NSSDCA ID: 1983-116A-28
Mission Name: STS 9/Spacelab 1The experiment objective was the study of detailed features in cosmic X-ray sources and their associated temporal variations over a wide energy range. The equipment was a gas scintillation proportional counter having a 175-micrometer beryllium window, a xenon chamber, a photomultiplier detector, and a pulse-height analyzer. A more detailed description of this experiment may be found in R. D. Andersen et al., Adv. Space Res., v. 2, n. 4, p. 281, 1983. One hundred percent of the planned objectives were accomplished.
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Name | Role | Original Affiliation | |
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Prof. Livio Scarsi | Other Investigator | Universita degli Studi di Palermo | |
Dr. Giuliano Boella | Other Investigator | Universita degli Studi di Milano | giuliano.boellamib.infn.it |
Mr. Steve J. Kellock | Other Investigator | Mullard Space Science Laboratory | s.kellock@ic.ac.uk |
Dr. R. D. Andresen | Principal Investigator | ESA-European Space Research and Technology Centre |