X-ray detectors in astronomy

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X-ray detectors in astronomy

G. W. Fraser

(Cambridge astrophysics series, [15])

Cambridge University Press, 1989

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Bibliography: p. [275]-297

Includes index

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Description

First published in 1989, this book provides a comprehensive review of the detection techniques that are used in X-ray astronomy. Since the first discovery of a cosmic X-ray source in 1962, there has been rapid growth in X-ray astronomy, which has largely been made possible by enormous advances in the capabilities of photon counting instrumentation. The book describes the first 25 years of astronomical X-ray instrumentation and summarises the areas of current detector research, giving particular emphasis to imaging devices and to non-dispersive devices of high spectral resolution. It is the first book to give such a comprehensive treatment of the subject, and will provide astronomers with a valuable summary of detection techniques.

Table of Contents

  • 1. Observational techniques in X-ray astronomy
  • 2. Proportional counters
  • 3. Microchannel plates
  • 4. Semiconductor detectors
  • 5. Scintillators, phosphors and NEADs
  • 6. Single photon calorimeters
  • Appendices
  • References
  • Index.

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