Cosmic-ray energetics and mass (CREAM) balloon project

E. S. Seo; H. S. Ahn; J. J. Beatty; S. Coutu; M. J. Choi; M. A. DuVernois; O. Ganel; T. G. Kang; K. C. Kim; M. H. Lee; L. Lutz; P. S. Marrocchesi; S. Minnick; K. W. Min; S. Nutter; H. Park; I. H. Park; E. Schindhelm; R. Sina; S. Swordy; J. Wu; J. Yang

doi:10.1016/j.asr.2003.05.019

Cosmic-ray energetics and mass (CREAM) balloon project

E. S. Seo, H. S. Ahn, J. J. Beatty, S. Coutu, M. J. Choi, M. A. DuVernois, O. Ganel, T. G. Kang, K. C. Kim, M. H. Lee, L. Lutz, P. S. Marrocchesi, S. Minnick, K. W. Min, S. Nutter, H. Park, I. H. Park, E. Schindhelm, R. Sina, S. SwordyJ. Wu, J. Yang

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The cosmic-ray energetics and mass (CREAM) investigation is designed to measure cosmic-ray composition to the supernova energy scale of 10 ¹⁵ eV in a series of ultra long duration balloon (ULDB) flights. The first flight is planned to be launched from Antarctica in December 2004. The goal is to observe cosmic-ray spectral features and/or abundance changes that might signify a limit to supernova acceleration. The particle charge (Z) measurements will be made with a timing-based charge detector and a pixelated silicon charge detector to minimize the effect of backscatter from the calorimeter. The particle energy measurements will be made with a transition radiation detector (TRD) for Z>3 and a sampling tungsten/scintillator calorimeter for Z≥1 particles, allowing inflight cross calibration of the two detectors. The status of the payload construction and flight preparation are reported in this paper.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1777-1785
Number of pages	9
Journal	Advances in Space Research
Volume	33
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2003.05.019
State	Published - 2004

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Aerospace Engineering
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Geophysics
Atmospheric Science
Space and Planetary Science
General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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Seo, E. S., Ahn, H. S., Beatty, J. J., Coutu, S., Choi, M. J., DuVernois, M. A., Ganel, O., Kang, T. G., Kim, K. C., Lee, M. H., Lutz, L., Marrocchesi, P. S., Minnick, S., Min, K. W., Nutter, S., Park, H., Park, I. H., Schindhelm, E., Sina, R., ... Yang, J. (2004). Cosmic-ray energetics and mass (CREAM) balloon project. Advances in Space Research, 33(10), 1777-1785. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2003.05.019

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