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Rocket measurements, of the diffuse X-ray background in the energy range 2–18 keV, conducted from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS), India, are presented. The estimates of the cosmic background are derived by the method which employs the Earth and its atmosphere as a shutter to intercept the celestial X-rays. The results are shown to be consistent with a power law photon spectrum.
13.6 +4.3−3.3 E −1.73±0.15 photons/cm2-sec-keV-ster the spectrum being much flatter than that observed at higher energies.
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Prakasarao, A.S., Sharma, D.P., Jayanthi, U.B. et al. Diffuse X-ray background measurements in the energy range 2–18 keV. Astrophys Space Sci 10, 150–155 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00654613
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