The attenuation length of cosmic ray iron in the atmosphere obtained by tiger experiment

S. Kodaira; M. Hareyama; Nobuyuki Hasebe; T. Miyachi; K. Sakurai; W. R. Binns; J. R. Cummings; M. H. Israel; J. T. Link; B. F. Rauch; L. M. Scott; S. Geier; R. A. Mewaldt; L. M. Barbier; J. W. Mitchell; G. A. De Nolfo; R. E. Streitmatter; C. J. Waddington

doi:10.1142/S0217751X05029861

The attenuation length of cosmic ray iron in the atmosphere obtained by tiger experiment

S. Kodaira^*, M. Hareyama, Nobuyuki Hasebe, T. Miyachi, K. Sakurai, W. R. Binns, J. R. Cummings, M. H. Israel, J. T. Link, B. F. Rauch, L. M. Scott, S. Geier, R. A. Mewaldt, L. M. Barbier, J. W. Mitchell, G. A. De Nolfo, R. E. Streitmatter, C. J. Waddington

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A precise measurement of elemental abundances of galactic cosmic rays from charges Z = 20 to 34 was made by TIGER balloon experiment. Using the various path lengths in the atmosphere between 4 and 16 g/cm² from the TIGER flight data, we derived the attenuation length of iron nuclei with the energy above 2.5 GeV/n in the atmosphere. As the result, we obtained the attenuation length of 15.5 ± 0.6 g/cm² which is consistent with previous results of balloon measurements.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6702-6704
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Journal of Modern Physics A
Volume	20
Issue number	29
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217751X05029861
Publication status	Published - 2005 Nov 20

Keywords

Cosmic ray
Elemental abundance
Heavy nuclei
Interaction mean free path

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Physics and Astronomy(all)
Mathematical Physics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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Kodaira, S., Hareyama, M., Hasebe, N., Miyachi, T., Sakurai, K., Binns, W. R., Cummings, J. R., Israel, M. H., Link, J. T., Rauch, B. F., Scott, L. M., Geier, S., Mewaldt, R. A., Barbier, L. M., Mitchell, J. W., De Nolfo, G. A., Streitmatter, R. E., & Waddington, C. J. (2005). The attenuation length of cosmic ray iron in the atmosphere obtained by tiger experiment. International Journal of Modern Physics A, 20(29), 6702-6704. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217751X05029861

Kodaira, S, Hareyama, M, Hasebe, N, Miyachi, T, Sakurai, K, Binns, WR, Cummings, JR, Israel, MH, Link, JT, Rauch, BF, Scott, LM, Geier, S, Mewaldt, RA, Barbier, LM, Mitchell, JW, De Nolfo, GA, Streitmatter, RE & Waddington, CJ 2005, 'The attenuation length of cosmic ray iron in the atmosphere obtained by tiger experiment', International Journal of Modern Physics A, vol. 20, no. 29, pp. 6702-6704. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217751X05029861

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