Silicon x-ray array detector concept

Veikko J. Kamarainen; Heikki Sipila; Osmi R. Vilhu; Erik Laegsgaard; Ivor Taylor

doi:10.1117/12.23277

1 November 1990 Silicon x-ray array detector concept

Veikko J. Kamarainen, Heikki Sipila, Osmi R. Vilhu, Erik Laegsgaard, Ivor Taylor

Proceedings Volume 1344, EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23277
Event: 34th Annual International Technical Symposium on Optical and Optoelectronic Applied Science and Engineering, 1990, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The scientific goals and the principal design features of the Silicon X-ray Array (SIXA) detector to be flown on the Spectrum-X-gamma satellite are briefly reviewed. The SIXA detector has 19 parallel amplifier channels and an estimated resolution of 170-180 eV at 6 keV. Several measurement modes are available for different scientific measurements. The high sensitivity, broad energy range, and good resolution of the SIXA detector will provide high-quality, time-resolved X-ray spectra from a large sample of astronomical objects.

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Veikko J. Kamarainen, Heikki Sipila, Osmi R. Vilhu, Erik Laegsgaard, and Ivor Taylor "Silicon x-ray array detector concept", Proc. SPIE 1344, EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy, (1 November 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23277

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