Abstract
The scientific instrumentation on board the X-ray Astronomy Satellite BeppoSAX includes a Medium Energy Concentrator Spectrometer (MECS), operating in the energy range 1.3 - 10 keV, which consists of three units, each composed of a grazing incidence Mirror Unit and of a position sensitive Gas Scintillation Proportional Counter. The design and performance of the MECS instrument are here described, together with its on-ground calibration.
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Boella, G., Chiappetti, L., Conti, G., Cusumano, G., Del Sordo, S., La Rosa, G., … Tripiciano, M. (1997). The medium-energy concentrator spectrometer on board the BeppoSAX X-ray astronomy satellite. Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, 122(2), 327–340. https://doi.org/10.1051/aas:1997138
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