Study of the combined particle identification capability of a transition radiation detector and a silicon imaging calorimeter during the TS93 balloon flight

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作者
Bellotti, R
Cafagna, F
Castellano, M
Circella, M
DeCataldo, G
DeMarzo, C
Giglietto, N
Marangelli, B
Raino, A
Spinelli, P
Brancaccio, M
Grandi, M
Papini, P
Perego, A
Piccardi, S
Spillantini, P
Basini, G
Ricci, M
Codino, A
Finetti, N
Grimani, C
Bidoli, V
Candusso, M
Casolino, M
DePascale, MP
Morselli, A
Picozza, P
Sparvoli, R
Aversa, F
Barbiellini, G
Boezio, M
Colavita, A
Fratnik, F
Schiavon, P
Vacchi, A
Zampa, N
Mitchell, JW
Streitmatter, RE
Golden, RL
Stochaj, SJ
Hof, M
Menn, W
Simon, M
Stephens, SA
机构
[1] UNIV BARI, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-70121 BARI, ITALY
[2] UNIV BARI, IST NAZL FIS NUCL, I-70121 BARI, ITALY
[3] UNIV FLORENCE, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-50121 FLORENCE, ITALY
[4] UNIV FLORENCE, IST NAZL FIS NUCL, I-50121 FLORENCE, ITALY
[5] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, LAB NAZL FRASCATI, I-00044 FRASCATI, ITALY
[6] UNIV PERUGIA, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-06100 PERUGIA, ITALY
[7] UNIV PERUGIA, IST NAZL FIS NUCL, I-06100 PERUGIA, ITALY
[8] UNIV ROMA TOR VERGATA, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-00173 ROME, ITALY
[9] UNIV ROMA TOR VERGATA, IST NAZL FIS NUCL, I-00173 ROME, ITALY
[10] NASA, GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CTR, GREENBELT, MD 20771 USA
[11] NEW MEXICO STATE UNIV, LAS CRUCES, NM 88003 USA
[12] UNIV SIEGEN, D-5900 SIEGEN, GERMANY
[13] TATA INST FUNDAMENTAL RES, BOMBAY 400005, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
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10.1016/S0927-6505(97)00027-3
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
The WiZard Collaboration is involved in a program studying the antimatter components of the cosmic rays. A transition radiation detector and a silicon-tungsten calorimeter with imaging capabilities have been built as part of this program. We present the combined performance of these two detectors for positron identification during a balloon flight on September 8, 1993. The flight was dedicated to the measurement of the positron spectrum in the energy range 4-50 GeV and was launched from Ft. Sumner, New Mexico. (C) 1997 Elsevier-Science B.V.
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页码:219 / 230
页数:12
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