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The Scintillating Optical Fiber Isotope ExperimentThis paper describes the Scintillating Optical Fiber Isotope Experiment (SOFIE) which is being developed by Washington University and the University of New Hampshire to study the abundances of cosmic ray isotopes in the iron charge region. This detector system is a Cerenkov-Range-dE/dx experiment and utilizes range and trajectory detectors made of scintillating optical fibers, a fused silica Cerenkov counter, and plastic scintillator dE/dx counters to determine the charge and mass of cosmic ray nuclei. A brief description of the balloon flight instrument presently being developed will be given followed by initial results of an engineering model calibration at the LBL Bevalac heavy ion accelerator. In addition a brief discussion of the potential of scintillating fiber trajectory detectors for use in experiments requiring precise trajectory determination such as those being planned for the NASA Particle Astrophysics Magnet Facility (Astromag) program is presented.
Document ID
19880049834
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Binns, W. Robert
(Washington University Saint Louis, MO, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Subject Category
Space Radiation
Meeting Information
Meeting: Genesis and propagation of cosmic rays
Location: Erice
Country: Italy
Start Date: June 1, 1986
End Date: June 9, 1986
Accession Number
88A37061
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-28657
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGR-26-008-001
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-122
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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