From SuperTIGER to TIGERISS

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dc.contributor.authorRauch, B. F.
dc.contributor.authorZober, W. V.
dc.contributor.authorAbarr, Q.
dc.contributor.authorAkaike, Y.
dc.contributor.authorBinns, W. R.
dc.contributor.authorFernandez-Borda, Roberto
dc.contributor.authorBose, R. G.
dc.contributor.authorBrandt, T. J.
dc.contributor.authorBraun, D. L.
dc.contributor.authorBuckley, J. H.
dc.contributor.authorCannady, Nicholas
dc.contributor.authorCoutu, S.
dc.contributor.authorCrabill, R. M.
dc.contributor.authorDowkontt, P. F.
dc.contributor.authorIsrael, M. H.
dc.contributor.authorKandula, M.
dc.contributor.authorKrizmanic, J. F.
dc.contributor.authorLabrador, A. W.
dc.contributor.authorLabrador, W.
dc.contributor.authorLisalda, L.
dc.contributor.authorMartins, J. Vanderlei
dc.contributor.authorMcPherson, M. P.
dc.contributor.authorMewaldt, R. A.
dc.contributor.authorMitchell, J. G.
dc.contributor.authorMitchell, J. W.
dc.contributor.authorMognet, S. a I.
dc.contributor.authorMurphy, R. P.
dc.contributor.authorde Nolfo, G. A.
dc.contributor.authorNutter, S.
dc.contributor.authorOlevitch, M. A.
dc.contributor.authorOsborn, N. E.
dc.contributor.authorPastrana, I. M.
dc.contributor.authorSakai, K.
dc.contributor.authorSasaki, M.
dc.contributor.authorSmith, S.
dc.contributor.authorTolentino, H. A.
dc.contributor.authorWalsh, N. E.
dc.contributor.authorWard, J. E.
dc.contributor.authorWashington, D.
dc.contributor.authorWest, A. T.
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, L. P.
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-24T09:00:13Z
dc.date.available2024-09-24T09:00:13Z
dc.date.issued2024-01-11
dc.description.abstractThe Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder (TIGER) family of instruments is optimized to measure the relative abundances of the rare, ultra-heavy galactic cosmic rays (UHGCRs) with atomic number (Z) Z ≥ 30. Observing the UHGCRs places a premium on exposure that the balloon-borne SuperTIGER achieved with a large area detector (5.6 m²) and two Antarctic flights totaling 87 days, while the smaller (∼1 m²) TIGER for the International Space Station (TIGERISS) aims to achieve this with a longer observation time from one to several years. SuperTIGER uses a combination of scintillator and Cherenkov detectors to determine charge and energy. TIGERISS will use silicon strip detectors (SSDs) instead of scintillators, with improved charge resolution, signal linearity, and dynamic range. Extended single-element resolution UHGCR measurements through ₈₂Pb will cover elements produced in s-process and r-process neutron capture nucleosynthesis, adding to the multi-messenger effort to determine the relative contributions of supernovae (SNe) and Neutron Star Merger (NSM) events to the r-process nucleosynthesis product content of the galaxy.
dc.description.sponsorshipSuperTIGER has been funded by NASA under grant numbers NNX09AC17G, NNX14AB25G, NNX15AC23G, and 80NSSC20K0405. TIGERISS is funded by NASA under cooperative agreemen number 80NSSC22M0299.
dc.description.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2410-390X/8/1/4
dc.format.extent16 pages
dc.genrejournal articles
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m24emf-ej8t
dc.identifier.citationRauch, B. F., W. V. Zober, Q. Abarr, Y. Akaike, W. R. Binns, R. F. Borda, R. G. Bose, et al. “From SuperTIGER to TIGERISS.” Instruments 8, no. 1 (March 2024): 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments8010004.
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/instruments8010004
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/36414
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Faculty Collection
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Physics Department
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology (JCET)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC GESTAR II
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Center for Space Sciences and Technology (CSST) / Center for Research and Exploration in Space Sciences & Technology II (CRSST II)
dc.rightsThis work was written as part of one of the author's official duties as an Employee of the United States Government and is therefore a work of the United States Government. In accordance with 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright protection is available for such works under U.S. Law.
dc.rightsPublic Domain
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
dc.subjectInternational Space Station
dc.subjectcosmic ray sources
dc.subjects-process
dc.subjecthigh-altitude balloons
dc.subjectgalactic cosmic rays
dc.subjectr-process
dc.subjectcosmic ray detectors
dc.titleFrom SuperTIGER to TIGERISS
dc.typeText
dcterms.creatorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2916-6955

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