X-ray astronomy

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High-resolution imaging: detectors and applications

by Saha, Swapan K.

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1. Properties of radiation -- 2. Photoelectric concept -- 3. Concept of laser -- 4. Photon detection process -- 5. Photodetectors -- 6. Charge transfer devices -- 7. Photon-counting systems -- 8. Radiation detectors for infrared wavelengths.

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High-resolution imaging: detectors and applications

by Saha, Swapan K.

0 Type: Book

Interferometric observations need snapshots of very high time resolution of the order of (i) frame integration of about 100 Hz or (ii) photon-recording rates of several megahertz (MHz). Detectors play a key role in astronomical observations, and since the explanation of the phot…