X-Ray Spectroscopy with the ANS and HEAO-B Satellites
Abstract
Calculations for the minimum detectable narrow emission line equivalent width are presented for the flat crystal spectrometer on ANS and for curved crystal, objective grating, and solid state detector spectrometers on HEAO-B. Data from the ANS spectrometer are presented. The geometry of the instruments is presented and the effects of spacecraft drift, source extension, and line broadening on the performance of the instruments is discussed.
- Publication:
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Space Science Instrumentation
- Pub Date:
- August 1976
- Bibcode:
- 1976SSI.....2..243S
- Keywords:
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- Astronomical Netherlands Satellite;
- Heao;
- Satellite-Borne Instruments;
- X Ray Spectroscopy;
- Cosmic X Rays;
- Crystal Optics;
- Emission Spectra;
- Gratings (Spectra);
- Spectral Line Width;
- Instrumentation and Photography