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The early history of X-ray Xastronomy (II)1962 discovery of the first extrasolar X-ray source (ScoX-1) and ofa diffuse isotropic background (X-Ray(Background, XRB) ) byRiccardo Giacconi, , Bruno Rossi and collaborators at theAmerican Science & Engineering (AS&E, Cambridge)Birth of X-ray Xastronomy:- 6 minutes of observation- 230 km of altitude- 2 Geiger counters- 10 cm 2 effective area- 1.5-6 keV energy band- anticoincidence scintillator- Aerobee rocket
The early history of X-ray Xastronomy (II)1962 discovery of the first extrasolar X-ray source (ScoX-1) and ofa diffuse isotropic background (X-Ray(Background, XRB) ) byRiccardo Giacconi, , Bruno Rossi and collaborators at theAmerican Science & Engineering (AS&E, Cambridge)Sco X-1X-Ray Background
Page 1 and 2: Astrofisica Gamma e Multifrequenza:
Page 3: The early history of X-ray Xastrono
Page 7 and 8: The first X-ray Xobservatory (Uhuru
Page 9 and 10: The first X-ray Xtelescope (Einstei
Page 11 and 12: X-ray image of the Moon (ROSAT, 199
Page 13 and 14: Proportional counters:Gas-filled de
Page 15 and 16: Background rejection:In proportiona
Page 17 and 18: Charge-Coupled Coupled Devices (CCD
Page 19 and 20: X-ray telescopes (I)X-rays are only
Page 21 and 22: Coded Aperture ImagingCoded mask (p

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