The medium-energy concentrator spectrometer on board the BeppoSAX X-ray astronomy satellite

1997324 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

G. Boella · University of Milan

L. Chiappetti · Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica di Milano

G. Conti · Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica di Milano

G. Cusumano · Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica cosmica di Palermo

S. Del Sordo · Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica cosmica di Palermo

G. La Rosa · Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica cosmica di Palermo

Abstract

The scientific instrumentation on board the X-ray Astronomy Satellite BeppoSAX includes a Medium Energy Concentrator Spectrometer (MECS), operating in the energy range keV, which consists of three units, each composed of a grazing incidence Mirror Unit and of a position sensitive Gas Scintillation Proportional Counter. The design and performance of the MECS instrument are here described, together with its on-ground calibration.

Topics & Keywords

Particle Detector Development and Performance Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Calibration and Measurement Techniques

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series

Volume 122, Issue 2, pp. 327-340

DOI: 10.1051/aas:1997138

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