Onboard performance of the RT-2 detectors

The RT-2 Experiment onboard the CORONAS-PHOTON satellite is designed to study the spectral, temporal, and spatial details of solar hard X-ray flares in the 15–150 keV range. Above this energy (and upto 1000 keV), it also acts as an omni-directional gamma-ray detector with a capability to study gamma...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Solar system research 2011-04, Vol.45 (2), p.123-134
Hauptverfasser:	Rao, A. R., Malkar, J. P., Hingar, M. K., Agrawal, V. K., Chakrabarti, Sandip K., Nandi, Anuj, Debnath, D., Kotoch, T. B., Sarkar, R., Chidambaram, T. R., Vinod, P., Sreekumar, S., Kotov, Y. D., Buslov, A. S., Yurov, V. N., TyshkeVich, V. G., Arkhangelsky, A. I., Zyatkov, R. A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Astronomy Astrophysics Astrophysics and Astroparticles Astrophysics and Cosmology Gamma rays Observations and Techniques Physics Physics and Astronomy Planetology Pulsars Solar flares X-rays
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Zusammenfassung:	The RT-2 Experiment onboard the CORONAS-PHOTON satellite is designed to study the spectral, temporal, and spatial details of solar hard X-ray flares in the 15–150 keV range. Above this energy (and upto 1000 keV), it also acts as an omni-directional gamma-ray detector with a capability to study gamma-ray bursts (GRB), bright solar flares, and X-ray pulsars. With an ensemble of hard X-ray detectors with different fields of view and coding devices, it also has the capability to investigate the spectrum of Cosmic Diffuse X-ray Background. The performance of the detectors from 2009 February to November is described in this paper. Results obtained on a few GRBs and solar flares are also briefly discussed.
ISSN:	0038-0946 1608-3423
DOI:	10.1134/S0038094611020158