Initial Result of the Army Background Experiment

Abstract

The Army Background Experiment was commissioned in April 1987 to measure the space neutron background near the Earth. It was launched aboard the LACE spacecraft in February 1990 and has operated flawlessly since turn on. All overview of the experiment and initial results from space are presented. Preliminary analysis indicates that all experimental objectives should be achieved within the nominal 30-month lifetime of LACE.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA339053

Entities

People

  • E. R. Shunk
  • G. F. Auchampaugh
  • W. C. Feldman

Organizations

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Calibration
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Databases
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Gamma Rays
  • Neutron Beams
  • Neutron Flux
  • Neutron Spectrum
  • Neutrons
  • Orbits
  • Scattering
  • Spacecraft
  • Time Intervals

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Software Engineering
  • Solar Physics
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites