Description of the SSB/A (Special Sensor B/Aerospace) X-Ray Spectrometer.
Abstract
In this report we describe a scanning x- and gamma-ray spectrometer designed and built at The Aerospace Corporation's Space Sciences Laboratory for the Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC). Designated as Special Sensor B/Aerospace (SSB/A), the instrument is on the Flight 6 Spacecraft of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP). The sensor is designed to locate and image atmospheric x-ray sources while providing data on their intensity as a function of energy in the 2-to-100-keV energy range. A small hydrogen Lyman-alpha emission detector has been placed on one of the two scanning heads so as to provide data coverage simultaneously with the x-ray measurements. Two Geiger-Mueller counters have also been mounted on the stationary platform of the spectrometer to provide measurements of electron fluxes for estimating local background in the x-ray measurements. Originator-supplied key words include: Aurora, Ionospheric monitor, Remote sensing.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA150040
Entities
People
- P. F. Mizera
- W. A. Kolasinski
Organizations
- The Aerospace Corporation