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'''LUCID''' ('''Langton Ultimate Cosmic ray Intensity Detector''') is a [[cosmic ray]] detector |
'''LUCID''' ('''Langton Ultimate Cosmic ray Intensity Detector''') is a [[cosmic ray]] detector built by [[Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd]] and designed at [[Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys]], in [[Canterbury, Kent|Canterbury]], [[England]].<ref name=LangtonStarCentre>{{cite web |
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}}</ref> Its main purpose is to monitor cosmic rays using technology developed by [[CERN]], and will help predict the occurrence of [[solar flare]]s (proton storms) which disrupt artificial satellites. LUCID was launched on 8<sup>th</sup> July 2014 at [[Baikonur]], [[Kazakhstan]] as an instrument of the satellite TechDemoSat-1, which was carried into space by a [[Soyuz-2 (rocket)|Soyuz-2]] rocket.<ref>SSTL press release http://www.sstl.co.uk/getattachment/News-and-Events/2014-News-Archive/SSTL-announces-the-successful-launch-of-UK-in-orbi/PR-TechDemoSat-1-successful-launch-v2.pdf?ext=.pdf</ref> |
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[[Professor]] Larry Pinsky, Chair of [[Physics]] at the [[University of Houston]], described the project in ''[[Symmetry Magazine]]'' as "like playing at being [[NASA]] or the [[European Space Agency]], but they’re not really playing. They’re doing the real thing.”<ref name=Symmetry> |
[[Professor]] Larry Pinsky, Chair of [[Physics]] at the [[University of Houston]], described the project in ''[[Symmetry Magazine]]'' as "like playing at being [[NASA]] or the [[European Space Agency]], but they’re not really playing. They’re doing the real thing.”<ref name=Symmetry> |
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Revision as of 10:34, 9 July 2014
Template:Infobox Spacecraft LUCID (Langton Ultimate Cosmic ray Intensity Detector) is a cosmic ray detector built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd and designed at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys, in Canterbury, England.[1] Its main purpose is to monitor cosmic rays using technology developed by CERN, and will help predict the occurrence of solar flares (proton storms) which disrupt artificial satellites. LUCID was launched on 8th July 2014 at Baikonur, Kazakhstan as an instrument of the satellite TechDemoSat-1, which was carried into space by a Soyuz-2 rocket.[2]
Professor Larry Pinsky, Chair of Physics at the University of Houston, described the project in Symmetry Magazine as "like playing at being NASA or the European Space Agency, but they’re not really playing. They’re doing the real thing.”[3]
Channel 4 News said of the LUCID project that "with this metal box, the school has outwitted NASA".[4]
References
- ^ "The Langton Star Centre".
- ^ SSTL press release http://www.sstl.co.uk/getattachment/News-and-Events/2014-News-Archive/SSTL-announces-the-successful-launch-of-UK-in-orbi/PR-TechDemoSat-1-successful-launch-v2.pdf?ext=.pdf
- ^ Tona Kunz (3 December 2010). "Students prepare to launch particle detector into space". Symmetry Magazine.
- ^ Reporter: Girish Juneja (2011-08-27). "Channel 4 News: Sat 27 August". Channel 4 News. 24:18 minutes in. Channel 4.
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External links
- Description of LUCID
- Technical overview of LUCID
- From the Physics Lab to the Medical Industry to the Classroom: The Medipix Story
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