The high energy experiment PDS (=phoswich detection system) on board the X-ray astronomy satellite SAX

The high-energy (15-300 keV) experiment PDS is one of the four narrow-field instruments on board the Italian-Dutch SAX satellite. The PDS detector is composed of four actively shielded NaI(Tl)/CsI(Na) phoswich scintillators and has a field of view of 1.4 degrees (FWHM). The total geometric area is 7...

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Main Authors: Frontera, F., Dal Fiume, D., Landini, G., Artina, E., Biserni, M., Chiaverini, V., Monzani, F., Costa, E., Butler, R.C.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Astronomy
Collimators
Instruments
Pulse shaping methods
Satellites
Solid scintillation detectors
Spectroscopy
X-ray detection
X-ray detectors
X-ray imaging
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Summary:The high-energy (15-300 keV) experiment PDS is one of the four narrow-field instruments on board the Italian-Dutch SAX satellite. The PDS detector is composed of four actively shielded NaI(Tl)/CsI(Na) phoswich scintillators and has a field of view of 1.4 degrees (FWHM). The total geometric area is 795 cm/sup 2/. The authors present a description of the instrument and its development status with particular emphasis on the performance of the pulse shape analysis electronics.< >
DOI:10.1109/NSSMIC.1992.301366