Detector, Ultraviolet, Aerobee
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Naval Research Laboratory
- Summary
- This is a detector system for a UV photometer for non-solar sources flown in Aerobee rockets from 1955 through the early 1960's. The parts include the mirror, calcium fluoride filter, and gas gain ionization chamber. This artifact is part of a collection of high energy detectors from the Naval Research Laboratory (see A19880001000-19880017000).
- It was transferred to NASM in 1987 and is currently stored at the Garber facility.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the Naval Research Laboratory
- Inventory Number
- A19880014000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- INSTRUMENTS-Scientific
- Materials
- Glass
- Copper Alloy
- Aluminum Alloy
- Steel
- Ceramic
- Calcium fluoride
- Lithium fluoride
- Plastic
- Paper
- Adhesive
- Solder
- Dimensions
- 3-D (Cell): 2.5 x 1.9cm (1 x 3/4 in.)
- 3-D (Mirror): 1.9 x 15.2cm (3/4 x 6 in.)
- 3-D (Filer): 2.5 x 1.3cm (1 x 1/2 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19880014000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv92b2b315f-850f-426d-bb50-f3b470c66f9b
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