Gas Scintillation Proportional Counter (GSPC)

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf detector
gptkbp:advantage high sensitivity
good energy resolution
gptkbp:component Windows API
anode
cathode
photomultiplier tube
scintillation gas
gptkbp:detects radiation therapy
gptkbp:developedBy 1960s
gptkbp:example GSPC on AstroSat satellite
GSPC on EXOSAT satellite
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gas Scintillation Proportional Counter (GSPC)
gptkbp:operates proportional amplification of light
scintillation in gas
gptkbp:relatedTo scintillation counter
proportional counter
gptkbp:requires high voltage supply
low noise electronics
gptkbp:sensitivity gptkb:hard_X-rays
gptkb:soft_X-rays
gptkb:gamma_rays
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:X-ray_spectroscopy
gamma-ray spectroscopy
gptkbp:usedIn space telescopes
laboratory experiments
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:EXOSAT
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8