BDD: a dosimeter for the Global Positioning System
This report describes the design and operation of the BDD, a four-channel spectrometer carried by some satellites of the Global Positioning System to collect data about magnetically trapped particle fluxes. The methods of data collection and analysis are also discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 6810668
- Report Number(s):
- LA-8421-MS; TRN: 80-018847
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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