Development of the wave-shifter fiber readout for SIGHT

The wave-shifter fiber readout for the gas scintillation drift chamber to be used in the hard X-ray telescope SIGHT is described. The authors present results of light attenuation studies and technical details of handling the fibers in a high-pressure environment. Techniques for coupling optical fibe...

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Veröffentlicht in:	IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States) 1992-10, Vol.39 (5), p.1384-1388
Hauptverfasser:	Wilkerson, J., Edberg, T.K., Hurley, K., Lin, R.P., Parsons, A., Sadoulet, B., Weiss, S., Smith, G.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	320201 > Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization-- Transportation-- Air & Aerospace 440200 > Radiation Effects on Instrument Components, Instruments, or Electronic Systems 440600 > Optical Instrumentation-- (1990-) Airborne telescopes Astronomical and space-research instrumentation Astronomy COUPLING DRIFT CHAMBERS Earth, ocean, space EFFICIENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION Energy resolution Exact sciences and technology FIBERS fibre optics Fluorescence Fundamental astronomy and astrophysics. Instrumentation, techniques, and astronomical observations GAS SCINTILLATION DETECTORS HARD X RADIATION HIGH PRESSURE INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IONIZING RADIATIONS Laboratories LIGHT SCATTERING MATERIALS TESTING MEASURING INSTRUMENTS MULTIWIRE PROPORTIONAL CHAMBERS NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING Optical fiber testing OPTICAL FIBERS OTHER INSTRUMENTATION PHOTOMULTIPLIERS PHOTOTUBES PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS QUANTUM EFFICIENCY RADIATION ATTENUATION TESTING RADIATION DETECTORS RADIATIONS SCATTERING SCINTILLATION COUNTERS Solid scintillation detectors TELESCOPES TESTING X RADIATION 440100 > Radiation Instrumentation X rays X-ray imaging Xenon
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Zusammenfassung:	The wave-shifter fiber readout for the gas scintillation drift chamber to be used in the hard X-ray telescope SIGHT is described. The authors present results of light attenuation studies and technical details of handling the fibers in a high-pressure environment. Techniques for coupling optical fibers to photomultiplier tubes in a manner that increases both the quantum efficiency and response uniformity of the tubes are described.< >
ISSN:	0018-9499 1558-1578
DOI:	10.1109/23.173211