The use of optical fibers in the Trans Iron Galactic Element Recorder (TIGER)
Abstract
TIGER, the Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder, is a cosmic-ray balloon borne experiment that utilizes a scintillating Fiber Hodoscope/Time of Flight (TOF) counter. It was flown aboard a high altitude balloon on September 24, 1997. The objective of this experiment is to measure the elemental abundances of all nuclei within the charge range: 26{<=}Z{<=}40. This initial balloon flight will test the detector concept, which will be used in future balloon and space experiments. The instrument and the fiber detector are described.
- Authors:
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- Washington University, Box 1105, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63130 (United States)
- Goddard Spaceflight Center, Code 661, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 (United States)
- California Institute of Technology, Mail Code 220-47, Pasadena, California 91125 (United States)
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 (United States)
- Publication Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 21199325
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- AIP Conference Proceedings
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 450; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: SCIFI97: 3. conference on scintillating and fiber detectors, Notre Dame, IN (United States), 2-6 Nov 1997; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.56956; (c) 1998 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BALLOONS; COSMIC NUCLEI; COSMIC RAY DETECTION; ELEMENT ABUNDANCE; HODOSCOPES; IRON; MASS SPECTRA; OPTICAL FIBERS; SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; TIME-OF-FLIGHT METHOD
Citation Formats
Sposato, S H, Binns, W R, Dowkontt, P F, Epstein, J W, Hink, P L, Israel, M H, Klarmann, J, Lawrence, D J, Barbier, L M, Christian, E R, Mitchell, J W, Streitmatter, R E, Nolfo, G A. de, Mewaldt, R A, Shindler, S M, and Waddington, C J. The use of optical fibers in the Trans Iron Galactic Element Recorder (TIGER). United States: N. p., 1998.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.56956.
Sposato, S H, Binns, W R, Dowkontt, P F, Epstein, J W, Hink, P L, Israel, M H, Klarmann, J, Lawrence, D J, Barbier, L M, Christian, E R, Mitchell, J W, Streitmatter, R E, Nolfo, G A. de, Mewaldt, R A, Shindler, S M, & Waddington, C J. The use of optical fibers in the Trans Iron Galactic Element Recorder (TIGER). United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.56956
Sposato, S H, Binns, W R, Dowkontt, P F, Epstein, J W, Hink, P L, Israel, M H, Klarmann, J, Lawrence, D J, Barbier, L M, Christian, E R, Mitchell, J W, Streitmatter, R E, Nolfo, G A. de, Mewaldt, R A, Shindler, S M, and Waddington, C J. 1998.
"The use of optical fibers in the Trans Iron Galactic Element Recorder (TIGER)". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.56956.
@article{osti_21199325,
title = {The use of optical fibers in the Trans Iron Galactic Element Recorder (TIGER)},
author = {Sposato, S H and Binns, W R and Dowkontt, P F and Epstein, J W and Hink, P L and Israel, M H and Klarmann, J and Lawrence, D J and Barbier, L M and Christian, E R and Mitchell, J W and Streitmatter, R E and Nolfo, G A. de and Mewaldt, R A and Shindler, S M and Waddington, C J},
abstractNote = {TIGER, the Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder, is a cosmic-ray balloon borne experiment that utilizes a scintillating Fiber Hodoscope/Time of Flight (TOF) counter. It was flown aboard a high altitude balloon on September 24, 1997. The objective of this experiment is to measure the elemental abundances of all nuclei within the charge range: 26{<=}Z{<=}40. This initial balloon flight will test the detector concept, which will be used in future balloon and space experiments. The instrument and the fiber detector are described.},
doi = {10.1063/1.56956},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21199325},
journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = 1,
volume = 450,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Nov 09 00:00:00 EST 1998},
month = {Mon Nov 09 00:00:00 EST 1998}
}
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