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Collection:
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
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Title:
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NACA Physicist Studying Alpha Rays
Title
NACA Physicist Studying Alpha Rays
Title
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Full Description:
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NACA Physicits studying Alpha Rays in a continuous cloud chamber. A cloud chamber is used by Lewis scientists to obtain information aimed at minimizing undesirable effects of radiation on nuclear-powered aircraft components. Here, alpha particles from a polonium source emit in a flower-like pattern at the cloud chamber's center. The particles are made visible by means of alcohol vapor diffusing from an area at room temperature to an area at minus -78 deg. Centigrade. Nuclear-powered aircraft were never developed and aircraft nuclear propulsion systems were canceled in the early 1960s.
Full_Description
NACA Physicits studying Alpha Rays in a continuous cloud chamber. A cloud chamber is used by Lewis scientists to obtain information aimed at minimizing undesirable effects of radiation on nuclear-powered aircraft components. Here, alpha particles from a polonium source emit in a flower-like pattern at the cloud chamber's center. The particles are made visible by means of alcohol vapor diffusing from an area at room temperature to an area at minus -78 deg. Centigrade. Nuclear-powered aircraft were never developed and aircraft nuclear propulsion systems were canceled in the early 1960s.
Full Description
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Date:
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09/12/1957
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NASA Center:
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Glenn Research Center
NASA_Center
Glenn Research Center
NASA Center
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Subject Category:
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NACA-GRC-LRC
Subject_Category
NACA-GRC-LRC
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Aircraft Propulsion
Subject_Category
Aircraft Propulsion
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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NACA
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Keywords:
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Chamber
Keywords
Chamber
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Center
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Keywords:
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Aircraft
Keywords
Aircraft
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Research
Keywords
Research
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Lewis
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Keywords:
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Cloud
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Keywords:
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Nuclear
Keywords
Nuclear
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Alpha
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Keywords:
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Rays
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Keywords:
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Powered
Keywords
Powered
Keywords
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_what:
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National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)
facet_what
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Glenn Research Center (GRC)
facet_where
Glenn Research Center (GRC)
facet_where
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facet_when:
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09-12-1957
facet_when
09-12-1957
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1957
facet_when_year
1957
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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C1957-45925
Image_#
C1957-45925
Image #
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 0381
UID
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 0381
UID
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Center:
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GRC
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Center Number:
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C1957-45925
Center_Number
C1957-45925
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2000-000381
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2000-000381
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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Bill Bowles
Creator-Photographer
Bill Bowles
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
Original_Source
DIGITAL
Original Source
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