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http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/36189| Title: | A light-weight stabilized balloon payload for X-ray observations |
| Authors: | Nystrom, G |
| Issue Date: | Jun-1991 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | An energetic X-ray telescope experiment (EXITE), a balloon-borne telescope for observation in hard X-rays between 20 and 300 keV is described. The gondola is light-weight (921 Ib) but rigid enough for launch and re-entry. The telescope is stabilized in alt-azimuth mode and can be oriented with r.m.s. positional stability of ~ 25 arc sec. During nighttime the orientation can be checked in real time by a star field TV camera. For daytime observations a sun tracker is used. The payload has been successfully flown three times with excellent performance. |
| Page(s): | 249-251 |
| ISSN: | 0975-105X (Online); 0367-8393 (Print) |
| Appears in Collections: | IJRSP Vol.20(3&4) [June & August 1991] |
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