Large Area X-ray Proportional Counter (LAXPC) in orbit performance: Calibration, background, analysis software

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Antia, H. M., Agrawal, P. C., Dedhia, Dhiraj, Katoch, Tilak, Manchanda, R. K., Misra, Ranjeev, Mukerjee, Kallol, Pahari, Mayukh, Roy, Jayashree, Shah, P. and Yadav, J. S.. 2021. "Large Area X-ray Proportional Counter (LAXPC) in orbit performance: Calibration, background, analysis software." Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy. 42 (2). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12036-021-09712-8

Article Title	Large Area X-ray Proportional Counter (LAXPC) in orbit performance: Calibration, background, analysis software
ERA Journal ID	1070
Article Category	Article
Authors	Antia, H. M., Agrawal, P. C., Dedhia, Dhiraj, Katoch, Tilak, Manchanda, R. K., Misra, Ranjeev, Mukerjee, Kallol, Pahari, Mayukh, Roy, Jayashree, Shah, P. and Yadav, J. S.
Journal Title	Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy
Journal Citation	42 (2)
Article Number	32
Number of Pages	21
Year	2021
Publisher	Indian Academy of Sciences
Place of Publication	India
ISSN	0250-6335
	0973-7758
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12036-021-09712-8
Web Address (URL)	https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12036-021-09712-8
Abstract	The Large Area X-ray Proportional Counter (LAXPC) instrument on-board AstroSat has three nominally identical detectors for timing and spectral studies in the energy range of 3–80 keV. The performance of these detectors during the five years after the launch of AstroSat is described. Currently, only one of the detector is working nominally. The variation in pressure, energy resolution, gain and background with time are discussed. The capabilities and limitations of the instrument are described. A brief account of available analysis software is also provided.
Keywords	Space vehicles: instruments; instrumentation: detectors
Contains Sensitive Content	Does not contain sensitive content
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	510199. Astronomical sciences not elsewhere classified
Public Notes	Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions.
Byline Affiliations	Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India
	Centre for Astrophysics
	Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, India
	University of Southampton, United Kingdom
	Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India

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