Properties of the Channel Electron Multiplier Arrays (CEMAs) for the SOLEX Solar X-Ray Spectrometer/Spectroheliograph

Abstract

A Channel Electron Multiplier Array (CEMA) detector was launched on 24 February 1979 as part of the SOLEX Solar X-Ray Spectrometer/Spectroheliograph experiment aboard the U.S. Air Force Space Test Program P78-1 satellite. Since launch, this detector has successfully recorded X-rays in the 3-25 A wavelength range. This report describes the comprehensive laboratory testing program of the flight and flight spare CEMA detectors. Quantum efficiencies, energy resolution and gain are given as a function of different incident photon wavelengths, voltage configurations, incident angles and lifetime exposures. Our results are compared to other published values.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 15, 1981
Accession Number
ADA101378

Entities

People

  • E. Eng Jr.
  • P. B. Landecker

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Analyzers
  • Chemistry
  • Corporations
  • Detectors
  • Efficiency
  • Electron Multipliers
  • High Voltage
  • Measurement
  • Proportional Counters
  • Pulse Height Analyzers
  • Quantum Efficiency
  • Radiation
  • Solar X Rays
  • Space Sciences
  • X Rays
  • X-Ray Detectors

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Quantum Computing
  • Space