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The diffuse far-ultraviolet cosmic background radiation field observed from the Space ShuttleThe paper presents 17-A resolution spectra of the diffuse far-ultraviolet (1200-1700 A) cosmic background in eight regions of the sky obtained from the Johns Hopkins University UVX experiment aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-61C) in January 1986. A spectrally flat background is found with brightnesses between 100 and 700 + or - 200 photons/sq cm s sr A, with some evidence for spatial variations, but not for the high-intensity regions found by other experiments.
Document ID
19890037413
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Murthy, J.
(Johns Hopkins Univ. Baltimore, MD, United States)
Henry, R. C.
(Johns Hopkins Univ. Baltimore, MD, United States)
Feldman, P. D.
(Johns Hopkins Univ. Baltimore, MD, United States)
Tennyson, P. D.
(Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 15, 1989
Publication Information
Publication: Astrophysical Journal, Part 1
Volume: 336
ISSN: 0004-637X
Subject Category
Space Radiation
Accession Number
89A24784
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG5-619
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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