Large-area gas Cerenkov counter for cosmic-ray studies

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1987 · Instrum. Exp. Tech. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5730779

Benenson, A I; Kurnosova, L V; Rusakovich, M A; Topchiev, N P; Fradkin, M I

A large-area gas Cerenkov counter for satellite studies of cosmic radiation is described. The geometry factor of the detector is 270 cm/sup 2/ sr. The counter is filled with Freon-13 at a pressure of 4 atm and has a threshold relativistic factor of 12.9. The average efficiency over the entire area is 98.5 +/- 0.2% in the forward direction and 0.85 +/- 0.15% in the reverse. With a slight decrease in forward registration efficiency (to 90%), the sampling factor can be increased to 350. Particles with insufficient energy for Cerenkov radiation in the detector are registered with an efficiency of < 1%. The angle at which the counter efficiency is reduced to 50% is approximately +/- 12/sup 0/.

• Research Organization: Physics Institute, Moscow, USSR
• OSTI ID: 5730779
• Journal Information: Instrum. Exp. Tech. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Instrum. Exp. Tech. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 29:4; ISSN INETA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CHERENKOV COUNTERS
CHERENKOV COUNTING
CHERENKOV RADIATION
COSMIC RADIATION
COSMIC RAY DETECTION
COSMIC RAY FLUX
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DETECTION
DIMENSIONS
EFFICIENCY
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ENERGY RESOLUTION
FREONS
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
INCIDENCE ANGLE
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PHOTOMULTIPLIERS
PHOTOTUBES
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIATION FLUX
RADIATIONS
RESOLUTION
SPATIAL RESOLUTION
SURFACE AREA
SURFACE PROPERTIES
TESTING