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oduc
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2
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ratu
re
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NG
AIR
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.S.,
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hE
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stro
phys
ics,
Vol
.1:
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ticle
s,P
hoto
ns,
and
thei
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rts
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book
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serv
atio
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ary
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-ray
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ting
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stat
eof
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ular
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book
sum
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izin
gre
sults
from
XM
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hand
ra.
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EN
BA
CH
,B
.et
al.,
1998
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invi
sibl
esk
y,N
ewYo
rk:
Cop
erni
cus
Pop
ular
“tab
leto
p”bo
oksu
mm
ariz
ing
the
resu
ltsof
the
RO
SAT
sate
llite
,with
man
ybe
autif
ul
pict
ures
.
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OL
L,
G.F
.,20
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ectio
nan
dM
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ent,
3rd
editi
on,N
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York
:W
iley,
126
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hebi
ble
onra
diat
ion
dete
ctio
n.If
you
wan
tone
book
onde
tect
ors,
this
isit.
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CO
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tory
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her
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e!
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tory
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rono
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ff.:
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net
al.
(Nav
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esea
rch
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:S
earc
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for
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ays
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tory
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s
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rved
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lar
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anob
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ator
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rmon
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llatio
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ays
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ron
star
s).
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CO
DRI
L
AI
N
R
DN
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llite
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soft
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AI
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R
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ire:
E(r
)=
V/(
rln
(b/a
)(3
.1)
(bra
dius
ofca
thod
e,a
radi
usof
anod
e)
=⇒
Str
ong
acce
lera
tion
ofio
nize
d
part
icle
s
=⇒
Col
lisio
nali
oniz
atio
nof
gas
=⇒
casc
ade!
Mea
sure
dvo
ltage
:
∆U
=−
eN C·A
(3.2
)
whe
reA
:am
plifi
catio
nfa
ctor
(typ
ical
ly:A
=10
4..
.106
).
Sin
ceA
∼co
nst.:
Vol
tage
puls
e∝
N,a
ndth
eref
ore
Vol
tage
puls
e∝
dete
cted
X-r
ayen
ergy
!
and
ther
efor
e:“p
ropo
rtio
nalc
ount
er”
I
EF
CO
DRI
L
AI
N
R
DN
XAEA
ESII
C
M LMVA
AI
AD
R
E
LGE
3–5
Pro
port
iona
lcou
nter
s3
Pul
seA
mpl
ifica
tion
1014
Ioni
zatio
n ch
ambe
r
Geigercounter
Number of collected ions/electrons
Pro
port
iona
l−co
unte
rpr
opor
tiona
lity
Lim
ited
glow
dis
char
ge
Rec
ombi
natio
n
025
050
075
010
0012
50V
olta
ge [V
]
102
10106
108
1010
10
412
(afte
rG
rupe
n,F
ig.4
.21)
Pul
seam
plifi
catio
nin
dete
ctor
asa
func
tion
ofan
ode
volta
ge.
Typi
calp
ropo
rtio
nalc
ount
er
volta
ges
are
seve
ral1
00to
1000
V(d
epen
ding
on
dete
ctor
gas)
.
I
EF
CO
DRI
L
AI
N
R
DN
XAEA
ESII
C
M LMVA
AI
AD
R
E
LGE
3–6
Pro
port
iona
lcou
nter
s4
Det
ecto
rG
as
Use
iner
tgas
es,e
.g.,
Ar
orX
e,si
nce
requ
ired
volta
gesm
alle
stan
don
lylo
w
loss
esdu
eto
exci
tatio
nof
the
gas
atom
s.
Num
ber
ofio
nspr
oduc
ed:N
=E
/ω,w
here
ωis
give
nby
:
Gas
HH
eN
eA
rK
r
ω[e
V]
36.6
44.4
36.8
26.2
524
.1
Gas
Xe
Air
CO
2C
H4
ω[e
V]
21.9
35.2
34.2
29.1
=⇒
Typi
cally
N∼
1000
elec
tron
-ion
pairs
per
20ke
Vph
oton
.
Not
e:
•pr
obab
ility
for
abso
rptio
nσ
bf∝
Z4.
..5
=⇒
use
Xen
on(Z
=54
)fo
r
astr
onom
ical
dete
ctor
s
•si
nce
σbf∝
E−
3=⇒
prop
ortio
nalc
ount
ers
limite
dto
E<
100
keV
.
