Author: Robert J. Naumann
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Space vehicles
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Several series of tests were conducted to establish the ballistic limit for the various Pegasus and Explorer XXIII detector panels. In these tests extremely small, carefully sized beads were launched in a velocity range that included the perforation threshold. By varying the size, a ballistic limit curve was established on a mass-velocity plot. Such curves were then extrapolated to average meteor velocity to obtain the characteristic mass for each sensor. Additional tests were conducted on the Pegasus panels using the Pegasus test tool, which contains the identical electronic circuitry used by the flight models. These tests included hot and cold tests, thermal cycling after impact, oblique impacts, etc. Several types of anomalous events noted in the operation of the spacecraft could be simulated in this manner. Some indication of the dependence of detection threshold upon size was obtained, and the implications of these tests in the analysis of the results will be discussed.
Calibration of Pegasus and Explorer XXIII Detector Panels
Author: Robert J. Naumann
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Space vehicles
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Several series of tests were conducted to establish the ballistic limit for the various Pegasus and Explorer XXIII detector panels. In these tests extremely small, carefully sized beads were launched in a velocity range that included the perforation threshold. By varying the size, a ballistic limit curve was established on a mass-velocity plot. Such curves were then extrapolated to average meteor velocity to obtain the characteristic mass for each sensor. Additional tests were conducted on the Pegasus panels using the Pegasus test tool, which contains the identical electronic circuitry used by the flight models. These tests included hot and cold tests, thermal cycling after impact, oblique impacts, etc. Several types of anomalous events noted in the operation of the spacecraft could be simulated in this manner. Some indication of the dependence of detection threshold upon size was obtained, and the implications of these tests in the analysis of the results will be discussed.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Space vehicles
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Several series of tests were conducted to establish the ballistic limit for the various Pegasus and Explorer XXIII detector panels. In these tests extremely small, carefully sized beads were launched in a velocity range that included the perforation threshold. By varying the size, a ballistic limit curve was established on a mass-velocity plot. Such curves were then extrapolated to average meteor velocity to obtain the characteristic mass for each sensor. Additional tests were conducted on the Pegasus panels using the Pegasus test tool, which contains the identical electronic circuitry used by the flight models. These tests included hot and cold tests, thermal cycling after impact, oblique impacts, etc. Several types of anomalous events noted in the operation of the spacecraft could be simulated in this manner. Some indication of the dependence of detection threshold upon size was obtained, and the implications of these tests in the analysis of the results will be discussed.
Interplanetary Dust
Author: Eberhard GrĂ¼n
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642564283
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
An excellent handbook on the physics of interplanetary dust, a topic of interest not only to astronomers and space scientists but also to engineers. The following topics are covered in the book: historical perspectives; cometary dust; near-Earth environment; meteoroids and meteors; properties of interplanetary dust, information from collected samples; in situ measurements of cosmic dust; numerical modeling of the Zodiacal Cloud structure; synthesis of observations; instrumentation; physical processes; optical properties of interplanetary dust; orbital evolution of interplanetary dust; circumplanetary dust, observations and simple physics; interstellar dust and circumstellar dust disks. No doubt, the text will be regarded as the standard reference on interplanetary dust for many years to come.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642564283
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
An excellent handbook on the physics of interplanetary dust, a topic of interest not only to astronomers and space scientists but also to engineers. The following topics are covered in the book: historical perspectives; cometary dust; near-Earth environment; meteoroids and meteors; properties of interplanetary dust, information from collected samples; in situ measurements of cosmic dust; numerical modeling of the Zodiacal Cloud structure; synthesis of observations; instrumentation; physical processes; optical properties of interplanetary dust; orbital evolution of interplanetary dust; circumplanetary dust, observations and simple physics; interstellar dust and circumstellar dust disks. No doubt, the text will be regarded as the standard reference on interplanetary dust for many years to come.
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications, Cumulative Index
Author: United States. Superintendent of Documents
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1348
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1348
Book Description
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Author: United States. Superintendent of Documents
Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1320
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1320
Book Description
NASA Technical Report
Author: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aerodynamics
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aerodynamics
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
NASA Technical Note
NASA Scientific and Technical Reports
Author: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scientific and Technical Information Division
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 966
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 966
Book Description
A Selected Listing of NASA Scientific and Technical Reports
Author: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scientific and Technical Information Division
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ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 962
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 962
Book Description
NASA Scientific and Technical Reports and Publications for 1969 - A Selected Listing
Author: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scientific and Technical Information Division
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 956
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 956
Book Description