The track imaging Cherenkov experiment

S. A. Wissel; K. Byrum; J. D. Cunningham; G. Drake; E. Hays; D. Horan; D. Kieda; E. Kovacs; S. Magill; L. Nodulman; S. P. Swordy; R. Wagner; S. P. Wakely

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2011.07.016

The track imaging Cherenkov experiment

S. A. Wissel
, K. Byrum
, J. D. Cunningham
, G. Drake
, E. Hays
, D. Horan
, D. Kieda
, E. Kovacs
, S. Magill
, L. Nodulman
, S. P. Swordy
, R. Wagner
, S. P. Wakely

University of Chicago
Argonne National Laboratory
Loyola University of Chicago
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Physics Department
University of Utah
University of Chicago

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Abstract

We describe a dedicated cosmic-ray telescope that explores a new method for detecting Cherenkov radiation from high-energy primary cosmic rays and the large particle air shower they induce upon entering the atmosphere. Using a camera comprising 16 multi-anode photomultiplier tubes for a total of 256 pixels, the Track Imaging Cherenkov Experiment (TrICE) resolves substructures in particle air showers with 0.086° resolution. Cherenkov radiation is imaged using a novel two-part optical system in which a Fresnel lens provides a wide-field optical trigger and a mirror system collects delayed light with four times the magnification. TrICE records well-resolved cosmic-ray air showers at rates ranging between 0.01 Hz and 0.1 Hz.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	175-181
Number of pages	7
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	659
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2011.07.016
Publication status	Published - 11 Dec 2011

Keywords

Cosmic-ray telescope
Imaging atmospheric Cherenkov technique
Multi-anode photomultiplier tube

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Wissel, S. A., Byrum, K., Cunningham, J. D., Drake, G., Hays, E., Horan, D., Kieda, D., Kovacs, E., Magill, S., Nodulman, L., Swordy, S. P., Wagner, R., & Wakely, S. P. (2011). The track imaging Cherenkov experiment. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 659(1), 175-181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2011.07.016

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