The first flight of the CREAM silicon charge detector

• Main Authors: N. H. Park, S. W. Nam, J. H. Han, J. H. Hyun, J. A. Jeon, J. K. Lee, I. H. Park, J. Yang, H. S. Ahn, O. Ganel, K. C. Kim, M. H. Lee, L. Lutz, A. Mallnine, E. S. Seo, R. Sina, J. Wu, Y. S. Yoon, S. Y. Zinn, P. Allison, J. J. Beatty, BAGLIESI, MARIA GRAZIA, G. Bigongjari, MAESTRO, PAOLO, MARROCCHESI, PIER SIMONE, R. Zei, P. Boyle, S. Swordy, S. Wakely, J. T. Childers, M. A. DuVernois, N. B. Conklin, S. Coutu, S. I. Mognet, H. J. Kim, Y. J. Kim, H. Park, S. Minnick, S. Nutter, K. W. Min, W. Han, U. W. Nam, K. I. Seon
• Other Authors: N. H., Park, S. W., Nam, J. H., Han, J. H., Hyun, J. A., Jeon, J. K., Lee, I. H., Park, J., Yang, H. S., Ahn, O., Ganel, K. C., Kim, M. H., Lee, L., Lutz, A., Mallnine, E. S., Seo, R., Sina, J., Wu, Y. S., Yoon, S. Y., Zinn, P., Allison, J. J., Beatty, Bagliesi, MARIA GRAZIA, G., Bigongjari, Maestro, Paolo, Marrocchesi, PIER SIMONE, R., Zei, P., Boyle, S., Swordy, S., Wakely, J. T., Childer, M. A., Duvernoi, N. B., Conklin, S., Coutu, S. I., Mognet, H. J., Kim, Y. J., Kim, H., Park, S., Minnick, S., Nutter, K. W., Min, W., Han, U. W., Nam, K. I., Seon
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: Balloon payload; High energy cosmic ray; Knee; Silicon charge detector; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11365/43282

The CREAM (Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass) experiment was constructed for the measurement of high-energy cosmic rays in the energy range between 10(12) and 10(15) eV. As a long duration balloon payload, the CREAM had its first successful flight in December 2004 from McMurdo Station, Antarctica. For the charge measurement of incident cosmic-ray particles entering the calorimeter module, a layer of the SCD (Silicon Charge Detector) made of 2912 silicon pixels was built with an active area of 779 x 795 mm(2). This paper describes the performance of the SCD during the 2004-2005 flight.