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The EXOSAT low energy imaging telescopes and transmission grating spectrometers, calibration and in-flight verification.

Brinkman, A. C.; Paerels, F. B. S.; de Korte, P. A. J. +2 more

The calibrations of the Low Energy Imaging Telescope and Transmission Grating Spectrometers on the European X-ray Observatory Satellite Exosat are presented. The final calibration is based primarily on calibration data obtained in the laboratory; verifications and checks of these calibrations with the aid of suitable astrophysical data obtained wi…