In August 1971 an eighty pound subsatellite was ejected from Apollo 15 into lunar orbit. The subsatellite is expected to remain in lunar orbit for at least one year. The Particles Experiment Subsystem of the subsatellite was designed to implement the Particle Shadows/Boundary Layer Experiment. The objective of the experiment is to obtain data for the study of the formation and the dynamics of the earth's magnetosphere, the interaction of plasmas with the moon, and the physics of solar flares. The design of the particle detector telescopes is considered together with details of collimator design, silicon detectors, the absorber foil, and the power subsystems. The instrument performance in lunar orbit is discussed.


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    Title :

    Design of the particles experiment subsystem of the Apollo lunar subsatellite.


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    Publication date :

    1972-02-01


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    Miscellaneous


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    Language :

    English




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