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Student Leader:
Mehran Mohebbi
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) Department
179 Sierra Place
Morgantown,
WV,
26505
mmohebbi@mix.wvu.edu
Cell: 304-322-0246
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Faculty Advisor:
Dr. John Kuhlman, Dr. Mike Palmer
MAE
Department
Engineering
Sciences Building
(ESB) 317
P.O. Box
6106
Morgantown,
WV,
26506-6106
John.Kuhlman@mail.wvu.edu
Office: 304-293-3111, ext. 2328
Cell: 304-685-6646
Fax: 304-293-6689
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Abstract:
Cosmic radiation is one of the main factors standing against
space exploration and high altitude activities, due to its hazardous
effects on both humans and instrumentation.
A better understanding of cosmic radiation, by studying the
intensity of radiation at different altitudes, can help to pave the
road to a wide range of applications.
The proposed experiment will measure the intensity of cosmic
radiation with respect to altitude and time, and classify different
types of radiation according to their energies.
An initial form of this experiment was previously conducted,
on Labor Day 2007, by another team from West Virginia University, through the HASP program.
To achieve a more reliable scientific outcome, it was decided
to take this experiment to the next level, and modify the design by
changing the instrumentation to obtain a wider range of
measurements. This team
will also eliminate the failure elements, one of which caused the
last year’s apparatus to stop working at night.
It is important to note that the rate of solar particles is
at its minimum during sundown, a very important time frame for
studying the radiation coming from outside the solar system.
This team is comprised of two faculty members and two
students from the West Virginia University Mechanical and Aerospace
Department and one student from WVU Physics Department.
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