The CALET space observatory for JEM-EF on the international space station

J. P. Wefel; Shoji Torii; Y. Shimizu; K. Kasahara; Nobuyuki Hasebe; M. Hareyama; S. Kodaira; O. Okudaira; N. Yamashita; M. Miyazima; T. Miyaji; M. Tkayanagi; S. Ueno; H. Tomida; Y. Saito; H. Fuke; T. Yamagami; J. Nishimura; T. Tamura; N. Tateyama; K. Hibino; S. Okuno; A. Shiomi; M. Takita; T. Yuda; F. Kakimoto; Y. Tsunesada; T. Terasawa; T. Kobayashi; A. Yoshida; K. Yamaoka; Y. Katayose; M. Shibata; M. Ichimura; S. Kuramata; Y. Uchihori; A. Kitamura; K. Yoshida; H. Murakami; Y. Komor; K. MIZUTANl; K. Munakata; R. E. Streitmatter; J. W. Mitchell; L. M. BARBlER; A. A. MOlSEEV; J. F. Krizmanic; J. F. Ormes; G. Case; M. L. Cherry; T. G. Guzik; J. B. Isbert; W. R. Binns; M. H. Israel; H. S. Krawczynski; P. S. Marrocchesi; G. Bigongiari; K. Batkov; M. Y. Kim; M. G. Bagliesi; P. Masestro; V. Millucci; R. Zei; O. Adriani; P. Papini; E. Vannuccini; L. Bonechi; J. Chang; J. Yan; W. Gan; G. Chen; Y. Ma; H. Wang

The CALET space observatory for JEM-EF on the international space station

J. P. Wefel, Shoji Torii, Y. Shimizu, K. Kasahara, Nobuyuki Hasebe, M. Hareyama, S. Kodaira, O. Okudaira, N. Yamashita, M. Miyazima, T. Miyaji, M. Tkayanagi, S. Ueno, H. Tomida, Y. Saito, H. Fuke, T. Yamagami, J. Nishimura, T. Tamura, N. TateyamaK. Hibino, S. Okuno, A. Shiomi, M. Takita, T. Yuda, F. Kakimoto, Y. Tsunesada, T. Terasawa, T. Kobayashi, A. Yoshida, K. Yamaoka, Y. Katayose, M. Shibata, M. Ichimura, S. Kuramata, Y. Uchihori, A. Kitamura, K. Yoshida, H. Murakami, Y. Komor, K. MIZUTANl, K. Munakata, R. E. Streitmatter, J. W. Mitchell, L. M. BARBlER, A. A. MOlSEEV, J. F. Krizmanic, J. F. Ormes, G. Case, M. L. Cherry, T. G. Guzik, J. B. Isbert, W. R. Binns, M. H. Israel, H. S. Krawczynski, P. S. Marrocchesi, G. Bigongiari, K. Batkov, M. Y. Kim, M. G. Bagliesi, P. Masestro, V. Millucci, R. Zei, O. Adriani, P. Papini, E. Vannuccini, L. Bonechi, J. Chang, J. Yan, W. Gan, G. Chen, Y. Ma, H. Wang

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Abstract

The CALorimetric Electron Telescope, CALET, is a new Space Observatory being developed for the Japanese Experiment Module Exposed Facility, JEM-EF, of the International Space Station. Major scientific objectives are to search for nearby cosmic ray sources and dark matter by carrying out a precise measurement of the electron spectrum from 10's of GeV-10 TeV and of gamma rays in the range 20 MeV several TeV. CALET has a unique capability to observe electrons and y-rays over 1 TeV, with a hadron rejection power better than 10⁵ and an energy resolution of a few % beyond 100 GeV. Moreover, CALET will follow PAMELA, GLAST and other experiments and can both extend and refine the observations made by those missions. The main instrument, to be described, consists of an imaging calorimeter combined with a total absorption calorimeter. With auxiliary detectors, the CALET Observatory will also monitor solar activity and study pray bursts. The phase NB study is underway for a proposed 2013 launch on the H-I1 Transfer Vehicle (HTV) for 3- 5 years of observation on EM-EF.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Astroparticle, Particle and Space Physics, Detectors and Medical Physics Applications - Proceedings of the 10th Conference
Pages	911-915
Number of pages	5
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	International Conference on Advanced Technology and Particle Physics, ICATPP 2007 - Como Duration: 2007 Oct 8 → 2007 Oct 12

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Other	International Conference on Advanced Technology and Particle Physics, ICATPP 2007
City	Como
Period	07/10/8 → 07/10/12

Keywords

Cosmic Ray Sources
Dark Matter
Electrons
Gamma Rays
Space Station

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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Wefel, J. P., Torii, S., Shimizu, Y., Kasahara, K., Hasebe, N., Hareyama, M., Kodaira, S., Okudaira, O., Yamashita, N., Miyazima, M., Miyaji, T., Tkayanagi, M., Ueno, S., Tomida, H., Saito, Y., Fuke, H., Yamagami, T., Nishimura, J., Tamura, T., ... Wang, H. (2008). The CALET space observatory for JEM-EF on the international space station. In Astroparticle, Particle and Space Physics, Detectors and Medical Physics Applications - Proceedings of the 10th Conference (pp. 911-915)

Wefel, JP, Torii, S, Shimizu, Y, Kasahara, K, Hasebe, N, Hareyama, M, Kodaira, S, Okudaira, O, Yamashita, N, Miyazima, M, Miyaji, T, Tkayanagi, M, Ueno, S, Tomida, H, Saito, Y, Fuke, H, Yamagami, T, Nishimura, J, Tamura, T, Tateyama, N, Hibino, K, Okuno, S, Shiomi, A, Takita, M, Yuda, T, Kakimoto, F, Tsunesada, Y, Terasawa, T, Kobayashi, T, Yoshida, A, Yamaoka, K, Katayose, Y, Shibata, M, Ichimura, M, Kuramata, S, Uchihori, Y, Kitamura, A, Yoshida, K, Murakami, H, Komor, Y, MIZUTANl, K, Munakata, K, Streitmatter, RE, Mitchell, JW, BARBlER, LM, MOlSEEV, AA, Krizmanic, JF, Ormes, JF, Case, G, Cherry, ML, Guzik, TG, Isbert, JB, Binns, WR, Israel, MH, Krawczynski, HS, Marrocchesi, PS, Bigongiari, G, Batkov, K, Kim, MY, Bagliesi, MG, Masestro, P, Millucci, V, Zei, R, Adriani, O, Papini, P, Vannuccini, E, Bonechi, L, Chang, J, Yan, J, Gan, W, Chen, G, Ma, Y & Wang, H 2008, The CALET space observatory for JEM-EF on the international space station. in Astroparticle, Particle and Space Physics, Detectors and Medical Physics Applications - Proceedings of the 10th Conference. pp. 911-915, International Conference on Advanced Technology and Particle Physics, ICATPP 2007, Como, 07/10/8.

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