Performance of and planned improvements to a mountain altitude cosmic ray mass spectrometerA cosmic ray mass spectrometer with superconducting magnet, wire spark chambers, and time-of-flight scintillation counters has been operated at an altitude of 2750 meters. Various specifications of the spectrometer are presented and the method of event analysis described. Corrections to the data, resolutions and efficiencies of the spark chambers, and momentum resolution are discussed. Recent and planned improvements of the apparatus are indicated.
Document ID
19760044007
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Jones, J. J. (Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Barber, H. B. (Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Bowen, T. (Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Delise, D. A. (Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Jenkins, E. W. (Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Kalbach, R. M. (Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Pifer, A. E. (Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Rothschild, R. E. (Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Thompson, N. A. (Arizona, University Tucson, Ariz., United States)