The XUV Wide Field Camera on ROSAT

A. Wells

doi:10.1117/12.966572

14 July 1986 The XUV Wide Field Camera on ROSAT

A. Wells

Proceedings Volume 0597, X-Ray Instrumentation in Astronomy; (1986) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.966572
Event: 1985 International Technical Symposium/Europe, 1985, Cannes, France

Abstract

The XUV Wide Field Camera is the second instrument on the German ROSAT Observatory. The instrument concept is described, the responses of the XUV mirrors, the microchannel plate detectors and the thin film filters are reviewed and the performance characteristics of the Wide Field Camera are summarised.

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A. Wells "The XUV Wide Field Camera on ROSAT", Proc. SPIE 0597, X-Ray Instrumentation in Astronomy, (14 July 1986); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.966572

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