Spark Chamber Spectrometry and Space Radiation Studies.

Abstract

Advances in instrumentation based on the spark-chamber technique for making charged particle studies of the aerospace environment have included the development of spark-discharge modules that are sealed against the space environment, a high-voltage generator with a long lifetime for use with spark chambers in space, a passive readout technique for spark-discharge counters, and a method of applying a clearing field that consumes no power. Analytical expressions have been derived for the flux of protons within cylindrical shell and slab disk shields exposed to protons in space. Reported also are studies in space radiation dosimetry.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 14, 1971
Accession Number
AD0716843

Entities

People

  • G. Thomas Huetter
  • Richard Madey
  • Stephen M. Yushak

Organizations

  • Clarkson University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Environments
  • Chambers
  • Charged Particles
  • Dosimetry
  • Environment
  • High Voltage
  • Instrumentation
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Radiation
  • Space Environments
  • Spark Chambers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Solar Physics

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster