Nuclear Composition
Abstract
The results of direct measurements of the energy distribution and elemental composition of cosmic rays are reviewed. Consideration is given to early calorimeter, Cerenkov-counter, and superconducting-magnet data; HEAO-3 results; balloon-borne measurements beyond 30 GeV/nucleon, and the balloon-borne emulsion-chamber data obtained in the JACEE experiments (Burnett et al., 1982 and 1983). The potential of Space Station observations to extend the data to energies as high as 10 PeV is discussed.
- Publication:
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Cosmic Ray and High Energy Gamma Ray Experiments for the Space Station Era
- Pub Date:
- 1985
- Bibcode:
- 1985crhe.work..252B
- Keywords:
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- Cosmic Rays;
- Elementary Particles;
- Nuclear Structure;
- Balloon-Borne Instruments;
- Energy Spectra;
- Radiation Spectra;
- Theoretical Physics;
- Space Radiation