The SUPERTIGER Instrument: Measurement of Elemental Abundances of Ultra-Heavy Galactic Cosmic Rays
The SuperTIGER (Super Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder) instrument was developed to measure the abundances of galactic cosmic-ray elements from _(10)Ne to _(40)Zr with individual element resolution and the high statistics needed to test models of cosmic-ray origins. SuperTIGER also makes explora...
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ftcaltechauth:oai:authors.library.caltech.edu:46872 2023-05-15T14:04:55+02:00 The SUPERTIGER Instrument: Measurement of Elemental Abundances of Ultra-Heavy Galactic Cosmic Rays Binns, W. R. Klemic, J. Labrador, A. W. Mewaldt, R. A. Stone, E. C. 2014-06-10 application/pdf https://authors.library.caltech.edu/46872/ https://authors.library.caltech.edu/46872/1/0004-637X_788_1_18.pdf https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20140707-095039534 en eng American Astronomical Society https://authors.library.caltech.edu/46872/1/0004-637X_788_1_18.pdf Binns, W. R. and Klemic, J. and Labrador, A. W. and Mewaldt, R. A. and Stone, E. C. (2014) The SUPERTIGER Instrument: Measurement of Elemental Abundances of Ultra-Heavy Galactic Cosmic Rays. Astrophysical Journal, 788 (1). Art. No. 18. ISSN 0004-637X. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/788/1/18. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20140707-095039534 <https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20140707-095039534> other Article PeerReviewed 2014 ftcaltechauth https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/788/1/18 2021-11-11T18:58:28Z The SuperTIGER (Super Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder) instrument was developed to measure the abundances of galactic cosmic-ray elements from _(10)Ne to _(40)Zr with individual element resolution and the high statistics needed to test models of cosmic-ray origins. SuperTIGER also makes exploratory measurements of the abundances of elements with 40 < Z ≤ 60 and measures the energy spectra of the more abundant elements for Z ≤ 30 from about 0.8 to 10 GeV/nucleon. This instrument is an enlarged and higher resolution version of the earlier TIGER instrument. It was designed to provide the largest geometric acceptance possible and to reach as high an altitude as possible, flying on a standard long-duration 1.11 million m^3 balloon. SuperTIGER was launched from Williams Field, McMurdo Station, Antarctica, on 2012 December 8, and made about 2.7 revolutions around the South Pole in 55 days of flight, returning data on over 50 × 10^6 cosmic-ray nuclei with Z ≥ 10, including ∼1300 with Z >29 and ∼60 with Z >49. Here, we describe the instrument, the methods of charge identification employed, the SuperTIGER balloon flight, and the instrument performance. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica South pole South pole Caltech Authors (California Institute of Technology) McMurdo Station ENVELOPE(166.667,166.667,-77.850,-77.850) South Pole Williams Field ENVELOPE(166.967,166.967,-77.867,-77.867) The Astrophysical Journal 788 1 18 |
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The SuperTIGER (Super Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder) instrument was developed to measure the abundances of galactic cosmic-ray elements from _(10)Ne to _(40)Zr with individual element resolution and the high statistics needed to test models of cosmic-ray origins. SuperTIGER also makes exploratory measurements of the abundances of elements with 40 < Z ≤ 60 and measures the energy spectra of the more abundant elements for Z ≤ 30 from about 0.8 to 10 GeV/nucleon. This instrument is an enlarged and higher resolution version of the earlier TIGER instrument. It was designed to provide the largest geometric acceptance possible and to reach as high an altitude as possible, flying on a standard long-duration 1.11 million m^3 balloon. SuperTIGER was launched from Williams Field, McMurdo Station, Antarctica, on 2012 December 8, and made about 2.7 revolutions around the South Pole in 55 days of flight, returning data on over 50 × 10^6 cosmic-ray nuclei with Z ≥ 10, including ∼1300 with Z >29 and ∼60 with Z >49. Here, we describe the instrument, the methods of charge identification employed, the SuperTIGER balloon flight, and the instrument performance. |
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The SUPERTIGER Instrument: Measurement of Elemental Abundances of Ultra-Heavy Galactic Cosmic Rays |
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The SUPERTIGER Instrument: Measurement of Elemental Abundances of Ultra-Heavy Galactic Cosmic Rays |
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The SUPERTIGER Instrument: Measurement of Elemental Abundances of Ultra-Heavy Galactic Cosmic Rays |
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The SUPERTIGER Instrument: Measurement of Elemental Abundances of Ultra-Heavy Galactic Cosmic Rays |
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The SUPERTIGER Instrument: Measurement of Elemental Abundances of Ultra-Heavy Galactic Cosmic Rays |
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supertiger instrument: measurement of elemental abundances of ultra-heavy galactic cosmic rays |
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https://authors.library.caltech.edu/46872/1/0004-637X_788_1_18.pdf Binns, W. R. and Klemic, J. and Labrador, A. W. and Mewaldt, R. A. and Stone, E. C. (2014) The SUPERTIGER Instrument: Measurement of Elemental Abundances of Ultra-Heavy Galactic Cosmic Rays. Astrophysical Journal, 788 (1). Art. No. 18. ISSN 0004-637X. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/788/1/18. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20140707-095039534 <https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20140707-095039534> |
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