Cosmic-ray Isotope Measurements with HELIX

S. P. Wakely, P. S. Allison, M. Baiocchi, J. J. Beatty, L. Beaufore, D. H. Calderón, A. G. Castano, Y. Chen, Stephane Coutu, N. Green, D. Hanna, H. B. Jeon, S. B. Klein, B. Kunkler, M. Lang, R. Mbarek, K. McBride, S. I. Mognet, J. Musser, S. NutterS. O’Brien, N. Park, K. M. Powledge, K. Sakai, M. Tabata, G. Tarlé, J. M. Tuttle, G. Visser, M. Yu

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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’s first long-duration balloon flight is anticipated to occur in 2024. In this paper, we will briefly discuss the scientific goals of the instrument and report on its design and current status.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number118
JournalProceedings of Science
Volume444
StatePublished - Sep 27 2024
Event38th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2023 - Nagoya, Japan
Duration: Jul 26 2023Aug 3 2023

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General

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