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English: The Scanning Modulation Collimator, HEAO A-3. The A-3 experiment consisted of two scanning modulation collimators with proportional counters, aspect sensors, and electronics. The major purpose of this experiment was to determine accurately the position of selected cosmic X-ray sources and to investigate their size and structure. Principal Investigators were Herbert Gursky and Daniel Schwartz of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Hale Brad t of MI T. Hard ware was provided by American Science and Engineering, Inc.
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Source NASA History Office, url=http://history.nasa.gov/SP-466/sp466.htm
Author Wallace H. Tucker, Scientific and Technical Information Branch, NASA, Washington, D.C., 1984

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