A Strong Variable Source of Hard X-Rays in the Constellation 'Coma Berenices' (Silnyi Peremenyi Istochnik Zhestkogo Rentgenovskogo Izlucheniya v Sozvezdii Volosy Veroniki),

Abstract

A spectrometer for hard X-radiation was installed aboard the 'Kosmos-428' artificial Earth satellite (1). The detector consisted of a scintillation counter with a CsI(T1) crystal, 30 mm deep and 80.0 mm in diameter. The preliminary data from thirty revolutions of the satellite are reported here. A strong variable source of hard X-rays was found on 24-25 June 1972 in the region of the constellation Coma Berenices.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 10, 1973
Accession Number
AD0766627

Entities

People

  • A. S. Melioranskii
  • B. P. Kolesnikov
  • L. S. Bratolyubova-tsulukidze
  • M. I. Kudryavtsev
  • N. L. Grigorov

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Constellations
  • Counters
  • Detectors
  • Diameters
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Wave Detectors
  • Hard X Rays
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Radiation
  • Revolutions
  • Scintillation
  • Scintillation Counters
  • Spectrometers
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy/Astrophysics
  • Information Retrieval
  • Solar Physics

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Satellites