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Charged-particle induced background expected in X-ray detecting CCDs in highly eccentric earth orbits
DOI: 10.1007/BF01588348
Bibcode: 1993ExA.....4..105D
Danner, R.
Charged particle fluxes on satellites in highly eccentric Earth orbits are studied, using data from ISEE1 and EXOSAT missions. The effects of minimum-ionizing particles, low-energy electrons and secondary radiation produced by these particles on CCDs used as X-ray detectors are identified. A technique to discriminate events caused by minimum-ioniz…
1993
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Experimental Astronomy
Exosat
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