Physics – Space Physics
Scientific paper
Jun 1985
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985stin...8528910m&link_type=abstract
Semiannual Status Report Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Space Physics Group.
Physics
Space Physics
Cosmic X Rays, Spacecraft Instruments, X Ray Analysis, X Ray Spectroscopy, Data Processing, Radiation Detectors, Spectrometers
Scientific paper
A progress report of research activities carried out in the area of cosmic X-ray physics is presented. The Diffuse X-ray Spectrometer DXS which has been flown twice as a rocket payload is described. The observation times proved to be too small for meaningful X-ray data to be obtained. Data collection and reduction activities from the Ultra-Soft X-ray background (UXT) instrument are described. UXT consists of three mechanically-collimated X-ray gas proportional counters with window/filter combinations which allow measurements in three energy bands, Be (80-110 eV), B (90-187 eV), and O (e84-532 eV). The Be band measurements provide an important constraint on local absorption of X-rays from the hot component of the local interstellar medium. Work has also continued on the development of a calorimetric detector for high-resolution spectroscopy in the 0.1 keV - 8keV energy range.
Cox Donald P.
Kraushaar William L.
McCammon Dan
Sanders Wilton T.
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