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ERIC Number: EJ1037327
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Mar
Pages: 7
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-9120
An Investigation into the Nature of High Altitude Cosmic Radiation in the Stratosphere
Bancroft, Samuel; Bancroft, Ben; Greenwood, Jake
Physics Education, v49 n2 p164-170 Mar 2014
An experiment was carried out to investigate the changes in ionizing cosmic radiation as a function of altitude. This was carried out using a Geiger-Müller tube on-board a high altitude balloon, which rose to an altitude of 31 685 m. The gathered data show that the Geiger-Müller tube count readings increased to a maximum at an altitude of about 24 000 m; beyond this point they then decreased with increasing altitude
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Radiation, Measurement Techniques, Energy, Science Experiments, Laboratory Equipment, Scientific Principles
Institute of Physics Publishing. The Public Ledger Building Suite 929, 150 South Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 215-627-0880; Fax: 215-627-0879; e-mail: info@ioppubusa.com; Web site: http://journals.iop.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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