RADIATION MEASUREMENTS AT SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT ALTITUDE WITH BALLOON-BORNE NUCLEAR EMULSIONS,

Abstract

The report presents and discusses the results of measurements with balloon-borne nuclear emulsion packs at supersonic transport altitude. The experimental design was such that the track population in the emulsion reflected directly the flux of low energy protons in the tissue equivalent material surrounding the emulsion on all sides. The radiation packs accompanied a main payload consisting of neutron spectrometer equipment. Packs were flown on a number of flights, each of them sampling a different altitude. No solar activity was recorded during the entire flight time; therefore, the data are representative of galactic radiation at solar maximum for a quiet sun. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 02, 1969
Accession Number
AD0689119

Entities

People

  • Hermann J. Schaefer

Organizations

  • Naval Aerospace Medical Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Communication Equipment
  • Emulsions
  • Experimental Design
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Neutron Spectrometers
  • Radiation
  • Sampling
  • Solar Activity
  • Spectrometers
  • Sun
  • Supersonic Transport Aircraft
  • Telemetry Equipment
  • Transport Ships

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow