Radiation/Balloons/Quiz

Balloons for astronomy is a lecture about the lofting technology of balloons to place astronomical detectors above nearly all of the Earth's atmosphere. It is part of an effort to describe lofting technologies in astronomy.

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Quiz
{ Yes or No, Balloons provide a long-duration platform to study any atmosphere, the universe, the Sun, and the near-Earth and space environment above as much as 99.7 % of the Earth's atmosphere. - No + Yes
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{Which of the following is associated with balloon astronomy? + a long-duration platform + ULDB project - the Moon + a low-cost, quick-response method + lighter-than-air gas + launched where the scientist needs to conduct the experiment
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{ Yes or No, The various background effects OSO 1 encountered prompted the flight of similar detectors on a balloon to determine the cosmic-ray effects in the materials surrounding the detectors? - No + Yes
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{Which of the following is not a balloon astronomy experiment? - HEFT - HIREGS + CSBF - MAXIS - BLAST - HEAT
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{ Yes or No, With appropriate calibrations for the atmosphere at or above a circumnavigational glider or superballoon, astronomical observations should be at least as good as those from satellites at much lower cost. - No + Yes
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{Complete the text: Match up the radiation letter with each of the detector possibilities below: Optical rays - L Visual rays - M Violet rays - N Blue rays - O Cyan rays - P Green rays - Q Yellow rays - R Orange rays - S Red rays - T multialkali (Na-K-Sb-Cs) photocathode materials { L (i) }. F547M { Q (i) }. F675W { T (i) }. broad-band filter centered at 404 nm { N (i) }. F588N { R (i) }. thallium bromide (TlBr) crystals { O (i) }. F606W { S (i) }. 18 micrometers FWHM at 490 nm { P (i) }. wide-gap II-VI semiconductor ZnO doped with Co2+ (Zn1-xCoxO) { M (i) }.
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{ Yes or No, The Ultra Long Duration Balloon (ULDB) Project is developing new composite materials and a new balloon design, a standard gondola including power, global telemetry/command and an altitude control system. - No + Yes
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{True or False, The HEAT balloon-borne instrument is a High-Energy Antimatter Telescope. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Which of the following is not associated with balloons? - Lynn Lake, Manitoba - Fort Sumner, New Mexico - McMurdo Station, Antarctica + SOFIA - Palestine, Texas - BLAST
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{ Yes or No, Research balloons are balloons that are used for scientific research. They are usually (though not always) unmanned, filled with a lighter-than-air gas like helium, and fly at high altitudes. - No + Yes
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Hypotheses

 * 1) Balloons were used for astronomy in the Incan Empire.