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Revised Energy Spectra for Primary Elements, H - Si, above 50 GeV from the ATIC-2 Science Flight
Speakers
- Prof. John WEFEL
Primary authors
- Prof. John WEFEL (Louisiana State University)
Co-authors
- Dr. J. H. ADAMS, JR. (Marshall Space Flight Center)
- Dr. J. ISBERT (Louisiana State University)
- Dr. K. C. KIM (University of Maryland)
- Dr. E. N. KOUZNETSOV (Moscow State University)
- Prof. M. I. PANASYUK (Moscow State University)
- Dr. A. D. PANOV (Moscow State University)
- Dr. W. K. H. SCHMIDT (Max-Planck Institut for Solar System Research)
- Prof. E-S SEO (University of Maryland)
- Dr. N. V. SOKOLSKAYA (Moscow State University)
- Dr. J. W. WATTS (Marshall Space Flight Center)
- Dr. J. WU (University of Maryland)
- Dr. H. S. AHN (University of Maryland)
- Dr. V. I. ZATSEPIN (Moscow State University)
- Dr. G. L. BASHINDZHAGYAN (Moscow State University)
- Dr. J. CHANG (Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
- Dr. M. CHRISTL (Marshall Space Flight Center)
- Prof. A. R. FAZELY (Southern University)
- Dr. O. GANEL (University of Maryland)
- Dr. R. M. GUNASHINGHA (Southern University)
- Dr. T. G. GUZIK (Louisiana State University)
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Abstract content
The Advanced Thin Ionization Calorimeter (ATIC) long duration balloon
experiment had a successful science flight accumulating 18 days of data (12/02 -
1/03) during a single circumnavigation in Antarctica. ATIC measures the energy
spectra of elements from H to Fe in primary cosmic rays using a fully active
Bismuth Germanate calorimeter preceded by a carbon target, with embedded
scintillator hodoscopes, and a silicon matrix charge detector at the top.
Preliminary results from ATIC have been reported in previous conferences. The
revised results reported here are derived from a new analysis of the data with
improved charge resolution, lower background and revised energy calibration.
The raw energy deposit spectra are de-convolved into primary energy spectra
and extrapolated to the top of the atmosphere. We compare these revised
results to previous data and comment upon the astrophysical interpretation of
the data.
If this papers is presented for a collaboration, please specify the collaboration
The ATIC Collaboration
Reference
Proceedings of the 30th International Cosmic Ray Conference; Rogelio Caballero, Juan Carlos D'Olivo, Gustavo Medina-Tanco, Lukas Nellen, Federico A. Sánchez, José F. Valdés-Galicia (eds.); Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico, 2008; Vol. 2 (OG part 1), pages 31-34