ISS-CREAM detector performance and tracking algorithms

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dc.contributor.authorSakai, Kenichi
dc.contributor.authorNutter, Scott L.
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Tyler
dc.contributor.authorChen, Yu
dc.contributor.authorCoutu, Stephane
dc.contributor.authorLaBree, Tyler
dc.contributor.authorLink, Jason T.
dc.contributor.authorMitchell, John W.
dc.contributor.authorMognet, S. A. Isaac
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Jacob
dc.contributor.authorYu, Monong
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-26T13:50:25Z
dc.date.available2021-07-26T13:50:25Z
dc.date.issued2021-07-12
dc.description37th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2021) July 12th – 23rd, 2021 Online – Berlin, Germanyen_US
dc.description.abstractThe goal of the ISS-CREAM experiment is to measure spectra of cosmic-ray particles up to 1000 TeV from protons to iron nuclei. The detector was designed to complement other current spacebased cosmic-ray missions, and was installed on the ISS on August 22, 2017. During 539 days of on-orbit operations, ISS-CREAM recorded over 58 million events. The instrument consists of a 4-layer silicon charge detector, a tungsten/scintillating-fiber sampling calorimeter for energy measurement, top and bottom scintillating detectors to create a trigger, and a boronated scintillator detector for additional shower sampling. A variety of subsystem issues developed during on-orbit operations, requiring careful data filtering, the development of extensive calibrations, and multiple tracking algorithms. We report on the performance of the ISS-CREAM instrument and present details of the analysis.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported in the U.S. by NASA grants NNX17AB43G, NNX17AB42G, and their predecessor grants, as well as by directed RTOP funds to NASA GSFC. The authors also thank M. Geske, Penn State, for contributions to the BSD, and K. Wallace at Northern Kentucky University for contributions to Monte Carlo simulations. We also recognize the contributions of past CREAM and ISS-CREAM collaborators.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://pos.sissa.it/395/080/pdfen_US
dc.format.extent8 pagesen_US
dc.genreconference papers and proceedingsen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2rqdb-1wzm
dc.identifier.citationSakai, Kenichi et al.; ISS-CREAM detector performance and tracking algorithms; 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2021), 12 July, 2021; https://pos.sissa.it/395/080/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/22085
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherProceedings of Scienceen_US
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