1. A balloon borne instrument for the study of cosmic x-rays
- Author
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K.V. Srinivasan, A.P. Kamat, P. C. Agrawal, M.A. Kalgaonkar, V. S. Iyengar, P. K. Kunte, and R. K. Manchanda
- Subjects
Physics ,COSMIC cancer database ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics ,Astronomy ,Cosmic ray ,General Medicine ,Astrophysics ,Balloon ,law.invention ,Telescope ,law ,Scintillation counter ,Instrumentation (computer programming) - Abstract
Design features of a baloon borne instrument for the study of cosmic X-rays, are described. Advantages of equatorial location for investigations in X-ray astronomy are discussed. Details of the X-ray telescope and associated instrumentation are described. A summary of the performance of the instrument and results obtained in three balloon flights are presented.
- Published
- 1971