Balloon-Borne measurements of the CR energy spectrum in the energy range 1016-1017 EV
Abstract
Preliminary results of the 2000 year measurements using balloon-borne detector SPHERE are presented. Detector was lifted by fastened balloon above snow field to 1km altitude. EAS Cherenkov light reflected from the snow was detected. Some indication of spectrum peculiarity near the energy 3-4×1016 eV was obtained. The first attempt to estimate the Cherenkov light lateral distribution by means of this new method has been made.
- Publication:
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International Cosmic Ray Conference
- Pub Date:
- 2001
- Bibcode:
- 2001ICRC....1...59A