The Calorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET) for high energy astroparticle physics on the international space station

FOR THE CALET COLLABORATION.

The Calorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET) for high energy astroparticle physics on the international space station

FOR THE CALET COLLABORATION.

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Abstract

The CALET space experiment, currently under development by Japan in collaboration with Italy and the United States, will measure the flux of Cosmic Ray electrons (including positrons) to 20 TeV, gamma rays to 10 TeV and nuclei with Z=1 to 40 up to 1,000 TeV during a five year mission. These measurements are essential to investigate possible nearby astrophysical sources of high energy electrons, study the details of galactic particle propagation and search for dark matter signatures. The instrument consists of a module to identify the particle charge, a thin imaging calorimeter (3 radiation lengths) with tungsten plates interleaving scintillating fiber planes, and a thick calorimeter (27 radiation lengths) composed of lead tungstate logs. CALET has the depth, imaging capabilities and energy resolution necessary for excellent separation between hadrons, electrons and gamma rays. The instrument is currently being prepared for launch, during the 2014 time frame, to the International Space Station (ISS) for installation on the Japanese Experiment Module - Exposed Facility (JEM-EF).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 33rd International Cosmic Rays Conference, ICRC 2013
Publisher	Sociedade Brasileira de Fisica
Volume	2013-October
ISBN (Electronic)	9788589064293
Publication status	Published - 2013 Jan 1
Event	33rd International Cosmic Rays Conference, ICRC 2013 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Duration: 2013 Jul 2 → 2013 Jul 9

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Other	33rd International Cosmic Rays Conference, ICRC 2013
Country/Territory	Brazil
City	Rio de Janeiro
Period	13/7/2 → 13/7/9

Keywords

Calorimeter
Dark matter
Electrons
ISS
Neraby sources

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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The Calorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET) for high energy astroparticle physics on the international space station

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