CUBIC: x-ray CCD spectroscopy of the diffuse x-ray background

David N. Burrows; Mark A. Skinner; Patrick Sean Broos; Mark A. Catalano; Laura J. Cawley; Eric J. Cocklin; Leland G. Engel; Timothy J. Entingh; Gordon P. Garmire; Roland Green; Diego Janches; Douglas A. Kelly; Jeffrey A. Mendenhall; John A. Nousek; David H. Lumb; Andrew D. Holland; Peter J. Pool

doi:10.1117/12.218373

1 September 1995 CUBIC: x-ray CCD spectroscopy of the diffuse x-ray background

David N. Burrows, Mark A. Skinner, Patrick Sean Broos, Mark A. Catalano, Laura J. Cawley, Eric J. Cocklin, Leland G. Engel, Timothy J. Entingh, Gordon P. Garmire, Roland Green, Diego Janches, Douglas A. Kelly, Jeffrey A. Mendenhall, John A. Nousek, David H. Lumb, Andrew D. Holland, Peter J. Pool

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Proceedings Volume 2518, EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy VI; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.218373
Event: SPIE's 1995 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1995, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The cosmic unresolved background instrument using CCDs (CUBIC) is currently scheduled for launch on the Argentine/US SAC-B satellite late this year. This instrument is designed to perform moderate resolution nondispersive x-ray spectroscopy of the diffuse x-ray background over the band 0.2 - 10.0 keV using state-of-the-art photon-counting CCDs. The instrument is optimized for spectroscopy of diffuse emission with a field of view of 5 degrees by 5 degrees below 1 keV and 10 degrees by 10 degrees above 3 keV. Observations will typically last 1 - 3 days, and will obtain high quality CCD spectra of the diffuse background, nearby superbubbles and supernova remnants, and the brightest x-ray point sources. This paper gives an overview of the instrument design and CCD detectors.

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David N. Burrows, Mark A. Skinner, Patrick Sean Broos, Mark A. Catalano, Laura J. Cawley, Eric J. Cocklin, Leland G. Engel, Timothy J. Entingh, Gordon P. Garmire, Roland Green, Diego Janches, Douglas A. Kelly, Jeffrey A. Mendenhall, John A. Nousek, David H. Lumb, Andrew D. Holland, and Peter J. Pool "CUBIC: x-ray CCD spectroscopy of the diffuse x-ray background", Proc. SPIE 2518, EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy VI, (1 September 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.218373

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