Advanced CCD imaging spectrometer (ACIS) instrument on the Chandra X-ray Observatory

G. P. Garmire; M. W. Bautz; P. G. Ford; J. A. Nousek; G. R. Ricker

doi:10.1117/12.461599

Advanced CCD imaging spectrometer (ACIS) instrument on the Chandra X-ray Observatory

G. P. Garmire, M. W. Bautz, P. G. Ford, J. A. Nousek, G. R. Ricker

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The ACIS instrument has been operating for three years in orbit, producing high quality scientific data on a wide variety of X-ray emitting astronomical objects. Except for a brief period at the very beginning of the mission when the CCDs were exposed to the radiation environment of the Outer van Allen Belts which resulted in substantial radiation damage to the front illuminated CCDs, the instrument has operated nearly flawlessly. The following report presents a description of the instrument, the current status of the instrument calibration and a few highlights of the scientific results obtained from the Guaranteed Observer Time.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	28-44
Number of pages	17
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	4851
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461599
State	Published - 2002
Event	X-ray and Gamma-Ray telescopes and Instruments for Astronomy - Waikoloa, HI, United States Duration: Aug 24 2002 → Aug 28 2002

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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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