Payload 02 Information
Payload Flight Number:
Institution:
Payload Title:
High Altitude Radiation Detector (GU-HARD-PL03)
Student Leader:
Faculty Advisor:
Payload class:
SMALL
Payload ID Number:
02
Mass:
1.48 kg
Current:
150 mA
Serial Downlink:
Yes
Analog Downlink:
Serial Commands:
Yes
Discrete Commands:
Payload Specification & Integration Plan
Due: 06/21/2013
Delivered:
Payload Integration Certification
Scheduled: 08/02/2013
Actual:
Flight Operation Plan
Due: 07/26/2013
Delivered:
Final Flight / Science Report
Due: 12/13/2013
Delivered:
Abstract:
The primary goal of this project is to explore how this angular asymmetry changes with altitude. The target balloon-float altitudes of 130,000 ft and more than 10 hour flight duration at balloon-float altitudes would allow our payload to make a high-quality, long-exposure measurement. Additionally, this project intends to study how the intensity of cosmic rays changes with altitude, from multiple arrival directions, providing a more complete picture of the high-altitude radiation environment caused by cosmic rays. The proposed project is anticipated to be carried out by seven Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) undergraduate students and three faculty advisors, i.e., two from the ECE department and one from the Physics department. The proposed payload will be designed for, and operated through, the existing HASP interfaces.
Monthly Briefings:
Gannon_Report_April_2013.pdf Gannon_Report_February_2013.pdf Gannon_Report_January_2013.pdf Gannon_Report_July_2013.pdf Gannon_Report_June_2013.pdf Gannon_Report_March_2013.pdf Gannon_Report_May_2013.pdf Gannon_Report_November_2013.pdf Gannon_Report_October_2013.pdf Gannon_Report_September_2013.pdf |