NSSDCA ID: 1965-105A-03
Mission Name: Pioneer 6This experiment used a charged-particle telescope composed of four silicon solid-state detectors to study the anisotropy and fluctuations of solar protons and alpha particles. The proton energy ranges sampled were 0.6 to 13.9 MeV, 13.9 to 73.2 MeV, 73.2 to 175 MeV, and E>175 MeV. The alpha particle energy ranges sampled were 2.4 to 55.6 MeV, 55.6 to 293 MeV, and E>294 MeV. The time resolution ranged from about one measurement per 0.4 s to about one measurement per 28 s depending on the telemetry bit rate. The detector was mounted so that it made a 360-deg scan in the ecliptic plane about once per s. Pulse-height analysis of detector D1 output (128 channel) and D3 output (32 channel) was accomplished for the last event prior to each telemetry readout for the experiment. For further details, see Fan et al., J. Geophys. Res., v. 73, p. 1555, 1968.
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Name | Role | Original Affiliation | |
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Dr. Gordon Lentz | General Contact | University of Chicago | |
Mr. James E. Lamport | Other Investigator | University of Chicago | |
Dr. John A. Simpson | Principal Investigator | University of Chicago |