1. Particle energy determination device for the International Space Station using a new approach to cosmic ray spectral measurements (TUS-M Mission)
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L. G. Sveshnikova, D. M. Podorozhnyi, A. I. Sidorov, N. A. Korotkova, J. Procqureur, M. I. Panasyuk, I. I. Yashin, James H. Adams, S. Golubkov, G. L. Bashindzhagyan, N. Egorov, A. N. Turundaevsky, M. Simon, T. M. Roganova, O. Saavedra, A. Thompson, Ashot Chilingarian, and L. Drury
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Physics ,Range (particle radiation) ,Design of experiments ,International Space Station ,Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics ,Astronomy ,Cosmic ray ,Satellite ,Scale (descriptive set theory) ,Cosmology ,Energy (signal processing) ,Computational physics - Abstract
A new approach to the measurement of high energy cosmic ray nuclei (E>1011 eV) is proposed. The method is based on measuring the primary particle energy by determining the angular distribution of secondaries produced in a target layer. The proposed technique can be used over a wide range of energies (1011–1016 eV) and gives an energy resolution of 60% or better. This approach is being utilized to design a new advanced instrument (KLEM) for future space station and satellite cosmic ray experiments. Due to its light weight and large aperture the newly developed instrument will allow a dramatically increased exposure factor and will enable the directly measured energy range in cosmic ray research to be extended up to and beyond 1016 eV. A reduced scale version of this new instrument (project TUS-M) has already been accepted for exposure in the Russian Segment of the International Space Station. The essence of the TUS-M project is to test and confirm the new technique under flight conditions. During a one-yea...
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- 2000
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