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Reanalysis of the apollo cosmic gamma-ray spectrum in the 0.3 to 10 mev energy region
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Seltzer, S. M. Trombka, J. I. Dyer, C. S. Bielefeld, M. J. Evans, L. G. Metzger, A. E. |
| Copyright Year | 1976 |
| Description | Additional data obtained from the Apollo-16 and -17 missions, together with collateral calculations on background radiation effects, have enabled an improved subtraction of unwanted backgrounds from the diffuse cosmic gamma-ray data previously reported from Apollo-15. As a result, the 1- to 10-MeV spectrum is lowered significantly and connects smoothly with recent data at other energies. The inflection reported previously is much less pronounced and has no more than a 1.5-sigma significance. Sky occultation by the Apollo-16 spacecraft shows the bulk of the 0.3- to 1-MeV radiation to be diffuse. The analysis of spurious backgrounds points to important improvements for future experiments designed for this spectral region. |
| File Size | 2612977 |
| Page Count | 37 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19760021060 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9q28pw7t |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1976-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Radiation Gamma Rays Radiation Detectors Bremsstrahlung Spectrum Analysis Crystals Neutrons Diffuse Radiation Apollo 17 Flight Occultation Background Radiation Cosmic Rays Apollo 16 Flight Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
