Title :
Gamma-radiation background on board Russian orbital stations
Author :
Dmitrenko, V.V. ; Galper, A.M. ; Gratchev, V.M. ; Kirillov-Ugryumov, V.G. ; Krivov, S.V. ; Moiseev, A.A. ; Ulin, S.E. ; Uteshev, Z.M. ; Vlasik, K.F. ; Yurkin, Yu T.
Author_Institution :
Eng. Phys. Inst., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
Gamma-ray background measurements on board the Russian orbital stations Salyut-6, Salyut-7, Mir, Soyuz and Progress have been carried out since 1979. The dependencies of background intensity on mission mass, telescope orientation, and cut-off rigidity are presented for the energy intervals 0.1-8 MeV and 30-600 MeV. The background from man-made sources on board these spacecraft was investigated
Keywords :
gamma-ray detection; radiation monitoring; space vehicles; 0.1 to 8 MeV; 30 to 600 MeV; Mir; Progress; Russian orbital stations; Salyut-6; Salyut-7; Soyuz; background intensity; cut-off rigidity; gamma-radiation background; man-made sources; mission mass; telescope orientation; Aerospace materials; Aircraft manufacture; Effective mass; Energy measurement; Extraterrestrial measurements; Instruments; Magnetic materials; Satellite ground stations; Space missions; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
High Energy Radiation Background in Space, 1997 Conference on the
Conference_Location :
Snowmass, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4335-2
DOI :
10.1109/CHERBS.1997.660262
