INVESTIGATION OF ULTRAVIOLET SOLAR RADIATION AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE AEROSPACE ENVIRONMENT.
Abstract
The report describes the development, construction and flight of research instruments used on various space vehicles for the investigation of Ultraviolet Solar Radiation. Records the design features of Retarding Potential Analyzers used for the analysis of environmental charged particles in the aerospace environment and the analysis of photoelectron emission from targets exposed to unfiltered solar radiation, of grazing incidence telemetering monochromators for measurement of the intensity of solar radiation between 60 and 1300 Angstrom during (a) short duration rocket experiments, and (b) prolonged satellite experiments (OSO), of spectrophotometers for measurement of the soft X-ray and EUV radiation on the POGO satellites, of proportional counter spectrometers for measuring X-ray radiation in the 1 to 10 Angstrom range. Experiments involved 25 space probes. Describes the design and construction details of the associated laboratory equipment used in developing, testing and calibrating the above instruments. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 31, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0608680
Entities
People
- J. D. Sullivan
- J. F. Mcgrath
- W. J. Thorburn