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Experiment "Seeds" on Biokosmos 9. Dosimetric part.
Advances in space research : the official journal of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) - 1 Jan 1992
Baican B, Schopper E, Wendnagel T h, Schott J U, Heilman C
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the experiment "Seeds" on the Sowjetic satellite Biokosmos 9 was the observation of mutagenic effects caused at special loci of seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana and assigned to particles of the Cosmic radiation. Two types of exposure units were flown: A low-shielding unit Type I, mounted at the surface of the satellite (1.4 g/cm2 shielding) and, for comparison, an identical item inside (16 g/cm2...
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