NSSDCA ID: 1965-007A-05
Mission Name: OSO 2This experiment measured the direction of arrival and energies of primary cosmic gamma-ray radiation in the energy range of approximately 100 MeV to 1 BeV. The primary purpose of this experiment was to locate discrete sources of radiation and to determine their energy spectra inthe range mentioned above. Energy resolution was expected to be about 30 percent, and directional accuracies were measured to within plus or minus 10 deg. The individual counters were a lead-glass Cerenkov counter, a lucite Cerenkov counter, and a plastic scintillator.
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Name | Role | Original Affiliation | |
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Dr. Christopher P. Leavitt | Principal Investigator | University of New Mexico | leavitt@unm.edu |