The Effect of Ionization Energy Loss on the Calculation of Rigidity Transmittance Functions.

Abstract

The authors have used the detailed trajectory tracing method to calculate the rigidity transmittance function for a cosmic ray detector at balloon altitude at a mid-latitude location.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 26, 1975
Accession Number
ADA018091

Entities

People

  • Don F. Smart
  • J. A. Lezniak
  • Margaret Shea

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Detectors
  • Grids
  • Ionization
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Latitude
  • Physical Properties
  • Rigidity
  • Trajectories
  • Transmittance
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Computer Science.
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics