A Doujbee Gamma-Ray Spectromer to Search for Positrons in Space

Journal Article · Fri Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1962 · IRE Transactions on Nuclear Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS2.1962.4316021· OSTI ID:4820500

Cline, T. L.; Serlemitsos, P.; Hones, E. W.

The advantages of the scintillation technique allow the development of experiments which can be made to respond preferentially to chosen types of particles. One such series of experiments requires the development of detectors which will identify single positrons mixed in a relatively high flux of other radiations. Directional detectors of positrons of energy between a few ev and a few Mev were designed to search for admixtures of these particles in the cosmic radiation near the top of the atmosphere, in the electron population of the trapped radiation zone, and in the solar particle streams and plasma clouds in interplanetary space. These detectors, which are scheduled for flight on balloons, sounding rockets and the Eccentric Geophysical Observatory satellite, are described. The scintillation techniques involved are discussed, and the analog and digital data-recovery instrumentation for each experiment is also outlined.

• Research Organization: Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-16-023924
• OSTI ID: 4820500
• Journal Information: IRE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Journal Name: IRE Transactions on Nuclear Science Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 9; ISSN 0096-2015
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ANALOG SYSTEMS
ASTROPHYSICS
BALLOONS
COSMIC RADIATION
DIGITAL SYSTEMS
ELECTRONS
ENERGY LEVELS
ENGINEERING AND EQUIPMENT
GAMMA SPECTROMETERS
INSTRUMENTS
PARTICLES
PLANNING
PLASMA
SATELLITES
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
SPACE
SUN