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Research relative to the heavy isotope spectrometer telescope experiment
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Mewaldt, Richard A. Stone, Edward C. |
| Copyright Year | 1993 |
| Description | The Heavy Isotope Spectrometer Telescope (HIST) was launched during August 1978 on ISEE-3 (ICE). HIST was designed to measure the isotopic composition of solar, galactic, and interplanetary cosmic ray nuclei for the elements from H to Ni (1 less than or equal to Z less than or equal to 28) in the energy range from approximately 5 to approximately 200 MeV/nucleon. The results of these measurements have been used in studies of the composition of solar matter and galactic cosmic ray sources, the study of nucleosynthesis processes, studies of particle acceleration and propagation, and studies of the life-history of cosmic rays in the heliosphere and in the galaxy. On December 1, 1978, after 110 days in orbit, HIST suffered an electronic failure in its readout system. After that point, only one-half of the telemetry bits associated with the pulse heights measured by HIST were transmitted to Earth. As a result, the resolution of HIST was significantly degraded, and it served as an element rather than an isotope spectrometer. Fortunately, HIST was able to measure the isotopic composition of heavy nuclei in the 9/23/78 solar event (the largest solar energetic particle event since 1972) during the brief period that it operated at full resolution. This grant funded the analysis of data from the HIST instrument over the period from 12/1/85 to 11/30/92. In section 2 of this final report, we summarize the scientific accomplishments that have resulted from HIST measurements during this time period. A bibliography of tasks and papers that resulted is attached. |
| File Size | 539458 |
| Page Count | 14 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19930012007 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t1mh2j41g |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1993-03-12 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astrophysics Pulse Amplitude Interstellar Radiation Solar Flares Solar Storms Galactic Cosmic Rays Stellar Radiation Telemetry Cosmic Rays Energetic Particles Heliosphere Nuclear Fusion Spectroscopic Telescopes Heavy Nuclei Solar Corpuscular Radiation International Sun Earth Explorer 3 Isotopes Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
