NSSDCA ID: 1978-079A-04
Mission Name: ISEE 3This experiment was designed to study the composition of solar cosmic rays from hydrogen through iron and the elemental abundance of galactic cosmic rays. Three cosmic-ray telescopes, plus a proportional counter for measurement of electrons and X rays, comprised the instrumentation. Nuclei with Z between 1 and 30 were measured in various energy windows in the range 1 to 500 MeV/nucleon. Unit mass resolution was obtained for isotopes with Z equal to 1, 2, and 3 to 7 in the energy ranges 4 to 70, 1 to 70, and 30 to 140 MeV/nucleon, respectively. Electrons were measured in the energy range approximately 2 to 10 MeV. Anisotropy information was obtained for the electrons and nuclei with Z equal to 1 to 26.
Mass: 6.5 kg
Power (avg): 2.9 W
Questions and comments about this experiment can be directed to: Dr. H. Kent Hills
Name | Role | Original Affiliation | |
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Dr. Frank B. McDonald | Other Investigator | NASA Headquarters | |
Dr. James H. Trainor | Other Investigator | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | |
Dr. Lennard A. Fisk | Other Investigator | University of New Hampshire | lafisk@umich.edu |
Dr. M.A. I. Van Hollebeke | Other Investigator | University of Maryland | |
Dr. Tycho T. Von Rosenvinge | Principal Investigator | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | tycho@lheamail.gsfc.nasa.gov |