A measurement of the relativistic rise in xenon-filled ionisation chambers for cosmic ray ironThe relativistic rise of ionization in a pair of xenon-filled pulse ion chambers was measured for primary iron nuclei during a recent balloon flight. Energy calibration over the range 21.5-60 GeV/n was made with a Freon-12 gas Cerenkov detector. This allowed a comparison with recent calculations of the relativistic rise in xenon counters and an estimate of the ion chamber resolution above 21.5 GeV/n to be made.
Document ID
19810028156
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Gregory, J. C. (Alabama, University Huntsville, Ala., United States)
Parnell, T. A. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, Ala., United States)