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SIGHT - A balloon borne hard X-ray telescopeThe authors report on progress toward developing a large-area, high-pressure xenon gas scintillator for use in hard X-ray astrophysics. Proof test results for a low-mass pressure vessel are presented. The design of a high-voltage multiplier board operating inside the scintillation chamber is discussed. The development of tetrakis-dimethylamine-thylene (TMAE)-based proportional tubes for detecting primary scintillation in the xenon is described. Finally, Monte Carlo tests of a scheme to use conventional photomultiplier tubes are discussed.
Document ID
19910057872
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Wilkerson, J.
(California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Edberg, T. K.
(California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Hurley, K.
(California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Lin, R. P.
(California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Parsons, A.
(California, University Berkeley, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
Volume: 38
ISSN: 0018-9499
Subject Category
Astronomy
Accession Number
91A42495
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-2115
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGT-50462
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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