The measurement of elemental abundances above 10 sup 15 eV at a lunar base
Conference
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· AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (USA)
OSTI ID:6507470
- Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago. LASR, 933 E56th St, Chicago, IL (USA)
At {approx}10{sup 15} eV the slope of the energy spectrum of cosmic rays becomes significantly steeper than at lower energies. The measurement of relative elemental abundances at these energies is expected to provide a means to resolve the origin of this feature and greatly contribute to the understanding of the sources of cosmic rays. We describe a moon based detector for making well resolved elemental measurements at these energies using hadronic calorimetry. This detector is particularly well suited for a site on the lunar surface because there is no overlying layer of atmosphere and the large mass required can be provided by the lunar regolith.
- OSTI ID:
- 6507470
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-8905272--
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (USA), Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (USA) Vol. 202:1; ISSN 0094-243X; ISSN APCPC
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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