High-pressure gas-scintillation proportional counter: performance characteristics of the scientific model

A. Bonura; Salvatore Giarrusso; L. Lombardo; Giuseppe Manzo; Stefano Re; Giovanni La Rosa; Filippo Celi; R. Di Raffaele

doi:10.1117/12.130712

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8 October 1992 High-pressure gas-scintillation proportional counter: performance characteristics of the scientific model

A. Bonura, Salvatore Giarrusso, L. Lombardo, Giuseppe Manzo, Stefano Re, Giovanni La Rosa, Filippo Celi, R. Di Raffaele

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Proceedings Volume 1743, EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy III; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.130712
Event: San Diego '92, 1992, San Diego, CA, United States

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We present the performance characteristics of a High Tech scientific model of the High Pressure Gas Scintillation Proportional Counter (HPGSPC) that has been developed as a prototype detector for the Italian X-ray Astronomy satellite SAX. We give some insight on the technology employed and we give an outline of one of the main areas of interest for the HPGSPC in the framework of the SAX mission.

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A. Bonura, Salvatore Giarrusso, L. Lombardo, Giuseppe Manzo, Stefano Re, Giovanni La Rosa, Filippo Celi, and R. Di Raffaele "High-pressure gas-scintillation proportional counter: performance characteristics of the scientific model", Proc. SPIE 1743, EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy III, (8 October 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.130712

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