Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 1990 · 11 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesAstronomyOpticsRadiation DetectionSpectroscopyDetector TechnologyRadiographic ImagingX-ray DetectionX-ray DetectorsX-ray OpticsX-ray SpectroscopyCcd Focal Plane SystemsSoft X-ray OpticsSoft X-ray SpectroscopyX-ray DiagnosticsX-ray Imaging PerformanceX-ray Imaging PhysicsX-ray Imaging SystemsX-ray Mirrors
The European Space Agency X-ray Multi-Mirror mission will be devoted to X-ray imaging and spectroscopy with high throughput. Both the EPIC focal plane camera instrument, and the RGS dispersive spectrometer require detectors with high sensitivity in the soft X-ray waveband. A description of