In-orbit performance AstroSat CZTI

Santosh V. Vadawale; A. R. Rao; Dipankar Bhattacharya; Varun B. Bhalerao; Gulab Chand Dewangan; Ajay M. Vibhute; Mithun N. P. S.; Tanmoy Chattopadhyay; S. Sreekumar

doi:10.1117/12.2235373

18 July 2016 In-orbit performance AstroSat CZTI

Santosh V. Vadawale, A. R. Rao, Dipankar Bhattacharya, Varun B. Bhalerao, Gulab Chand Dewangan, Ajay M. Vibhute, Mithun N. P. S., Tanmoy Chattopadhyay, S. Sreekumar

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Proceedings Volume 9905, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 99051G (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2235373
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

Cadmium-Zinc-Telluride Imager (CZTI) is one of the five payloads on-board recently launched Indian astronomy satellite AstroSat. CZTI is primarily designed for simultaneous hard X-ray imaging and spectroscopy of celestial X-ray sources. It employs the technique of coded mask imaging for measuring spectra in the energy range of 20 - 150 keV. It was the first scientific payload of AstroSat to be switched on after one week of the launch and was made operational during the subsequent week. Here we present preliminary results from the performance verification phase observations and discuss the in-orbit performance of CZTI.

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Santosh V. Vadawale, A. R. Rao, Dipankar Bhattacharya, Varun B. Bhalerao, Gulab Chand Dewangan, Ajay M. Vibhute, Mithun N. P. S., Tanmoy Chattopadhyay, and S. Sreekumar "In-orbit performance AstroSat CZTI", Proc. SPIE 9905, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 99051G (18 July 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2235373

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