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Veta-1 x ray detection system
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Freeman, Mark D. Ouellette, J. P. Kellogg, Edwin M. Norton, T. J. Podgorski, W. A. Schwartz, Daniel A. Goddard, R. G. Flanagan, Kathy A. Roy, A. G. |
| Copyright Year | 1992 |
| Description | The alignment and X-ray imaging performance of the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF) Verification Engineering Test Article-I (VETA-I) was measured by the VETA-I X-Ray Detection System (VXDS). The VXDS was based on the X-ray detection system utilized in the AXAF Technology Mirror Assembly (TMA) program, upgraded to meet the more stringent requirements of the VETA-I test program. The VXDS includes two types of X-ray detectors: (1) a High Resolution Imager (HRI) which provides X-ray imaging capabilities, and (2) sealed and flow proportional counters which, in conjunction with apertures of various types and precision translation stages, provide the most accurate measurement of VETA-I performance. Herein we give an overview of the VXDS hardware including X-ray detectors, translation stages, apertures, proportional counters and flow counter gas supply system and associated electronics. We also describe the installation of the VXDS into the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) X-Ray Calibration Facility (XRCF). We discuss in detail the design and performance of those elements of the VXDS which have not been discussed elsewhere; translation systems, flow counter gas supply system, apertures and thermal monitoring system. |
| File Size | 1031275 |
| Page Count | 16 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19930016996 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0xq1x62m |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1992-10-23 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Optics Alignment High Resolution X Ray Detectors Calibrating Apertures Proportional Counters Installing X Ray Imagery X Ray Astrophysics Facility Mirrors Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
