Detectors

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Detectors

The number of detectors is always kept in an integer descriptor, NDETS. This is ordinarily the same as the number of output data channels from the instrument.

Columns NDET and DETNAME
Column DETCODE
Column DET
Photomultipliers: DET=PMT
Column COOLING
Silicon photodiodes and CCDs: DET=SILICON
Other detectors: DET=OTHER

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1999-06-15