The scintillation detectors of the super-TIGER balloon experiment

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

The scintillation detectors of the super-TIGER balloon experiment

J. T. Link
, W. R. Binns
, R. G. Bose
, T. J. Brandt
, D. L. Braun
, E. R. Christian
, W. M. Daniels
, G. A. de Nolfo
, P. F. Dowkontt
, S. P. Fitzsimmons
, D. J. Hahne
, T. Hams
, M. H. Israel
, J. Klemic
, A. W. Labrador
, R. A. Mewaldt
, J. W. Mitchell
, P. R. Moore
, R. P. Murphy
, M. A. Olevitch

B. F. Rauch, K. Sakai, 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

Super-TIGER is a large-area (5.4m²) cosmic-ray balloon experiment designed to measure the abundances of cosmic-ray nuclei heavier than Iron. The instrument has collection power and resolution necessary to measure individual charge abundances between 29 < Z ≤ 42 and exploratory measurements through Z=56. The instrument launched in December 2012 and had a successful 55 day flight. Super-TIGER has three layers of scintillation detectors, two Cherenkov detectors and a scintillating fiber hodoscope. Each scintillation detector (four per layer) employs four wavelength shifter bars surrounding the edges of the scintillator to collect the light from particles traversing the instrument. PMTs are optically coupled at both ends of the bars for light collection. In this paper we discuss the design, construction and performance of the scintillation detectors for the Super-TIGER flight. We also discuss scintillator saturation and how this is approached and addressed in the measurement of the ultra-heavy (Z > 30) elements measured by Super-TIGER.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 33rd International Cosmic Rays Conference, ICRC 2013
Publisher	Sociedade Brasileira de Fisica
ISBN (Electronic)	9788589064293
State	Published - 2013
Event	33rd International Cosmic Rays Conference, ICRC 2013 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Duration: Jul 2 2013 → Jul 9 2013

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the 33rd International Cosmic Rays Conference, ICRC 2013
Volume	2013-October

Conference

Conference	33rd International Cosmic Rays Conference, ICRC 2013
Country/Territory	Brazil
City	Rio de Janeiro
Period	07/2/13 → 07/9/13

Keywords

Cosmic rays
Instrumentation
OB associations
Super-TIGER

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Link, J. T., Binns, W. R., Bose, R. G., Brandt, T. J., Braun, D. L., Christian, E. R., Daniels, W. M., de Nolfo, G. A., Dowkontt, P. F., Fitzsimmons, S. P., Hahne, D. J., Hams, T., Israel, M. H., Klemic, J., Labrador, A. W., Mewaldt, R. A., Mitchell, J. W., Moore, P. R., Murphy, R. P., ... Wiedenbeck, M. E. (2013). The scintillation detectors of the super-TIGER balloon experiment. In Proceedings of the 33rd International Cosmic Rays Conference, ICRC 2013 (Proceedings of the 33rd International Cosmic Rays Conference, ICRC 2013; Vol. 2013-October). Sociedade Brasileira de Fisica.

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Link, JT, Binns, WR, Bose, RG, Brandt, TJ, Braun, DL, Christian, ER, Daniels, WM, de Nolfo, GA, Dowkontt, PF, Fitzsimmons, SP, Hahne, DJ, Hams, T, Israel, MH, Klemic, J, Labrador, AW, Mewaldt, RA, Mitchell, JW, Moore, PR, Murphy, RP, Olevitch, MA, Rauch, BF, Sakai, K, San Sebastian, F, Sasaki, M, Simburger, GE, Stone, EC, Waddington, CJ, Ward, JE & Wiedenbeck, ME 2013, The scintillation detectors of the super-TIGER balloon experiment. in Proceedings of the 33rd International Cosmic Rays Conference, ICRC 2013. Proceedings of the 33rd International Cosmic Rays Conference, ICRC 2013, vol. 2013-October, Sociedade Brasileira de Fisica, 33rd International Cosmic Rays Conference, ICRC 2013, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 07/2/13.

The scintillation detectors of the super-TIGER balloon experiment. / Link, J. T.; Binns, W. R.; Bose, R. G. et al.
Proceedings of the 33rd International Cosmic Rays Conference, ICRC 2013. Sociedade Brasileira de Fisica, 2013. (Proceedings of the 33rd International Cosmic Rays Conference, ICRC 2013; Vol. 2013-October).

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