A large-area lithium-flouride Bragg spectrometer for stellar X-ray astronomy

H. S. Stockman; J. R.P. Angel; B. E. Woodgate; R. A. Nidey

doi:10.1016/0029-554X(75)90634-5

A large-area lithium-flouride Bragg spectrometer for stellar X-ray astronomy

H. S. Stockman
, J. R.P. Angel
, B. E. Woodgate
, R. A. Nidey

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A large-area Bragg spectrometer recently used to search for the Fe XXV X-ray emission lines in Sco X-1 is described. The instrument employs 3400 cm² of LiF and has the capability of detecting a narrow line flux from Sco X-1 of approximately 10^-2 photons (cm² s)^-1 at 6.7 keV.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	217-220
Number of pages	4
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods
Volume	126
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0029-554X(75)90634-5
State	Published - Jun 1 1975
Externally published	Yes

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