The small satellite NINA-MITA to study galactic and solar cosmic rays in low-altitude polar orbit

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 351-356

  Furano, G ^a   Bidoli, V ^a   Casolino, M ^a   De Pascale, M P ^a   Iannucci, A ^a   Morselli, A ^a   Picozza, P ^a   Reali, E ^a   Sparvoli, R ^a   Bakaldin, A ^b   Galper, A ^b   Koldashov, M ^b   Korotkov, M ^b   Leonov, A ^b   Mikhailov, V ^b   Murashov, A ^b   Voronov, S ^b   Mazzenga, G ^c   Ricci, M ^c   Castellini, G ^d   Barbiellini, M ^e   Boezio, M ^e   Bonvicini, V ^e   Cirami, R ^e   Vacchi, A ^e   Zampa, N ^e   Ambriola, M ^f   Bellotti, R ^f   Cafagna, F ^f   Ciacio, F ^f   Circella, M ^f   De Marzo, C ^f   Adriani, O ^g   Papini, P ^g   Piccardi, S ^g   Spillantini, P ^g   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH NUCLEAR UNIVERSITY MEPHI   (Russian Federation)

^c INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI FRASCATI   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALAXIES; ORBITS; SATELLITES; SOLAR RADIATION;

COSMODROMES;

COSMIC RAYS;

SATELLITE MISSION;

EID: 12244282414     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(02)00625-7     Document Type: Article

References (4)

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3. V. Bidoli et al., "Study of Cosmic Rays and Light Flashes on board Space Station MIR: the SilEye experiment" - Advances in Space Research 25/10, 2075 (2000).
4. R. Sparvoli et al., "Launch in orbit of the telescope NINA for cosmic ray observations: preliminary results" - Nuclear Physics B (Proc. Suppl.) 85, 28-33 (2000).