Detection and localization of a hard X-ray solar burst with a balloon-borne coded mask telescope
Abstract
A hard X-ray solar burst has been observed with a balloon-borne coded mask telescope with a very wide field of view. A clear image, with a 5°.5×4°.5 FWHM, has been obtained. The light curve is reported. The spectrum derived is consistent with a power law with spectral index α = -2.7±0.6.
- Publication:
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Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Pub Date:
- March 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984A&A...132...33E
- Keywords:
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- Balloon-Borne Instruments;
- Photomasks;
- Signal Encoding;
- Solar X-Rays;
- X Ray Imagery;
- X Ray Telescopes;
- Bursts;
- Field Of View;
- Solar Spectra;
- X Ray Spectra;
- Solar Physics