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Techniques for improving the sensitivity of proportional counters used in X-ray astronomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

P. W. Sanford ,
A. M. Cruise  and
J. L. Culhane
P. W. Sanford
Affiliation:
Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College of London, London, England
A. M. Cruise
Affiliation:
Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College of London, London, England
J. L. Culhane
Affiliation:
Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College of London, London, England

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The discovery and measurement of cosmic X-ray sources has almost invariably been performed with proportional counters which have large window areas. In the energy range from 1 to 50 keV, proportional counters have advantages over other types of detectors; they provide energy resolution and they can be made relatively easily with very large window areas.

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Research Article
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 37: Non-Solar X- and Gamma-Ray Astronomy , 1970 , pp. 35 - 40
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1970 

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