Scintillation detector for the measurement of ultra-heavy cosmic rays on the super-TIGER experiment

J. T. Link; W. R. Binns; R. G. Bose; D. L. Braun; E. R. Christian; W. M. Daniels; G. A. De Nolfo; P. F. Dowkontt; D. J. Hahne; T. Hams; M. H. Israel; A. W. Labrador; R. A. Mewaldt; J. W. Mitchell; P. R. Moore; R. P. Murphy; M. A. Olevitch; B. F. Rauch; F. San Sebastian; M. Sasaki; G. E. Simburger; E. C. Stone; C. J. Waddington; J. E. Ward; M. E. Wiedenbeck

doi:10.7529/ICRC2011/V06/0737

Scintillation detector for the measurement of ultra-heavy cosmic rays on the super-TIGER experiment

J. T. Link
, W. R. Binns
, R. G. Bose
, D. L. Braun
, E. R. Christian
, W. M. Daniels
, G. A. De Nolfo
, P. F. Dowkontt
, D. J. Hahne
, T. Hams
, M. H. Israel
, A. W. Labrador
, R. A. Mewaldt
, J. W. Mitchell
, P. R. Moore
, R. P. Murphy
, M. A. Olevitch
, B. F. Rauch
, F. San Sebastian
, M. Sasaki

G. E. Simburger, E. C. Stone, C. J. Waddington, J. E. Ward, M. E. Wiedenbeck

Department of Physics

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Abstract

We discuss the design and construction of the scintillation detectors for the Super-TIGER experiment. Super- TIGER is a large-area (5.4m²) balloon-borne experiment designed to measure the abundances of cosmic-ray nuclei between Z=10 and Z=56. It is based on the successful TIGER experiment that flew in Antarctica in 2001 and 2003. Super-TIGER has three layers of scintillation detectors, two Cherenkov detectors and a scintillating fiber hodoscope. The scintillation detector employs four wavelength shifter bars surrounding the edges of the scintillator to collect the light from particles traversing the detector. PMTs are optically coupled at both ends of the bars for light collection. We report on laboratory performance of the scintillation counters using muons. In addition we discuss the design challenges and detector response over this broad charge range including the effect of scintillator saturation.

Original language	English
Pages	363-366
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7529/ICRC2011/V06/0737
State	Published - 2011
Event	32nd International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2011 - Beijing, China Duration: Aug 11 2011 → Aug 18 2011

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Conference	32nd International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2011
Country/Territory	China
City	Beijing
Period	08/11/11 → 08/18/11

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Galactic cosmic rays
Instrumentation
Scintillator

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Link, J. T., Binns, W. R., Bose, R. G., Braun, D. L., Christian, E. R., Daniels, W. M., De Nolfo, G. A., Dowkontt, P. F., Hahne, D. J., Hams, T., Israel, M. H., Labrador, A. W., Mewaldt, R. A., Mitchell, J. W., Moore, P. R., Murphy, R. P., Olevitch, M. A., Rauch, B. F., San Sebastian, F., ... Wiedenbeck, M. E. (2011). Scintillation detector for the measurement of ultra-heavy cosmic rays on the super-TIGER experiment. 363-366. Paper presented at 32nd International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2011, Beijing, China. https://doi.org/10.7529/ICRC2011/V06/0737

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Scintillation detector for the measurement of ultra-heavy cosmic rays on the super-TIGER experiment

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