Accession Number:

AD0756924

Title:

Measurements of Galactic Cosmic Ray Dose and Geomagnetically Trapped Radiation from the OV1-4 Satellite.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

AIR FORCE WEAPONS LAB KIRTLAND AFB N MEX

Personal Author(s):

• Kopf,Christopher

Report Date:

1973-02-01

Pagination or Media Count:

29.0

Abstract:

A highly sensitive tissue-equivalent ionization chamber was flown aboard the OV1-4 satellite, which was launched on 30 March 1966. The orbit was roughly circular with an apogee of 1019 kilometers and a perigee of 893 kilometers. The complete results from the ionization chamber are presented in geographic coordinates and geomagnetic B-L coordinates. Galactic cosmic ray and geomagnetically trapped dose rates were measured. Author

Descriptors:

• (*VAN ALLEN RADIATION BELT
• SPACE ENVIRONMENTS)
• (*SPACE ENVIRONMENTS
• *COSMIC RAYS)
• SCIENTIFIC SATELLITES
• ATLANTIC OCEAN
• DOSE RATE

Subject Categories:

• Astrophysics
• Atmospheric Physics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE