Published December 2002
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Journal article
The INCA project: present status and outlook
Creators
- Aleksandrov, K.V.
- Ammosov, V.V.
- Chechin, V.A.
- Chubenko, A.P.
- Erlykin, A.D.
- Ladygin, E.A.
- Merzon, G.I.
- Mukhamedshin, R.A.
- Murashov, V.N.
- Pavlyuchenko, V.P.
- Ryabov, V.A.
- Ryazhskaya, O.G.
- Saito, T.
- Sobolevskii, N.M.
- Shchepetov, A.L.
- Starkov, N.I.
- Trostin, I.S.
- Tsarev, V.A.
- Wolfendale, A.
- Zatsepin, G.T.
- Zhdanov, G.B.
- Zhukov, A.P.
Description
Scientific objectives, foundations, status, and outlook of the INCA Project are presented. Fundamentally new technique based on the ionization-neutron calorimeter (INCA) and designed to study local nearby sources of high-energy cosmic rays by direct measuring the spectrum and composition of the nuclear component in the 'knee' region and the spectrum of primary electrons in the energy range 0.1-10 TeV with the proton-background suppression factor up to 107 is discussed. Experimental data on exposition of the INCA prototypes to electron, pion, and proton beams at various energies and corresponding simulation results are presented. Prospects are considered
Additional details
Identifiers
- PII
- S0920563202018625;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Physics. B, Proceedings Supplements
- Journal Volume
- 113
- Journal Issue
- 1-3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 344-351
- ISSN
- 0920-5632
- CODEN
- NPBSE7
Conference
- Title
- 1. international conference on particle and fundamental physics in space
- Acronym
- SpacePart 2002
- Dates
- 14-19 May 2002
- Place
- La Biodola, Elba (Italy)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 34064281
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CALIBRATION; CASCADE SHOWERS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ENERGY SPECTRA; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NEUTRONS; PHOTODETECTORS; PION BEAMS; PLASTIC SCINTILLATORS; PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION; PROTON BEAMS; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; SHOWER COUNTERS; TESTING; TEV RANGE
- Descriptors DEC
- BARYONS; BEAMS; COSMIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; HADRONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTON BEAMS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MESON BEAMS; NUCLEON BEAMS; NUCLEONS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHOSPHORS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; SHOWERS; SPECTRA
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.