The position sensitive proportional counter (PSPC) of the ROSAT telescope

Details The position sensitive proportional counter (PSPC) of the ROSAT telescope The position sensitive proportional counter (PSPC) of the ROSAT telescope

May 1985

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Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Proportional Counters, Rosat Mission, Spaceborne Telescopes, Quantum Efficiency, Spectral Resolution, X Ray Astronomy, X Ray Telescopes

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A position sensitive proportional counter for X-rays in the energy range from 0.1 to 2.0 keV was developed and tested for the prime focal instrument of the ROSAT X-ray telescope. Over the entire sensitive circular area of 80 mm diameter, the energy resolution for 0.93 keV X-rays is 45%. Local deviations of the gas gain from the mean value is 3%. For X-ray energies of 0.93 and 0.28 keV, the mean position resolution is 250 and 400 microns (FWHM) respectively. When correcting the position of each X-ray event, differences between the nominal and the measured position of pinholes of 20 micron are achieved. Operating the PSPC in the environment of a Co-60 gamma-ray source, an overall background rejection of 99% is attained.

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