The X-ray gas scintillation spectrometer experiment on the First Spacelab flight

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Nov 1985

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Astrophysics and Space Science (ISSN 0004-640X), vol. 116, no. 1, Nov. 1985, p. 61-79.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Spectroscopy, Scintillation Counters, Spaceborne Astronomy, Spacelab Payloads, Spectrometers, X Ray Spectroscopy, Block Diagrams, Calibrating, Ground Support Equipment, Pulse Code Modulation, Resolution, Space Shuttle Mission 41-A, X Ray Sources

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The first Spacelab mission, launched on Space Shuttle Flight STS-9 in November 1983 carried a multidisciplinary payload which was intended to demonstrate that valuable scientific results can be achieved from such short duration missions. The payload complement included a spectrometer to undertake observations of the brighter cosmic X-ray sources. The primary scientific objectives of this experiment were the study of detailed spectral features in cosmic X-ray sources and their associated temporal variations over a wide energy range from about 2 up to 30 keV. The instrument based on the gas scintillation proportional counter had an effective area of some 180 cm2 with an energy resolution of ≡9% at 7 keV. The instrument parameters and the performance, using data from the flight and ground calibration, are discussed.

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