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Title: Atmospheric electron flux at airplane altitude

Abstract

We have developed a new detector to systematically measure the cosmic-ray electron flux at airplane altitudes. We loaded a lead-glass-based electron telescope onto a commercial cargo airplane. The first experiment was carried out using the air route between Narita (Japan) and Sydney (Australia); during this flight we measured the electron flux at various altitudes and latitudes. The thresholds of the electron energies were 1, 2, and 4 GeV. The results agree with a simple estimation using one-dimensional shower theory. A comparison with a Monte Carlo calculation was made.

Authors:
; ; ; ;  [1];  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. National Laboratory for High Energy Physics, KEK, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba-city, Ibaraki 305 (Japan)
  2. Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, 3-2-1, Midori-cho, Tanashi-city, Tokyo 188 (Japan)
  3. Faculty of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Oookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152 (Japan)
  4. Institute for Space and Astronautical Science, 3-1-1 Yunodai, Sagamihara-city, Kanagawa 229 (Japan)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
6048380
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 44:11; Journal ID: ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; COSMIC ELECTRONS; DETECTION; AIRCRAFT; COSMIC SHOWERS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GLASS; HODOSCOPES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; ONE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; PLASTIC SCINTILLATORS; TELESCOPE COUNTERS; THRESHOLD ENERGY; COSMIC RADIATION; ELECTRONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY; FERMIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTONS; PHOSPHORS; RADIATIONS; SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION; SHOWERS; 665000* - Physics of Condensed Matter- (1992-); 440101 - Radiation Instrumentation- General Detectors or Monitors & Radiometric Instruments

Citation Formats

Enomoto, R, Chiba, J, Ogawa, K, Sumiyoshi, T, Takasaki, F, Kifune, T, Matsubara, Y, Nishimura, J, and VEGA Collaboration). Atmospheric electron flux at airplane altitude. United States: N. p., 1991. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.44.3419.
Enomoto, R, Chiba, J, Ogawa, K, Sumiyoshi, T, Takasaki, F, Kifune, T, Matsubara, Y, Nishimura, J, & VEGA Collaboration). Atmospheric electron flux at airplane altitude. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.44.3419
Enomoto, R, Chiba, J, Ogawa, K, Sumiyoshi, T, Takasaki, F, Kifune, T, Matsubara, Y, Nishimura, J, and VEGA Collaboration). 1991. "Atmospheric electron flux at airplane altitude". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.44.3419.
@article{osti_6048380,
title = {Atmospheric electron flux at airplane altitude},
author = {Enomoto, R and Chiba, J and Ogawa, K and Sumiyoshi, T and Takasaki, F and Kifune, T and Matsubara, Y and Nishimura, J and VEGA Collaboration)},
abstractNote = {We have developed a new detector to systematically measure the cosmic-ray electron flux at airplane altitudes. We loaded a lead-glass-based electron telescope onto a commercial cargo airplane. The first experiment was carried out using the air route between Narita (Japan) and Sydney (Australia); during this flight we measured the electron flux at various altitudes and latitudes. The thresholds of the electron energies were 1, 2, and 4 GeV. The results agree with a simple estimation using one-dimensional shower theory. A comparison with a Monte Carlo calculation was made.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevD.44.3419},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6048380}, journal = {Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States)},
issn = {0556-2821},
number = ,
volume = 44:11,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1991},
month = {Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1991}
}