An alternative scheme to estimate AstroSat/LAXPC background for faint sources
Abstract
An alternative scheme is described to estimate the layer 1 LAXPC 20 background for faint sources where the source contribution to the 50–80 keV count rate is less than 0.25 counts/s (15 milli-crabs or
- Publication:
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Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy
- Pub Date:
- October 2021
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s12036-021-09734-2
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2102.06402
- Bibcode:
- 2021JApA...42...55M
- Keywords:
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- AstroSat/LAXPC;
- instrument background;
- calibration;
- Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 7 pages, 10 figures, 2 tables, accepted for publication in The Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy