MAXI Instruments


MAXI carries two types of instruments, Gas Sli Camera (GSC) and Solid-state Slit Camera (SSC). The GSC is composed of 12 one-demensinal PSPCs, and covers the 2 -- 30 keV energy range with an energy resolution of 18 % (5.9 keV). The SSC is composed of 32 chips of X-ray CCDs, and covers the 0.5 -- 12 keV energy range with an energy resolution of < 150 eV (5.9 keV).

Last Modified: 28 June 2011