Spectrometer, X-ray, OSO-4

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Object Details

Manufacturer

NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY

Summary

This is a back-up instrument for the Bragg crystal X-ray spectrometer experiment flown in the pointed sail section on OSO-4, launched on 18 October, 1967. It was designed and built at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) by Talbot Chubb in Herbert Friedman's group. The spectrometer was transferred to NASM from NRL in 1982. It was acquired still in its original display box with other OSO-era solar instrumentation.

Credit Line

Transferred from the Naval Research Laboratory

Inventory Number

A19840819000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

INSTRUMENTS-Scientific

Materials

Magnesium

Copper Alloy

Ferrous Alloy

Plastic

Unknown Coating

Paint

Electrical Wiring

Dimensions

3-D (Hex Board Storage): 116.8 × 61 × 20.3cm, 11.3kg (3 ft. 10 in. × 2 ft. × 8 in., 25lb.)

3-D (Spectrometer, X-ray, OSO-4): 101 × 26 × 9.5cm, 8.6kg (3 ft. 3 3/4 in. × 10 1/4 in. × 3 3/4 in., 19lb.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv98b850082-2c28-463e-8fd4-35203bd37308

Record ID

nasm_A19840819000