Sybchrotron calibration of microchannel plate detectors for X-ray astronomy
This thesis describes the calibration of CsI- and KBr-coated microchannel plate (MCP) detectors using the Daresbury Synchrotron Radiation Source (SRS). This work was carried out as part of the calibration programme for the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF). The AXAF High Resolution Camera...
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University of Leicester
1998
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.696508 |