Title of article
CHERCAM: A Cherenkov imager for the CREAM experiment
Author/Authors
Mangin-Brinet، نويسنده , , M. and Barrau، نويسنده , , A. and Bazer-Bachi، نويسنده , , R. and Bourrion، نويسنده , , O. and Bouvier، نويسنده , , J. and Boyer، نويسنده , , B. and Buénerd، نويسنده , , M. and Derome، نويسنده , , L. and Eraud، نويسنده , , L. and Foglio، نويسنده , , R. and Gallin-Martel، نويسنده , , L. and Ganel، نويسنده , , O. and Kim، نويسنده , , C.H. and Lutz، نويسنده , , L. and Malinine، نويسنده , , A. and Menchaca-Rocha، نويسنده , , A. and Périé، نويسنده , , J.N. and Sallaz-Damaz، نويسنده , , Y. and Scordilis، نويسنده , , J.-P. and Seo، نويسنده , , E.S. and Walpole، نويسنده , , P. and Zinn، نويسنده , , S.Y.، نويسنده ,
Pages
3
From page
410
To page
412
Abstract
The CREAM experiment (Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass) is dedicated to the measurement of the energy spectrum of nuclear elements in cosmic rays, over the range 10 12 – 10 15 eV . The individual elements separation, which is a key feature of CREAM, requires instruments with strong identification capabilities. A proximity focused type of Cherenkov imager, CHERCAM (CHERenkov CAMera), providing both a good signature of downgoing Z = 1 particles and good single element separation through the whole range of nuclear charges [Buénerd, et al., 28th ICRC, Tsukuba, OG 1.5, 2003, p. 2157. [1]], is under development. After a brief introduction, the main features and the construction status of the CHERCAM are being summarized.
Keywords
Cherenkov detector , Charge identification , Cosmic rays
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Record number
2027794
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