| タイトル | An instrument to measure the charge, and energy spectrum (20-1000 GeV/a) of the cosmic ray species oxygen to iron |
| 本文（外部サイト） | http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19950012049 |
| 著者（英） | Smith, A. E.; Gregory, J. C. |
| 著者所属（英） | Alabama Univ. |
| 発行日 | 1994-09-30 |
| 言語 | eng |
| 内容記述 | BUGS-4 (Bristol University Gas Scintillator-4) made its maiden engineering flight from Fort Summer (NM) on the 29th of September 1993. The instrument was consumed by fire after striking a power line during landing following 24 hours at float. The analysis of the telemetered data from this sophisticated instrument is a demanding task. Early analysis was compromised by electronic artifacts. Unravelling these problems has been difficult and time consuming, especially as the flight hardware was burned beyond salvage, but is is an essential preliminary to analysis. During this report period we have concentrated on a small sub-set of data (the first 30,000 events; 90 minutes at float), and developed software algorithms to correct systematic errors. Using these corrected events we have begun to develop the analysis algorithms. Although the analysis is preliminary, and restricted to the first 30,000 events, the results are encouraging, and suggest the design concepts are well matched to this application. Further work will refine the analysis, and allow quantitative evaluation of the concepts employed in BUGS-4 for applicability to future instruments. We believe this work will justify fabrication of a new instrument employing techniques deployed on BUGS-4. |
| NASA分類 | SPACE RADIATION |
| レポートNO | 95N18464
NASA-CR-197555
NAS 1.26:197555 |
| 権利 | No Copyright |
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