On-orbit performance of the top and bottom counting detectors for the ISS-CREAM experiment on the international space station

science case, design and expected performances

S. C. Kang (Avtor), Y. Amare (Avtor), T. Anderson (Avtor), D. Angelaszek (Avtor), N. Anthony (Avtor), K. Cheryian (Avtor), G. H. Choi (Avtor), M. Copley (Avtor), Stephane Coutu (Avtor), J. P. Lundquist (Avtor)

Povzetek

The Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass (CREAM) instrument on the International Space Station (ISS) is an experiment to study origin, propagation, acceleration and elemental composition of cosmic rays. The Top Counting Detector (TCD) and Bottom Counting Detector (BCD) are parts of the detector suite of the ISS-CREAM experiment and are designed to separate electrons and protons for studying electron and gamma-ray physics. In addition, the TCD/BCD provide a redundant trigger to that of the calorimeter and a low energy trigger to the ISS-CREAM instrument. After launching, the TCD/BCD trigger was found to be working well. Also, the TCD/BCD have been stable and their hit positions were confirmed to be well matched with other detectors on board. We present the performance and status of the TCD/BCD in flight.

Ključne besede

ISS-CREAM;cosmic rays;TCD/BCD;CREAM;

Podatki

Jezik:	Angleški jezik
Leto izida:	2019
Tipologija:	1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
Organizacija:	UNG - Univerza v Novi Gorici
UDK:	524
COBISS:	12820995
ISSN:	0273-1177
Št. ogledov:	2045
Št. prenosov:	103
Ocena:	0 (0 glasov)
Metapodatki:

Ostali podatki

URN:	URN:SI:UNG
Vrsta dela (COBISS):	Delo ni kategorizirano
Strani:	str. 2564-2569
Letnik:	ǂVol. ǂ64
Zvezek:	ǂiss. ǂ12
Čas izdaje:	2019
DOI:	10.1016/j.asr.2019.07.030
ID:	11591938