Accession Number:
ADA018092
Title:
Geomagnetic Cut-Offs at 1.7 and 2.6 GV - Transmission Functions and Isotopic Analysis of Cosmic Ray Nuclei.
Descriptive Note:
Interim rept.,
Corporate Author:
AIR FORCE CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH LABS HANSCOM AFB MASS
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Report Date:
1975-11-26
Pagination or Media Count:
9.0
Abstract:
Details are obtained of both the isotopic composition of cosmic rays and the rigidity cut-off of the earths magnetosphere by examining the pulse height distributions obtained for the various cosmic ray charges in a Cerenkov detector flown aboard a high altitude balloon at a latitude where the rigidity cut-off is slightly above the threshold energy of the Cerenkov detector or with a scintillation x total energy measurement when the rigidity cut-off is below the Cerenkov threshold.
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Subject Categories:
- Atmospheric Physics
- Nuclear Instrumentation