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Space radiation detector with spherical geometry
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Description | A particle detector is provided, the particle detector including a spherical Cherenkov detector, and at least one pair of detector stacks. In an embodiment of the invention, the Cherenkov detector includes a sphere of ultraviolet transparent material, coated by an ultraviolet reflecting material that has at least one open port. The Cherenkov detector further includes at least one photodetector configured to detect ultraviolet light emitted from a particle within the sphere. In an embodiment of the invention, each detector stack includes one or more detectors configured to detect a particle traversing the sphere. |
| File Size | 938768 |
| Page Count | 11 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20120007528 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3zs7qx6k |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2012-04-17 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Radiation Patents Emittance Ultraviolet Radiation Extraterrestrial Radiation Spheres Radiation Detectors Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Patent |
