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Directional spherical cherenkov detector
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Wrbanek, John D. Fralick, Gustave C. Wrbanek, Susan Y. |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Description | A proposed radiation-detecting apparatus would provide information on the kinetic energies, directions, and electric charges of highly energetic incident subatomic particles. The apparatus was originally intended for use in measuring properties of cosmic rays in outer space, but could also be adapted to terrestrial uses -- for example, radiation dosimetry aboard high-altitude aircraft and in proton radiation therapy for treatment of tumors. |
| File Size | 237896 |
| Page Count | 2 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20100012816 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3b044p96 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2010-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Atomic And Molecular Physics Dosimeters Cerenkov Radiation Elementary Particles Cerenkov Counters Spheres Radiation Therapy Detection Direction Cosmic Rays Energetic Particles 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 |