Abstract
HELIX (High Energy Light Isotope eXperiment) is a balloon-borne experiment designed to measure the chemical and isotopic abundances of light cosmic ray nuclei. Detailed measurements by HELIX, especially of 10Be from 0.2 GeV/n to beyond 3 GeV/n, will provide an essential set of data for the study of propagation processes of the cosmic rays. HELIX consists of a 1 Tesla superconducting magnet with a high-resolution gas tracking system, time-of-flight detector, and a ring-imaging Cherenkov detector. The instrument is scheduled to have a long-duration balloon flight out of McMurdo Station during NASA0s 2020/21 Antarctic balloon campaign. Here, we discuss the scientific goals and the design of the experiment, and report on its current status.
Original language | English (US) |
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Journal | Proceedings of Science |
Volume | 358 |
State | Published - 2019 |
Event | 36th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2019 - Madison, United States Duration: Jul 24 2019 → Aug 1 2019 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General