I
EF
CO
DRI
L
AI
N
R
DN
XAEA
ESII
C
M LMVA
AI
AD
R
E
LGE
3–7
Pro
port
iona
lcou
nter
s5
Cas
cade
,I
Ele
ctro
n
Gas
ions
Ele
ctro
n
Sec
onda
ry e
lect
rons
casc
ade
anod
e w
ire
Gru
pen
(Fig
.4.9
)
Typi
cale
lect
ron
path
s≈
µm
=⇒
Cas
cade
happ
ens
very
clos
eto
anod
ew
ire
I
EF
CO
DRI
L
AI
N
R
DN
XAEA
ESII
C
M LMVA
AI
AD
R
E
LGE
3–8
Pro
port
iona
lcou
nter
s6
Cas
cade
,II
Gru
pen
(Fig
.4.2
7)
Ele
ctro
nsar
eac
cele
rate
dto
very
high
spee
dsto
war
dsw
ire,I
ons
are
acce
lera
ted
away
from
wire
=⇒
Mai
nsi
gnal
from
ions
,not
elec
tron
s,si
nce
ions
have
larg
erpo
tent
ial
diffe
renc
e
typi
cald
urat
ion
ofsi
gnal∼
100µs,
can
reac
hhi
gher
time
reso
lutio
nby
diffe
rent
iatin
gth
esi
gnal
I
EF
CO
DRI
L
AI
N
R
DN
XAEA
ESII
C
M LMVA
AI
AD
R
E
LGE
3–9
Pro
port
iona
lcou
nter
s7
Ene
rgy
Res
olut
ion
Mea
sure
dsi
gnal
:pu
lse
heig
ht=⇒
Ene
rgy
ofth
eX
-ray
Res
olut
ion:
∆E
:W
idth
(=F
WH
M,F
ullW
idth
atH
alfM
axim
um)
ofth
edi
strib
utio
nof
mea
sure
d
ener
gies
.
Poi
sson
stat
istic
s(N
disc
rete
Ele
ctro
n-Io
npa
irs!)
:
∆E
∝2.
35√
N∝
2.35
√E
(3.3
)
Typi
cally
one
uses
∆E
/E
Slig
htco
rrel
atio
nsdu
eto
ampl
ifyin
gdi
scha
rge
=⇒
Wid
thof
dist
ribut
ion
som
ewha
tsm
alle
rth
an
expe
cted
from
Poi
sson
stat
istic
s=⇒
Fano
Fact
orF
:
∆E E
=2.
35
(
F N
)
1/2
(3.4
)
whe
refo
rga
sde
tect
ors
F∼
0.2–
0.3
Mor
ede
taile
dth
eory
yiel
ds∆
E E=
2.35
(
W(F
+A
)
E
)
1/2
(3.5
)
W:
mea
nen
ergy
topr
oduc
ea
pair
(26
eVfo
rA
r+M
etha
ne),
F∼
0.2,
A∼
0.6
=⇒
upto
14%
at5.
9ke
Vdo
able
.
I
EF
CO
DRI
L
AI
N
R
DN
XAEA
ESII
C
M LMVA
AI
AD
R
E
LGE
3–10
Pro
port
iona
lcou
nter
s8
Que
nchi
ng
Pro
blem
:E
xcite
dio
nsem
itU
Vph
oton
s
=⇒
form
atio
nof
new
casc
ades
due
toph
oto
effe
ct
=⇒
Tota
lcas
cade
take
sa
long
time
=⇒
larg
ede
adtim
e.
Sol
utio
n:A
dd“q
uenc
hing
gas”
topr
imar
yph
otom
ultip
lier
gas
toab
sorb
UV
phot
ons
casc
ade
<1µs
Ene
rgy
ofex
cite
dqu
ench
ing
gas
ions
isla
ter
dum
ped
via
inel
astic
colli
sion
sw
ithin
the
gas.
Als
odi
rect
quen
chin
gof
casc
ade,
e.g.
,via
Ar+
+C
H4−→
Ar+
CH
+(3
.6)
Typi
calq
uenc
hing
gase
s:C
H4,a
lcoh
ol(C
2H
5O
H),
CO
2,B
F3,.
..(a
bout∼
10%
ofto
talg
aspr
essu
re).
Ofte
nus
ed:
“P10
-gas
”(9
0%A
ran
d10
%C
H4)
I
EF
CO
DRI
L
AI
N
R
DN
XAEA
ESII
C
M LMVA
AI
AD
R
E
LGE
3–11
Pro
port
iona
lcou
nter
s9
Age
ing
Mar
koS
pege
l,19
99(D
iss.
Uni
Wie
n),J
.Vav
ra,S
LAC
-388
2
Cas
cade
:pl
asm
adi
scha
rge
=⇒
Des
truc
tion
ofga
sco
ntam
inan
ts=⇒
form
atio
nof
free
radi
cals
=⇒
poly
mer
izat
ion
Pol
ymer
sha
vehi
ghdi
pole
mom
ent=
⇒at
tach
toel
ectr
odes
=⇒
Red
uctio
nof
puls
ech
arge
s=⇒
“Age
ing”
Typi
calc
onta
min
ants
:ca
rbon
,oxi
de-la
yers
,sili
cate
s,e.
g.,f
rom
oil,
finge
rgr
ease
,Sila
n(S
iH4),
solv
ents
inva
cuum
seal
ants
,...
Res
ults
infie
ldel
ectr
onem
issi
onth
roug
hph
oto-
effe
ct=⇒
disc
harg
e=⇒
wire
dest
roye
d(“
Mal
ter-
Effe
ct”)
Mos
tsen
sitiv
epr
opor
tiona
lcou
nter
gas:
Ar/
CH
4..
.