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The X-ray astronomy satellite “ASCA”

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ASCA (ASTRO-D), the fourth X-ray astronomy satellite of ISAS, was successfully launched on February 20, 1993. It carries nested thin-foil X-ray mirrors providing a large effective area over a wide energy range up to 12 keV. A set of CCD cameras and imaging gas scintillation proportional counters are placed on the focal plane.ASCA is a high-throughput imaging and spectroscopic X-ray observatory with these instruments.

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Inoue, H. The X-ray astronomy satellite “ASCA”. Exp Astron 4, 1–10 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01581810

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