Apparatus for Cloud‐Chamber Investigations with Free Balloons

Apparatus for Cloud‐Chamber Investigations with Free Balloons

Apparatus for taking cloud‐chamber pictures in free balloon flights is described. The twelve‐inch cloud chamber is photographed once per minute by stereo cameras. The complete equipment for a six‐hour operation at 90,000 to 100,000 feet weighs 65 pounds and is housed in a 30‐inch diameter gondola eq...

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Veröffentlicht in:Rev. Sci. Instruments 1949-01, Vol.20 (1), p.48-51
Hauptverfasser: Lofgren, E. J., Ney, E. P., Oppenheimer, F.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
BALLOONS
CAMERAS
CLOUD CHAMBERS
COSMIC RADIATION
COSMIC RADIATION AND MESONS
DIAGRAMS
INSTRUMENTS
LEVELS
PARTICLE TRACKS
PLANNING
RECORDING SYSTEMS
WEIGHT
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Zusammenfassung:Apparatus for taking cloud‐chamber pictures in free balloon flights is described. The twelve‐inch cloud chamber is photographed once per minute by stereo cameras. The complete equipment for a six‐hour operation at 90,000 to 100,000 feet weighs 65 pounds and is housed in a 30‐inch diameter gondola equipped with temperature control.
ISSN:0034-6748
1089-7623
DOI:10.1063/1.1741349