A METHOD TO MEASURE GALACTIC GAMMA-RAYS AND ELECTRONS,

Abstract

A knowledge of the galactic gamma-ray and electron flux is of importance in understanding and explaining cosmological phenomena. Until now, few measurements of these fluxes have been conducted. The scope of the measurements made on gamma-rays has been confined to very low or intermediate energies (< 1 GeV). The electron flux has not been measured above a few MeV. Recent detector developments in high energy physics now permit a simple and straightforward search for the shower-producing components (e-, gamma) of the cosmic ray flux.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0672326

Entities

People

  • E. G. Dally

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cosmic Rays
  • Detectors
  • Electron Flux
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Gamma Rays
  • High Energy
  • Measurement
  • Particle Physics
  • Physics

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Solar Physics
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics