The Ultra Heavy Cosmic Ray Experiment on LDEF-1
Abstract
The DIAS-ESTEC ultraheavy-cosmic-ray experiment was deployed in earth orbit aboard the LDEF by the Space Shuttle on April 6, 1984. A large-area (12-sq m) solid-state nuclear-track-detector array, designed to study the charge spectrum of nuclei with Z = 30 or greater, is to remain in orbit until recovery of the LDEF by a second Shuttle mission in March 1985. Details of the background to the experiment, its astrophysical significance, analysis, and general expectations are discussed. The impact of recent results on the registration-temperature effect for ultraheavy nuclei on overall charge resolution is assessed.
- Publication:
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Cosmic Ray and High Energy Gamma Ray Experiments for the Space Station Era
- Pub Date:
- 1985
- Bibcode:
- 1985crhe.work..302O
- Keywords:
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- Cosmic Rays;
- Heavy Nuclei;
- Long Duration Exposure Facility;
- Earth Orbital Environments;
- Resolution;
- Spaceborne Experiments;
- Temperature Dependence;
- Space Radiation