X-ray astronomy with CCDs : calibration of the advanced CCD imaging spectrometer and observations of rotation-powered pulsars

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2000. === Includes bibliographical references. === This dissertation concerns the use of charge coupled devices (CCDs) for X-ray astronomy. Part I of this thesis focuses on the calibration of the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectromet...

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Main Author: Pivovaroff, Michael James, 1971-
Other Authors: George R. Ricker and Victoria M. Kaspi.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2005
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9026