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Biostack experiment on Apollo 16

Journal Article · · Life Sci. Space Res., v. 11, pp. 295-305
OSTI ID:4345668
From 15th plenary meeting; Madrid, Spain (10 May 1972). The object of the Biostack experiment is to study the biological effects of high ZE particles of cosmic radiation in order to obtain information on the mechanism of these particles in biological matter. For this purpose individual local evaluation methods were developed that allow one to identify each biologically effective particle and to correlate the individual hitting particle with the biological effect produced. The Biostack experimental package contains a series of monolayers of selected biological objects (Bacillus subtilis spores, Arabidopsis thaliana seeds, Vicia faba radiculae, Artemia salina eggs) with each layer sandwiched between several different cosmic ion track detectors (nuclear emulsions, cellulose nitrate, polycarbonate). By this arrangement a variety of biological effects due to a single penetrating particle can be analyzed. Influence on cellular and tissue development, nuclear damages, and mutation induction are the main investigated effects. (auth)
Research Organization:
Univ., Frankfurt am Main
NSA Number:
NSA-29-026993
OSTI ID:
4345668
Journal Information:
Life Sci. Space Res., v. 11, pp. 295-305, Journal Name: Life Sci. Space Res., v. 11, pp. 295-305; ISSN LSSRA
Country of Publication:
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Language:
English