William Pickering uses an experimental telescope to investigate the source and intensity of cosmic rays.
- Title
- William Pickering uses an experimental telescope to investigate the source and intensity of cosmic rays.
- Collection
- Caltech Images Collection
- Series
- Individuals
- Identifier
- 1.46-3
- Extents
- 1 photographs (negative)
- Abstract
- Electrical circuitry linking three cylindrical ion chambers, mounted parallel to the telescope’s axis, allows the simultaneous detection and measurement of high-energy cosmic ray particles. Photo was taken on the roof of Robinson Laboratory of Astrophysics.