A fluorescent gated proportional counter for X-ray astronomyThe development of a position-sensitive proportional counter having a large drift volume is reported. It incorporates a fluorescent gating technique which results in a large improvement in background rejection over conventional proportional counters, and in addition offers the benefit of enhanced energy resolution (predicted to be about 3 percent at 40 keV) above the K shell of Xe.
Document ID
19870032475
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Ramsey, B. D. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Weisskopf, M. C. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Elsner, R. F. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)