Case Western Reserve University gamma ray spark chamber gondola

This is the gamma ray spark chamber gondola which is used by Case Western Reserve University to study 'events' as high as 25 miles above the earth. An important component in the equipment is a 16 mm camera. The high speed camera, which takes a steroscopic view of spark chamber 'events' and direction monitoring equipment on a single frame, is seen at the left of the gondola's frame. During flights the gondola is covered with a two-inch layer of polyurethane for thermal insulation., Credit Line: Giannini Scientific Corporation, courtesy AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Physics Today Collection
Abstract/Description: This is the gamma ray spark chamber gondola which is used by Case Western Reserve University to study 'events' as high as 25 miles above the earth. An important component in the equipment is a 16 mm camera. The high speed camera, which takes a steroscopic view of spark chamber 'events' and direction monitoring equipment on a single frame, is seen at the left of the gondola's frame. During flights the gondola is covered with a two-inch layer of polyurethane for thermal insulation.
Subject(s): Equipment and supplies
Cameras
Camera
Credit Line: Giannini Scientific Corporation, courtesy AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Physics Today Collection
Catalog ID: Camera F2
Title: Case Western Reserve University gamma ray spark chamber gondola.
Type of Resource: still image
Abstract/Description: This is the gamma ray spark chamber gondola which is used by Case Western Reserve University to study 'events' as high as 25 miles above the earth. An important component in the equipment is a 16 mm camera. The high speed camera, which takes a steroscopic view of spark chamber 'events' and direction monitoring equipment on a single frame, is seen at the left of the gondola's frame. During flights the gondola is covered with a two-inch layer of polyurethane for thermal insulation.
Identifier(s): Camera F2 (Catalog ID)
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Credit Line: Giannini Scientific Corporation, courtesy AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Physics Today Collection
Subject(s): Equipment and supplies
Cameras
Camera
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