Shuttle Flight Test of an Advanced Gamma-Ray Detection System.

Abstract

A detector system consisting of an n-type, high-purity germanium detector in a bismuth germanate anticompton shield has been developed for flight on a space shuttle mission. The BGO shield consists of six trapezoidal segments, each one being 14.6 cm long by 2.74 cm thick, mounted in a hexagonal shape about the axis of the germanium detector can. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA136157

Entities

People

  • A. C. Rester Jr.

Organizations

  • University of Florida

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Astronomy
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electronics
  • Elements
  • Energy
  • Gamma Ray Spectra
  • Gamma Rays
  • Germanates
  • Germanium
  • High Energy
  • Missions
  • Space Shuttles
  • Spectra
  • Spectrometers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects