Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jun 1988
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988stin...8913770r&link_type=abstract
Final Report, 1 Jul. 1983 - 31 Jul. 1987 Florida Univ., Gainesville. Astronomy Lab.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Antarctic Regions, Flight Tests, Gamma Rays, Radiation Detectors, Balloons, Bismuth Compounds, Germanates, N-Type Semiconductors, Shielding, Space Shuttles, Space Transportation System Flights
Scientific paper
The Gamma-Ray Advanced Detector (GRAD) is a gamma-ray detector system consisting of a large-volume, n-type germanium detector with active shielding of bismuth germanate and plastic scintillators. It was diverted from the AFP-675 program to a balloon flight over Antarctica following the Challenger Disaster and the discovery the following year of the supernova 1987A. The present report outlines activities leading to and following the decision to go to Antarctica and summarizes the basic technological results from the project.
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