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The Design and Performance of the Astro-E/XRS Signal Processing SystemWe describe the signal processing system of the Astro-E XRS instrument. The Calorimeter Analog Processor (CAP) provides bias and power for the detectors and amplifies the detector signals by a factor of 20,000. The Calorimeter Digital Processor (CDP) performs the digital processing of the calorimeter signals, detecting X-ray pulses and analyzing them by optimal filtering. We describe the operation of pulse detection, pulse height analysis, and risetime determination. We also discuss performance, including the three event grades (hi-res, mid-res, and low-res), anticoincidence detection, counting rate dependence, and noise rejection.
Document ID
19990106593
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Boyce, K. R.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Baker, R. G.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Dumonthier, J. J.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Kelley, R. L.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Stahle, C. K.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Szymkowiak, A. E.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Winkert, G. E.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Audley, M. D.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Gendreau, K. C.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Fujimoto R.
(Tokyo Univ. Japan)
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1999
Subject Category
Astronomy
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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