CUBIC: x-ray CCD spectroscopy of the diffuse x-ray background

David Nelson Burrows; Mark A. Skinner; Patrick Sean Broos; Mark A. Catalano; Laura J. Cawley; Eric J. Cocklin; Leland G. Engel; Timothy J. Entingh; Gordon P. Garmire; Roland Green; Diego Janches; Douglas A. Kelly

CUBIC: x-ray CCD spectroscopy of the diffuse x-ray background

David Nelson Burrows, Mark A. Skinner, Patrick Sean Broos, Mark A. Catalano, Laura J. Cawley, Eric J. Cocklin, Leland G. Engel, Timothy J. Entingh, Gordon P. Garmire, Roland Green, Diego Janches, Douglas A. Kelly

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Abstract

The cosmic unresolved background instrument using CCDs (CUBIC) is currently scheduled for launch on the Argentine/US SAC-B satellite late this year. This instrument is designed to perform moderate resolution nondispersive x-ray spectroscopy of the diffuse x-ray background over the band 0.2 - 10.0 keV using state-of-the-art photon-counting CCDs. The instrument is optimized for spectroscopy of diffuse emission with a field of view of 5 degrees by 5 degrees below 1 keV and 10 degrees by 10 degrees above 3 keV. Observations will typically last 1 - 3 days, and will obtain high quality CCD spectra of the diffuse background, nearby superbubbles and supernova remnants, and the brightest x-ray point sources. This paper gives an overview of the instrument design and CCD detectors.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Editors	Oswald H. Siegmund, John V. Vallerga
Pages	141-162
Number of pages	22
Volume	2518
State	Published - Dec 1 1995
Event	EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy VI - San Diego, CA, USA Duration: Jul 12 1995 → Jul 14 1995

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Other	EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy VI
City	San Diego, CA, USA
Period	7/12/95 → 7/14/95

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Burrows, D. N., Skinner, M. A., Broos, P. S., Catalano, M. A., Cawley, L. J., Cocklin, E. J., Engel, L. G., Entingh, T. J., Garmire, G. P., Green, R., Janches, D., & Kelly, D. A. (1995). CUBIC: x-ray CCD spectroscopy of the diffuse x-ray background. In O. H. Siegmund, & J. V. Vallerga (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering (Vol. 2518, pp. 141-162)

Burrows, David Nelson ; Skinner, Mark A. ; Broos, Patrick Sean ; Catalano, Mark A. ; Cawley, Laura J. ; Cocklin, Eric J. ; Engel, Leland G. ; Entingh, Timothy J. ; Garmire, Gordon P. ; Green, Roland ; Janches, Diego ; Kelly, Douglas A. / CUBIC : x-ray CCD spectroscopy of the diffuse x-ray background. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. editor / Oswald H. Siegmund ; John V. Vallerga. Vol. 2518 1995. pp. 141-162

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