Laboratory and Field Support for 1969 Polar Cap Absorption (PCA) Project

Abstract

The Signature and Propagation Laboratory of the U.S. Army Ballistics Research Laboratory had previously procured seven high energy and eight low energy radiation spectrometers. These instruments were used during the Defense Atomic Support Agency sponsored Polar Cap Absorption (PCA) project conducted at Fort Churchill, Canada, in the summer and fall of 1969. The instruments required check-out, calibration, significant unexpected rework (due primarily to unanticipated storage beyond potting compound shelf life), recalibration and integration into appropriate payloads. The report reviews the performance of these efforts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0751893

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Ballistics
  • Calibration
  • Contracts
  • Corporations
  • Detectors
  • Energy
  • High Altitude
  • High Energy
  • High Voltage
  • Measurement
  • North Carolina
  • Partial Pressure
  • Polar Cap
  • Radiation
  • Security
  • Shelf Life

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