The SLED instrument on the PHOBOS Mission to Mars and its Moons
Abstract
The twin-telescope particle-detector system SLED (energy range 30 keV to 30 MeV), which was built in Ireland, is briefly described. Also, an account is given of its successful performance in space, as attested by the acquisition of unique data during the 204-day cruise phase of the Phobos mission to Mars and its moons and during Mars encounter.
- Publication:
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Irish Astronomical Journal
- Pub Date:
- September 1989
- Bibcode:
- 1989IrAJ...19...72M
- Keywords:
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- Deimos;
- Mars Probes;
- Phobos;
- Radiation Counters;
- Spacecraft Instruments;
- Interplanetary Medium;
- Ireland;
- Particle Telescopes;
- Spacecraft Instrumentation