X-Ray/Gamma Ray Detectors
type: Concept

SSB/X
type: Concept
in scheme: instruments
definition: [Source: National Space Science Data Center, http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/experimentDisplay.do?id=1991-082A-06 ] The primary function of this investigation is to detect nuclear debris from nuclear detonations. The advanced X-ray detector, SSB/X, consists of two nonscanning sensors, one of which looks to the left and the other to the right of the ground track. Each sensor is a set of CdTe detectors which sense X rays in the three energy bands, >60 keV, >150 keV, and >375 keV. Group: Instrument_Details Entry_ID: SSB/X Group: Instrument_Identification Instrument_Category: Solar/Space Observing Instruments Instrument_Class: X-Ray/Gamma Ray Detectors Short_Name: SSB/X Long_Name: Advanced X-Ray Detector (SSB/X) End_Group Group: Associated_Platforms Short_Name: DMSP 5D-2/F8 Short_Name: DMSP 5D-2/F9 Short_Name: DMSP 5D-2/F10 Short_Name: DMSP 5D-2/F11 End_Group Group: Spectral_Frequency_Information Wavelength_Keyword: X-Ray Spectral_Frequency_Coverage_Range: >60 keV, >150 keV, and >375 keV. End_Group Online_Resource: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/experimentDisplay.do?id=1991-082A-06 Creation_Date: 2008-09-29 Group: Instrument_Logistics Instrument_Owner: Department of Defense-Department of the Air Force (United States) End_Group End_Group