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Title: 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:
; ; ; ; ; ; ;  [1]; ; ; ;  [2]; ; ;  [3];  [4]
  1. Washington University, Box 1105, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63130 (United States)
  2. Goddard Spaceflight Center, Code 661, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 (United States)
  3. California Institute of Technology, Mail Code 220-47, Pasadena, California 91125 (United States)
  4. 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}
}