CUBIC: X-ray CCD Spectroscopy of the Diffuse X-ray Background

David N. Burrows, Mark A. Skinner, Patrick S. Broos, Mark A. Catalano,
Laura Cawley, Eric J. Cocklin, Leland G. Engel, Timothy J. Entingh,
Gordon P. Garmire, Roland Green, Diego Janches,
Douglas A. Kelly, Jeffrey A. Mendenhall, John A. Nousek

Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Penn State University
525 Davey Laboratory, University Park, PA 16802
burrows@astro.psu.edu

David H. Lumb
ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1, Postbus 299, 2200 AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands

Andrew D. Holland
X-Ray Astronomy Group, Leicester University, Leicester, U.K. LE1 7RH

Peter Pool
EEV Ltd., Chelmsford, Essex, U.K. CM1 2QU

• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• SCIENTIFIC GOALS
• HARDWARE DESIGN
  • Detectors
  • Mechanical Design
    • Detector Assembly
    • Flight Calibration Sources
    • Filter
    • Collimator
    • Electron Deflection Magnets
    • Camera Housing
    • Camera Door/Ground Calibration Source
  • Thermal Design
  • Electronics Design
    • Image Control Processor
    • CCD Camera Electronics
• SOFTWARE DESIGN
  • Event Recognition Algorithm
• FLIGHT OPERATIONS
• RADIATION DAMAGE
• CALIBRATION DATA
• CONCLUSIONS
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• REFERENCES

Scott Koch
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