The Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass (CREAM) timing charge detector

H. S. Ahn; P. S. Allison; M. G. Bagliesi; J. J. Beatty; G. Bigongiari; P. Boyle; J. T. Childers; N. B. Conklin; S. Coutu; M. A. DuVernois; O. Ganel; J. H. Han; J. A. Jeon; K. C. Kim; J. K. Lee; M. H. Lee; L. Lutz; P. Maestro; A. Malinin; P. S. Marrocchesi; S. A. Minnick; S. I. Mognet; S. W. Nam; S. L. Nutter; I. H. Park; N. H. Park; E. S. Seo; R. Sina; S. P. Swordy; S. P. Wakely; J. Wu; J. Yang; Y. S. Yoon; R. Zei; S. Y. Zinn

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2009.01.170

The Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass (CREAM) timing charge detector

H. S. Ahn
, P. S. Allison
, M. G. Bagliesi
, J. J. Beatty
, G. Bigongiari
, P. Boyle
, J. T. Childers
, N. B. Conklin
, S. Coutu
, M. A. DuVernois
, O. Ganel
, J. H. Han
, J. A. Jeon
, K. C. Kim
, J. K. Lee
, M. H. Lee
, L. Lutz
, P. Maestro
, A. Malinin
, P. S. Marrocchesi

S. A. Minnick, S. I. Mognet, S. W. Nam, S. L. Nutter, I. H. Park, N. H. Park, E. S. Seo, R. Sina, S. P. Swordy, S. P. Wakely, J. Wu, J. Yang, Y. S. Yoon, R. Zei, S. Y. Zinn

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The use of detectors based on plastic scintillator with photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) is common in cosmic-ray experiments to differentiate particle charges. However, in the presence of a calorimeter, the standard method of pulse charge integration over a time longer than a PMT pulse is hampered by abundant albedo particles. The Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass (CREAM) instrument surmounts this problem by measuring the peak voltage of the PMT pulse within ∼ 3 ns of a threshold crossing in the readout of a timing charge detector (TCD). The design and performance of the TCD is presented. A charge resolution of 0.2 e for oxygen and 0.4 e for iron is obtained for through-going cosmic-ray particles.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	525-536
Number of pages	12
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	602
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2009.01.170
State	Published - Apr 21 2009

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
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Ahn, H. S., Allison, P. S., Bagliesi, M. G., Beatty, J. J., Bigongiari, G., Boyle, P., Childers, J. T., Conklin, N. B., Coutu, S., DuVernois, M. A., Ganel, O., Han, J. H., Jeon, J. A., Kim, K. C., Lee, J. K., Lee, M. H., Lutz, L., Maestro, P., Malinin, A., ... Zinn, S. Y. (2009). The Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass (CREAM) timing charge detector. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 602(2), 525-536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2009.01.170

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