Detectors for high energy cosmic rays on SpacelabTwo instruments designed to determine the spectra of the individual cosmic-ray components at very high energies are described. One of these (CRNE) uses a combination of gas Cerenkov counters and transition radiation detectors for the cosmic-ray nuclei lithium to nickel; the other (TRIC) is optimized for the light cosmic rays (electrons, protons, helium) and uses a transition-radiation/ionization-calorimeter combination. The CRNE instrument, constructed at the University of Chicago, was delivered to NASA for a first Shuttle flight on Spacelab-2 in summer 1985. Some of the technical and programmatic requirements encountered during the hardware construction and integration are discussed, and the expected scientific return and the prospects of using such instrumentation on the Space Station are considered.
Document ID
19860062138
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Lheureux, J. (Chicago Univ. Chicago, IL, United States)
Meyer, P. (Chicago Univ. Chicago, IL, United States)
Muller, D. (Chicago Univ. Chicago, IL, United States)
Swordy, S. (Chicago, University IL, United States)