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Radiation Studies from Nuclear Emulsions and Metallic Components Recovered from Polar Satellite Orbits

Title: Radiation Studies from Nuclear Emulsions and Metallic Components Recovered from Polar Satellite Orbits
Date: 1961
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Report Number: AFCRL 285
Corporate Author: Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories
Extent: 25
Identifier: AD0255662
Distribution Classification: 1
DTIC Record Exists: No
Distribution Change Authority Correspondence: None
Abstract: This study discusses two blocks of Ilford G5 emulsions, plus metallic components, that were recovered from the polar orbiting satellites, Discoverer XVII and XVIII. This discussion covers the Class 3+ flare of 12 Nov 1960 in relation to the Discoverer XVII exposure; photographic processing of satellite-exposed emulsions; preliminary cosmic-ray observations on orbited emulsions; and radiochemical analyses of the Discoverer capsules.
Report Availability: Full text available by request
Date Issued: 1961-03
Provenance: IIT
Type: report
Format: 25 pages ; 28 cm.
Creator: Yagoda, Herman