Optimizing the TRD design for ACCESS

Journal Article · Fri Jan 22 00:00:00 EST 1999 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.57580· OSTI ID:21202519

Cherry, M L; Guzik, T G; Isbert, J; Wefel, J P ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803-4001 (United States)

The present ACCESS design combines an ionization calorimeter with a transition radiation detector (TRD) to measure the cosmic ray composition and energy spectrum from H to Fe at energies above 1 TeV/nucleon to the 'knee' in the all particle spectrum. We are in the process of optimizing the TRD design to extend the range of the technique to as high an energy as possible given the constraints of the International Space Station mission and the need to coexist with the calorimeter. The current status of the design effort and preliminary results will be presented.

• OSTI ID: 21202519
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 458, Issue 1; Conference: Space technology and applications international forum - 1999, Albuquerque, NM (United States), 31 Jan - 4 Feb 1999; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.57580; (c) 1999 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
COSMIC NUCLEI
DESIGN
ENERGY DEPENDENCE
ENERGY SPECTRA
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
IRON ISOTOPES
MULTIPARTICLE SPECTROMETERS
OPTIMIZATION
PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION
SHOWER COUNTERS
TEV RANGE
TRANSITION RADIATION DETECTORS