Cosmic-ray flux detected by an IR bolometer operated on board of a stratospheric aircraft

Infrared Physics and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 379-386

  Lanfranchi, M ^a   Carli, B ^a   Gignoli, A ^a   Lee, C ^b   Ridolfi, M ^a  

^a IFAC CNR   (Italy)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; BOLOMETERS; COSMIC RAY DETECTORS; IONIZATION;

INFRARED BOLOMETERS; STRATOSPHERIC AIRCRAFT;

INFRARED DETECTORS;

EID: 0033359448     PISSN: 13504495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4495(99)00024-9     Document Type: Article

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