Instrument Information
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| IDENTIFIER |
urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:side.a15a::1.3
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| NAME |
Apollo 15 Lunar Surface Experiments Package Suprathermal Ion Detector Experiment
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| TYPE |
Charged Particle Detector
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| DESCRIPTION |
The Apollo 15 Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) Suprathermal Ion Detector Experiment (SIDE) measured the energies and masses of positive ions reaching the lunar surface, including magnetospheric ions and those generated from ultraviolet ionization of the lunar atmosphere and from the free-streaming solar wind/lunar surface interaction.
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| SERIAL NUMBER |
not applicable
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| REFERENCES |
Apollo 15 Preliminary Science Report, NASA SP-289, 546 pages, published by NASA, Washington, D.C., 1972.
Apollo Scientific Experiments Data Handbook, JSC-09166, NASA TMX-58131, August 1974 (revised April 1976), in Johnson Space Center History Office.
Hills, H.K., J.C. Meister, R.R. Vondrak, and J.W. Freeman, Suprathermal Ion Detector Experiment (Lunar Ionosphere Detector), Apollo 15 Preliminary Science Report, NASA SP-289, pages 12-1 to 12-10, Washington D.C., 1972.
Bates, J.R., W.W. Lauderdale, and H. Kernaghan, ALSEP termination report, NASA Reference Publication Series, NASA-RP-1036, 162 pages, published by NASA, Washington, D.C., 1979.
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