Published April 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

On potentialities of a multipurpose astrophysical orbital observatory in studies of high-energy cosmic rays

  • 1. Institute for High-Energy Physics, Protvino, 142284 (Russian Federation)
  • 2. Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, 119991 (Russian Federation)
  • 3. Ionosphere Institute, Almaty, Kazakhstan Republic (Kazakhstan)
  • 4. Moscow State Institute of Steel and Alloys, Moscow, 117936 (Russian Federation)
  • 5. Institute for Nuclear Research, Moscow, 117312 (Russian Federation)
  • 6. Skobel'tsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Moscow, 119992 (Russian Federation)
  • 7. Institute for Advanced Studies, 1-29-6 Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162-0022 (Japan)
  • 8. Institute for Space Research, Almaty, Kazakhstan Republic (Kazakhstan)

Description

Potentialities of a multipurpose astrophysical orbital observatory designed on the basis of ionization-neutron calorimetry for direct studies of high-energy primary cosmic radiation is considered. Scientific goals of the project are discussed, including measurements of energy spectra and PCR charge composition in a wide energy range up to the 'knee' energies (1015 - 1016 eV) as well as a number of other astrophysical goals

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2006.12.011;
PII
S0920-5632(06)01012-7;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. B, Proceedings Supplements
Journal Volume
166
Journal Page Range
p. 140-144
ISSN
0920-5632
CODEN
NPBSE7

Conference

Title
3. international conference on particle and fundamental physics in space
Dates
19-21 Apr 2006
Place
Beijing (China)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39078424
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ASTROPHYSICS; CALORIMETRY; ENERGY SPECTRA; IONIZATION; NEUTRONS; PEV RANGE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION; SPACE VEHICLES; TELESCOPES
Descriptors DEC
BARYONS; COSMIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HADRONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; NUCLEONS; PHYSICS; RADIATIONS; SPECTRA; VEHICLES

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