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Search for Low Energy Heavy Particles of Solar and Galactic Origin (Platan)
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Experiment Overview

This content was provided by Yu F. Gagarin, and is maintained in a database by the ISS Program Science Office.

Brief Summary

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Principal Investigator(s)

  • Yu F. Gagarin, Russia

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    Developer(s)
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    Sponsoring Space Agency

    Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos)

    Sponsoring Organization

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    Research Benefits

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    ISS Expedition Duration:

    December 2001 - October 2004

    Expeditions Assigned

    4,5,6,7,8,9

    Previous ISS Missions

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    Experiment Description

    Research Overview

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    Description

    Study of elemental composition and detailed energy spectra of iron group nuclei in galactic cosmic rays and ions in solar cosmic rays in the 30-200 MeV/nucleon energy range. An additional objective is to detect micro-particles in the vicinity of the space station.

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    Applications

    Space Applications

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    Earth Applications

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    Operations

    Operational Requirements

    Platan-M detector unit, Kodak ESC460c digital camera to photograph the detector.

    Operational Protocols

    Installation of Platan-M detector units on the surface of the Zvezda Service Module of the ISS RS during extravehicular activity, photography of their accommodation on the outer surface of the Service module. Long-duration exposure (1-2 years) of the Platan-M detector units on the Service module surface. Dismounting of the Platan-M detector units after long-duration exposure from the outer surface of the Service module during extravehicular activity and their return to the ground for processing of the experiment results.

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    Results/More Information

    The knowledge of fluxes and energy spectra of the most ionizing component of cosmic rays (iron group nuclei) during different phases of solar activity in the interests of providing radiation safety and resistance of space hardware.

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    Related Websites
  • Coordinating Scientific and Technical Council of the Russian Space Agency [Russian]
  • Energia - Science Research on the ISS Russian Segment

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    Imagery

    image The Platan-M detector closed.
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    image The Platan-M detector opened.
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    Information provided by the investigation team to the ISS Program Scientist's Office.
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