelliteb is designed to reproduce images of celestial X-ray sources in the range of 0.2 to 4.0 keV. It provides both imaging and temporal data. The basic detector is a two-stage microchannel plate with a crossed-grid charge detector. Premaplifiers, detector bias supplies, and some processing circuits are colocated with the detector. The remaining electronic circuits are located in a remote central electronic assembly. The processing system is designed for single-photon processing. The imaging data rate is limited to 100 data points per second. Non-imaging total-field count rate is acquired with a maximum dead time of 14 microseconds per event.Keywords
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- High Resolution Imaging X-Ray Detector For Astronomical MeasurementsPublished by SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng ,1977