X-Ray Calibration Of The Rosat Position Sensitive Proportional Counter

U. G. Briel; E Pfeffermann; G. Hartner; G. Hasinger

doi:10.1117/12.948738

21 December 1988 X-Ray Calibration Of The Rosat Position Sensitive Proportional Counter

U. G. Briel, E Pfeffermann, G. Hartner, G. Hasinger

Proceedings Volume 0982, X-Ray Instrumentation in Astronomy II; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.948738
Event: 32nd Annual International Technical Symposium on Optical and Optoelectronic Applied Science and Engineering, 1988, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The prime focal instrument of the ROSAT X-ray telescope, the position sensitive proportio-nal counter (PSPC), has been calibrated extensively with X-rays in the energy range from 0.28 to 1.7 keV. We developed a method to measure the differential spatial non-linearities caused by the digitizing effects of the anode and cathode grids, and the bulging of the thin entrance window, and also the position dependent gain of the counter. From these measurements we derived tables, which are used to correct each single recorded event in position as well as in pulse height. We will present the calibration method and the performance achieved for the PSPC.

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U. G. Briel, E Pfeffermann, G. Hartner, and G. Hasinger "X-Ray Calibration Of The Rosat Position Sensitive Proportional Counter", Proc. SPIE 0982, X-Ray Instrumentation in Astronomy II, (21 December 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.948738

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