Astro-E Hard X-Ray Detector

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Oct 1996

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Conference Paper, Gamma-Ray and Cosmic Ray Detectors: Techniques and Mission Research Center of the Early Universe

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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X Ray Astronomy, X Ray Detectors, Design, Performance Tests, Performance Prediction, Silicon, X Ray Astrophysics Facility, Calorimeters, Charge Coupled Devices, Junction Diodes, P-I-N Junctions, Mirrors

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Astro-E is the X-ray satellite to be launched in year 2000 by Institute of Space & Astronautical Science. This report deals with the design and expected performance of the Hard X-ray Detector (HXD), one of the 3 experiments aboard Astro-E. The HXD is a combination of GSO/BGO well-type phoswich counters and silicon PIN diodes: the two combined will cover a wide energy band of 10-700 keV. The detector is characterized by its low background of approx. 10-5 c/s/cm2 keV and a high sensitivity between a few 10 keV and several 100 keV. Combined with the other 2 experiments, a micro-calorimeter array (XRS) and 4 CCD arrays (XIS), both with X-ray mirrors, the mission will cover the soft and hard X-ray range with the highest sensitivity.

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