The cosmic ray energetics and mass (CREAM) experiment timing charge detector

J. J. Beatty; H. S. Ahn; P. S. Allison; M. J. Choi; N. Conklin; S. Coutu; M. A. DuVernois; O. Ganel; S. Jaminion; K. C. Kim; M. H. Lee; L. Lutz; P. S. Marrocchesi; S. Minnick; S. I. Mognet; K. Min; S. Nutter; H. Park; I. H. Park; K. Petska; E. Schindhelm; E. S. Seo; S. Swordy; J. Wu; J. Yang

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The cosmic ray energetics and mass (CREAM) experiment timing charge detector

J. J. Beatty, H. S. Ahn, P. S. Allison, M. J. Choi, N. Conklin, S. Coutu, M. A. DuVernois, O. Ganel, S. Jaminion, K. C. Kim, M. H. Lee, L. Lutz, P. S. Marrocchesi, S. Minnick, S. I. Mognet, K. Min, S. Nutter, H. Park, I. H. Park, K. PetskaE. Schindhelm, E. S. Seo, S. Swordy, J. Wu, J. Yang

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The cosmic ray all-particle spectrum has a small steepening of its spectral slope, or 'knee', near 10¹⁵ eV. Changes in the nuclear composition of cosmic rays may be associated with the knee and provide clues concerning the origin of the spectral change. An ultra-long duration balloon experiment, Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass (CREAM), is being constructed to measure cosmic ray elemental spectra at energies just below the knee to look for evidence of changes in composition. CREAM employs a thin calorimeter and transition radiation detector to provide multiple measures of the particle energy. A novel technique, the timing charge detector, is used to identify the charge of the incident primary cosmic ray in the presence of the albedo particles generated by interactions in the calorimeter.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	248-254
Number of pages	7
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	4858
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458542
State	Published - 2002
Event	Particle Astrophysics Instrumentation - Waikoloa, HI, United States Duration: Aug 22 2002 → Aug 23 2002

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Beatty, J. J., Ahn, H. S., Allison, P. S., Choi, M. J., Conklin, N., Coutu, S., DuVernois, M. A., Ganel, O., Jaminion, S., Kim, K. C., Lee, M. H., Lutz, L., Marrocchesi, P. S., Minnick, S., Mognet, S. I., Min, K., Nutter, S., Park, H., Park, I. H., ... Yang, J. (2002). The cosmic ray energetics and mass (CREAM) experiment timing charge detector. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 4858, 248-254. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458542

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