R & D EFFORTS TO BUILD A GAMMA-RAY BURST POLARIMETER (GRBP) PAYLOAD FOR THE MIDSTAR-2 SATELLITE PLANNED FOR…
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Award details
- Award ID
- NNG09EF09P
- Contractor
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Sub-agency / office
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Award amount
- $0
- Period of performance
- Sep 29, 2009 – Mar 28, 2010
- NAICS
- 541712 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- PSC
- PSC AR23
- Place of performance
- MD
Public award description
R & D EFFORTS TO BUILD A GAMMA-RAY BURST POLARIMETER (GRBP) PAYLOAD FOR THE MIDSTAR-2 SATELLITE PLANNED FOR LAUNCH IN 2011. THE INSTRUMENT, A NEGATIVE-ION-DRIFT TIME PROJECTION CHAMBER POLARIMETER, WILL MEASURE THE POLARIZATION OF GRBS IN THE ENERGY RANGE 2-10 KEV BY IMAGING THE TRACKS OF PHOTOELECTRONS. DURING THE PLANNED TWO-YEAR MISSION OF MIDSSTAR-2, THE PROPOSED INSTRUMENT IS EXPECTED TO MEASURE POLARIZATION OF ~ 10 GRBS WITH A MINIMUM DETECTABLE POLARIZATION OF LESS THAN 50%.
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