Collimator for X-ray detector, Catalogue # 19880017000, flown on Aerobee sounding rockets from the mid 1960's to the early 1970's. Collimators such as this one enhance the directionality of detectors by rejecting all radiation other than that which comes from a narrow solid angle that defines the direction the instrument is pointing. This artifact is part of a collection of high energy detectors from the Naval Research Laboratory (see Catalogue numbers 19880001000-19880017000). It was transferred to NASM in 1987.
Display Status
This object is on display in Boeing Aviation Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.
Object Details
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
INSTRUMENTS-Scientific
Manufacturer
Naval Research Laboratory
Dimensions
3-D: 25.4 x 33 x 5.1cm (10 x 13 x 2 in.)
Materials
Aluminum frame, fine wire mesh plates
Inventory Number
A19880016000
Credit Line
Transferred from the Naval Research Laboratory
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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