The track imaging Cherenkov experiment

S. A. Wissel; K. Byrum; J. D. Cunningham; G. Drake; E. Hays; D. Horan; D. Kieda; E. Kovacs; S. Magill; L. Nodulman; S. P. Swordy; R. Wagner; S. P. Wakely

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2011.07.016

The track imaging Cherenkov experiment

S. A. Wissel, K. Byrum, J. D. Cunningham, G. Drake, E. Hays, D. Horan, D. Kieda, E. Kovacs, S. Magill, L. Nodulman, S. P. Swordy, R. Wagner, S. P. Wakely

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We describe a dedicated cosmic-ray telescope that explores a new method for detecting Cherenkov radiation from high-energy primary cosmic rays and the large particle air shower they induce upon entering the atmosphere. Using a camera comprising 16 multi-anode photomultiplier tubes for a total of 256 pixels, the Track Imaging Cherenkov Experiment (TrICE) resolves substructures in particle air showers with 0.086° resolution. Cherenkov radiation is imaged using a novel two-part optical system in which a Fresnel lens provides a wide-field optical trigger and a mirror system collects delayed light with four times the magnification. TrICE records well-resolved cosmic-ray air showers at rates ranging between 0.01 Hz and 0.1 Hz.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	175-181
Number of pages	7
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	659
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2011.07.016
State	Published - Dec 11 2011

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Instrumentation

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Wissel, S. A., Byrum, K., Cunningham, J. D., Drake, G., Hays, E., Horan, D., Kieda, D., Kovacs, E., Magill, S., Nodulman, L., Swordy, S. P., Wagner, R., & Wakely, S. P. (2011). The track imaging Cherenkov experiment. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 659(1), 175-181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2011.07.016

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