WIZARD SI-W IMAGING CALORIMETER - A PRELIMINARY-STUDY ON ITS PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION CAPABILITY DURING A BALLOON FLIGHT IN 1993

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作者
AVERSA, F
BARBIELLINI, G
BOEZIO, M
BRAVAR, U
COLAVITA, A
FRATNIK, F
SCHIAVON, P
VACCHI, A
ZAMPA, N
BIDOLI, V
CANDUSSO, M
CASOLINO, M
DEPASCALE, MP
MORSELLI, A
PICOZZA, P
SPARVOLI, R
BOCCIOLINI, M
CELLETTI, F
FINETTI, N
GRANDI, M
PAPINI, P
PEREGO, A
PICCARDI, S
SPILLANTINI, P
BASINI, G
BRANCACCIO, FM
MAZZENGA, G
RICCI, M
BELLOTTI, R
CAFAGNA, F
CASTELLANO, M
CIRCELLA, M
DEMARZO, C
DECATALDO, G
GIGLIETTO, N
MARANGELLI, B
RAINO, A
SPINELLI, P
BRUNETTI, MT
CODINO, A
GRIMANI, C
MENICHELLI, M
MIOZZA, M
BRONZINI, F
GOLDEN, RL
STOCHAJ, SJ
STEPHENS, SA
MITCHELL, JW
ORMES, JF
STREITMATTER, RE
机构
[1] UNIV TRIESTE, DIPARTMENTO FIS, I-34127 TRIESTE, ITALY
[2] UNIV TRIESTE, SEZ INFN, I-34127 TRIESTE, ITALY
[3] UNIV ROMA TOR VERGATA, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-00173 ROME, ITALY
[4] UNIV ROMA TOR VERGATA, SEZ INFN, I-00173 ROME, ITALY
[5] UNIV FLORENCE, DIPARTMENTO FIS, FLORENCE, ITALY
[6] UNIV FLORENCE, SEZ INFN, FLORENCE, ITALY
[7] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, LAB NAZL FRASCATI, I-00044 FRASCATI, ITALY
[8] UNIV BARI, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, BARI, ITALY
[9] UNIV BARI, SEZ INFN, BARI, ITALY
[10] UNIV PERUGIA, SEZ INFN, PERUGIA, ITALY
[11] UNIV PERUGIA, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, PERUGIA, ITALY
[12] UNIV ROMA LA SAPIENZA, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-00185 ROME, ITALY
[13] UNIV ROMA LA SAPIENZA, SEZ INFN, I-00185 ROME, ITALY
[14] NEW MEXICO STATE UNIV, LAS CRUCES, NM 88003 USA
[15] TATA INST FUNDAMENTAL RES, BOMBAY 400005, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
[16] NASA, GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CTR, GREENBELT, MD 20771 USA
[17] UNIV SIEGEN, W-5900 SIEGEN, GERMANY
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10.1016/0168-9002(94)01217-2
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
The WiZard Collaboration is engaged in a program to study the antimatter components of the cosmic rays. A silicon-tungsten (Si-W) imaging calorimeter has been developed as part of this program. We present its performance and preliminary results, obtained 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 took place from Ft. Sumner, New Mexico.
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