Upper Limits to the Quiet-Time Solar Neutron Flux from 10 to 100 MeV.

Abstract

The UCR large area solid-angle double scatter neutron telescope was flown to search for solar neutrons on 3 balloon flights on September 26, 1971, May 14, 1972 and September 19, 1972. The first two flights were launched from Palestine, Texas and the third from Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The float altitude on each flight was at about 5 g/sq cm residual atmosphere. Neutrons from 10 to 100 MeV were measured. No solar flares occurred during the flights. Upper limits to the quiet time solar neutron fluxes at the 95% confidence level are .00028, .00046, .00096 and .00090 neutrons/sq cm-sec in the energy intervals of 10-30, 30-50, 50-100 and 10-100 MeV, respectively. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 23, 1975
Accession Number
ADA015672

Entities

People

  • George M. Simnett
  • R. Stephen White
  • Shin Moon

Organizations

  • University of California, Riverside

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Atmospheres
  • Intervals
  • Missouri
  • Neutron Flux
  • Residuals
  • Solar Flares
  • Telescopes

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Solar Physics

Technology Areas

  • 5G
  • Space