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Large Isotope Spectrometer for AstromagThe Large Isotope Spectrometer for Astromag (LISA) is an experiment designed to measure the isotopic composition and energy spectra of cosmic rays for elements extending from beryllium through zinc. The overall objectives of this investigation are to study the origin and evolution of galactic matter; the acceleration, transport, and time scales of cosmic rays in the galaxy; and search for heavy antinuclei in the cosmic radiation. To achieve these objectives, the LISA experiment will make the first identifications of individual heavy cosmic ray isotopes in the energy range from about 2.5 to 4 GeV/n where relativistic time dilation effects enhance the abundances of radioactive clocks and where the effects of solar modulation and cross-section variations are minimized. It will extend high resolution measurements of individual element abundances and their energy spectra to energies of nearly 1 TeV/n, and has the potential for discovering heavy anti-nuclei which could not have been formed except in extragalactic sources.
Document ID
19920037913
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Binns, W. R.
(Washington Univ. Saint Louis, MO, United States)
Klarmann, J.
(Washington Univ. Saint Louis, MO, United States)
Israel, M. H.
(Washington University Saint Louis, MO, United States)
Garrard, T. L.
(Washington Univ. Saint Louis, MO, United States)
Mewaldt, R. A.
(Washington Univ. Saint Louis, MO, United States)
Stone, E. C.
(California Institute of Technology Pasadena, United States)
Ormes, J. F.
(Washington Univ. Saint Louis, MO, United States)
Streitmatter, R. E.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Rasmussen, I. L.
(Danish Space Research Institute Lyngby, Denmark)
Wiedenbeck, M. E.
(Chicago, University IL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Subject Category
Space Radiation
Accession Number
92A20537
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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