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Lead, platinum, and other heavy elements in the primary cosmic radiation: HEAO-3 results ssc wg032961 cb553097

Authors :
Waddington, C. J
Binns, W. R
Brewster, N. R
Fixsen, D. J
Garrard, T. L
Israel, M. H
Klarmann, J
Newport, B. J
Stone, E. C
Source :
Washington, Univ. Contrib. to the 19th Intern. Cosmic Ray Conf..
Publication Year :
1985
Publisher :
United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 1985.

Abstract

An observation of the abundances of cosmic-ray lead and platinum-group nuclei using data from the HEAO-3 Heavy Nuclei Experiment (HNE) which consisted of ion chambers mounted on both sides of a plastic Cerenkov counter is reported. Further analysis with more stringent selections, inclusion of additional data, and a calibration at the LBL Bevalac, have allowed obtaining the abundance ratio of lead and the platinum group of elements for particles that had a cutoff rigidity R sub c 5 GV.

Subjects

Subjects :
Space Radiation

Details

Language :
English
Database :
NASA Technical Reports
Journal :
Washington, Univ. Contrib. to the 19th Intern. Cosmic Ray Conf.
Notes :
NGR-24-005-050, , NAG8-500, , NAG8-498, , NAG8-502, , NGR-26-008-001, , NGR-05-002-160
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsnas.19850023735
Document Type :
Report