Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass for the International Space Station (ISS-CREAM)

Seo, E. S.; Anderson, Tyler; Angelaszek, D.; Baek, Seung-Jin; Baylon, J.; Buénerd, M.; Copley, M.; Coutu, S.; Derome, L.; Fields, Brian D.; Gupta, Mohit; Han, Ji Hye; Howley, I.; Huh, H.G.; Hwang, Yong Seok; Hyun, H.J.; Jeong, In Gab; Kah, D. H.; Kang, K. H.; Kim, D.Y.; Kim, H.J.; Kim, K.C.; Kim, M.H.; Kwashnak, K.; Lee, J.; Lee, M.H.; Link, J. T.; Lutz, L.; Малинин, А.; Menchaca‐Rocha, A.; Mitchell, J. W.; Nutter, S.; Ofoha, O.; Park, H.; Park, I.H.; Park, J.M.; Patterson, P.R.; Smith, Jacob; Wu, J.; Yoon, Y. S.

doi:10.1016/j.asr.2014.01.013

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“…The CREAM energy reach is expected to be increased by more than an order of magnitude with a three-year exposure on the ISS. A 3-year exposure on the ISS will greatly reduce the statistical uncertainties and extend CREAM measurements to energies beyond any reach possible with balloon flights, as illustrated in Seo et al (2014).…”

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Proton and Helium Spectra from the CREAM-III Flight

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.12 e (in charge units) and ∼0.14 e for protons and helium nuclei, respectively, using two layers of silicon charge detectors. The measured proton and helium energy spectra at the top of the atmosphere are harder than other existing measurements at a few tens of GeV. The relative abundance of protons to helium nuclei is 9.53 ± 0.03 for the range of 1 TeV/n to 63 TeV/n. The ratio is considerably smaller than other measurements at a few tens of GeV/n. The spectra become softer above ∼20 TeV. However, our statistical uncertainties are large at these energies and more data are needed.

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“…It has flown six times circumnavigating the Antarctic continent with ∼161 days of accumulated exposure (Seo et al 2014). Proton and helium energy spectra from the third flight (CREAM-III) are discussed here.…”

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Proton and Helium Spectra from the CREAM-III Flight

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“…This requires to measure photons, electrons, protons and heavy ions with the same payload and large acceptance. Approved missions include CALET [20] and ISS-CREAM [26] to be launched to the ISS in 2014, as well as the Chinese free-flying satellite DAMPE [19], to be launched in 2015. They aim at nuclear charge measurement by dE/dx for cosmic ray physics, using plastic scintillator in CALET, silicon pin diodes in ISS-CREAM and plastic scintillator plus silicon strip detectors in DAMPE.…”

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Particle detection technology for space-borne astroparticle experiments

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2015

Proceedings of Technology and Instrumentation in Particle Physics 2014 — PoS(TIPP2014)

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I review the transfer of technology from accelerator-based equipment to space-borne astroparticle detectors. Requirements for detection, identification and measurement of ions, electrons and photons in space are recalled. The additional requirements and restrictions imposed by the launch process in manned and unmanned space flight, as well as by the hostile environment in orbit, are analyzed. Technology readiness criteria and risk mitigation strategies are reviewed. Recent examples are given of missions and instruments in orbit, under construction or in the planning phase.

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“…ISS-CREAM experiment [5] will be launched in 2016. ISS-CREAM plans to measure the cosmic ray elemental energy spectra from 10 12 eV to >10 15 eV [6].…”

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“…ISS-CREAM plans to measure the cosmic ray elemental energy spectra from 10 12 eV to >10 15 eV [6]. ISS-CREAM consists of a Silicon Charge Detector (SCD), a carbon target, a tungsten/scintillator sampling calorimeter (CAL), the TCD/BCD [5] and a Boronated Scintillator Detector (BSD).…”

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Top and Bottom Counting Detectors for the ISS-CREAM experiment

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2016

Proceedings of the 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference — PoS(ICRC2015)

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It is important to measure the cosmic ray spectrum to understand the origin, acceleration and propagation mechanisms of high-energy cosmic rays. The Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass experiment will be launched in 2016 on the International Space Station (ISS-CREAM) to measure cosmic ray elemental spectra up to energies beyond the reach of balloon instruments. The main goal of the Top Counting Detector (TCD) and Bottom Counting Detector (BCD) is to separate electrons from protons using the difference between electromagnetic and hadronic shower shapes in the energy range of 300 GeV ∼ 800 GeV. The T/BCD consist of a plastic scintillator attached to 20 × 20 photodiodes. The active detection areas in the T/BCD are 500 × 500 mm 2 and 600 × 600 mm 2 , respectively. The TCD is located between the ISS-CREAM carbon target and its calorimeter, and the BCD is located below the calorimeter. Before integration with the payload, the T/BCD were assembled and conducted vibration and thermal vacuum tests to confirm the safety of the T/BCD under a space environment. The noise and gain of the T/BCD were tested with flight electronics, and the capability of the T/BCD to separate electrons from protons has been studied with a GEANT3 simulation. We present the design, construction, performance and simulation results of the T/BCD.

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Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass for the International Space Station (ISS-CREAM)

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Proton and Helium Spectra from the CREAM-III Flight

Proton and Helium Spectra from the CREAM-III Flight

Particle detection technology for space-borne astroparticle experiments

Top and Bottom Counting Detectors for the ISS-CREAM experiment

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