This photon detector was developed at Bendix Research Laboratories Division. According to the Model M310 documentation, the detector was designed to be used as a UV light detector in a vacuum spectrograph. Other applications include high altitude solar radiation detection, nuclear radiation detection, satellite radiation measurements, and photon and particle counting. It can also serve as a mass spectrometer detector. This commercial unit was built for a laboratory mass spectrometer.
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Object Details
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
INSTRUMENTS-Scientific
Manufacturer
Bendix Corp.
Dimensions
3-D (Overall, in case): 5.7 × 15.6 × 3.5cm (2 1/4 × 6 1/8 × 1 3/8 in.)
Materials
Anodized Aluminum
Cardboard
Paper
Plastic
Coating
Synthetic
Inventory Number
A19950050000
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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