Published January 25, 1973 | Version v1
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Development of a spark chamber experiment for γ-astronomy and measurement of cosmic γ-rays during a balloon flight on June 15th, 1970

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Description

Gamma converter, design, method of measurement and mode of operation of the wire spark chamber, and the read-out electronics of the magnetic-core memory are described. With this measuring equipment, the extraterrestrial component of the gamma radiation was measured in the stratosphere for the first time in the range from 10-100 MeV. The angle of impact of the photons did not have any correlation with the milky way. (BJ/AK)

Abstract (German)

Gammakonverter, Aufbau, Messprinzip und Betriebsverhalten der Drahtfunkenkammer und die Ausleseelektronik fuer den Kernspeicher werden beschrieben. Mit dieser Messanordnung wurde erstmals ein Bereich der Stratosphaere die extraterristische Komponente der Gammastrahlung im Bereich von 10-100 MeV gemessen. Die Einfallsrichtung der Photonen zeigte keine Korrelation zur Milchstrasse. (BJ)

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Original title (German)
Entwicklung eines Funkenexperimentes fuer Gammaastronomie und Messung kosmischer Gammastrahlung waehrend eines Ballonfluges am 15. Juni 1970

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
92 p.

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
6207982
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Thesis, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; COSMIC GAMMA SOURCES; CRAB NEBULA; MEV RANGE 10-100; PHOTONS; PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION; STRATOSPHERE; WIRE SPARK CHAMBERS
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; COSMIC RAY SOURCES; DISTRIBUTION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; FILMLESS SPARK CHAMBERS; GAS TRACK DETECTORS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MEV RANGE; NEBULAE; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; SPARK CHAMBERS; SUPERNOVA REMNANTS

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Notes
With figs.; 51 refs. Available from the library of the TU Muenchen.