CONFERENCE ON THE EARTH'S ALBEDO NEUTRON FLUX, OCTOBER 15-16, 1963,

Abstract

Contents: Neutron conference attendees; What determines the lifetime of trapped protons; The cosmic-ray neutron leakage flux; Neutron albedo and charged particle measurements on polar orbiting satellites; Measurement of albedo neutron latitude variation from a polar orbiting satellite; Albedo neutrons in space; Neutrons from the sun; Fast neutrons in the earth's atmosphere: Variation with depth and time variations at high altitudes; Atmospheric neutron flux measurements; Latitude survey of cosmic-ray intensity by Explorer 7, October 1959 to February 1961; Panel discussion on neutron detection.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 16, 1963
Accession Number
AD0631801

Entities

People

  • C. O. Bostrom
  • D. J. Williams

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Charged Particles
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Fast Neutrons
  • High Altitude
  • Latitude
  • Measurement
  • Neutron Flux
  • Neutrons
  • Particles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Solar Physics

Technology Areas

  • Space