CaloCube: a novel calorimeter for high-energy cosmic rays in space
Abstract
In order to extend the direct observation of high-energy cosmic rays up to the PeV region, highly performing calorimeters with large geometrical acceptance and high energy resolution are required. Within the constraint of the total mass of the apparatus, crucial for a space mission, the calorimeters must be optimized with respect to their geometrical acceptance, granularity and absorption depth. CaloCube is a homogeneous calorimeter with cubic geometry, to maximise the acceptance being sensitive to particles from every direction in space; granularity is obtained by relying on small cubic scintillating crystals as active elements. Different scintillating materials have been studied. The crystal sizes and spacing among them have been optimized with respect to the energy resolution. A prototype, based on CsI(Tl) cubic crystals, has been constructed and tested with particle beams. Some results of tests with different beams at CERN are presented.
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@article{arxiv.1705.07027,
title = {CaloCube: a novel calorimeter for high-energy cosmic rays in space},
author = {P. W. Cattaneo and O. Adriani and S. Albergo and L. Auditore and A. Basti and E. Berti and G. Bigongiari and L. Bonechi and S. Bonechi and M. Bongi and V. Bonvicini and S. Bottai and P. Brogi and G. Carotenuto and G. Castellini and R. ďAlessandro and S. Detti and M. Fasoli and N. Finetti and A. Italiano and P. Lenzi and P. Maestro and P. S. Marrocchesi and N. Mori and M. Olmi and G. Orzan and L. Pacini and P. Papini and M. G. Pellegriti and A. Rappoldi and S. Ricciarini and M. Rossella and A. Sciutto and P. Spillantini and O. Starodubtsev and F. Stolzi and J. E. Suh and A. Sulaj and A. Tiberio and A. Tricomi and A. Trifiró and M. Trimarchi and E. Vannuccini and A. Vedda and G. Zampa and N. Zampa},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1705.07027},
year = {2017}
}
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Seven pages, seven pictures. Proceedings of INSTR17 Novosibirsk