1. Energy Spectrum of Cosmic-Ray Electron and Positron from 10 GeV to 3 TeV Observed with the Calorimetric Electron Telescope on the International Space Station
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CALET, Collaboration, Adriani, O., Asano, K., Bagliesi, M. G., Bigongiari, G., Binns, W. R., Bonechi, S., Bongi, M., Brogi, P., Buckley, J. H., Cannady, N., Castellini, G., Checchia, C., Cherry, M. L., Collazuol, G., Di, Felice V., Guzik, T. G., Hams, T., Ioka, K., Ishizaki, W., Israel, M. H., Javaid, A., Kataoka, R., Kato, C., Kawanaka, N., Kawakubo, Y., Krawczynski, H. S., Krizmanic, J. F., Lomtadze, T., Maestro, P., Marrocchesi, P. S., Messineo, A. M., Mitchell, J. W., Miyake, S., Moiseev, A. A., Mori, M., Mori, N., Motz, H. M., Munakata, K., de, Nolfo G. A., Ormes, J. F., Ozawa, Shunsuke, Pacini, L., Palma, F., Papini, P., Penacchioni, A. V., Rauch, B. F., Ricciarini, S. B., Sakai, K., Sakamoto, T., Sasaki, M., Shimizu, Yuki, Shiomi, A., Sparvoli, R., Spillantini, P., Stolzi, F., Takahashi, I., Takita, M., Tsunesada, Y., Vannuccini, E., Wefel, J. P., Yamaoka, K., Yanagita, S., Yoshida, A., Akaike, Yosui, Asaoka, Yoichi, Ebisawa, Ken, Fuke, Hideyuki, Hareyama, Makoto, Hasebe, Nobuyuki, Hibino, Kinya, Ichimura, Masakatsu, Kasahara, Katsuaki, Kataoka, Jun, Katayose, Yusaku, Kuramata, Shiyuuichi, Mizutani, Kouhei, Mori, Kunishiro, Murakami, Hiroyuki, Nakahira, Satoshi, Nishimura, Jun, Okuno, Shoji, Takayanagi, Masahiro, Tamura, Tadahisa, Tateyama, Nobuhito, Terasawa, Toshio, Tomida, Hiroshi, Torii, Shoji, Uchihori, Yukio, Ueno, Shiro, Yoshida, Kenji, and Yuda, Toshinori
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Particle physics ,Proton ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,General Physics and Astronomy ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Cosmic ray ,Electrons ,Electron ,Calorimetry ,7. Clean energy ,01 natural sciences ,law.invention ,Telescope ,Physics and Astronomy (all) ,Calorimetry, Cosmic rays, Cosmology, Electrons, Positrons, Space stations, Spectroscopy, Spectrum analysis, Tellurium compounds ,Tellurium compounds ,Positron ,Positrons ,law ,0103 physical sciences ,010306 general physics ,Cosmic rays ,Spectroscopy ,Physics ,Settore FIS/01 ,High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE) ,Spectral index ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,Spectral density ,Space stations ,Spectrum analysis ,Cosmology ,High Energy Physics::Experiment ,Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Energy (signal processing) - Abstract
First results of a cosmic-ray electron + positron spectrum, from 10 GeV to 3 TeV, is presented based upon observations with the CALET instrument on the ISS starting in October, 2015. Nearly a half million electron + positron events are included in the analysis. CALET is an all-calorimetric instrument with total vertical thickness of 30 $X_0$ and a fine imaging capability designed to achieve a large proton rejection and excellent energy resolution well into the TeV energy region. The observed energy spectrum over 30 GeV can be fit with a single power law with a spectral index of -3.152 $\pm$ 0.016 (stat.+ syst.). Possible structure observed above 100 GeV requires further investigation with increased statistics and refined data analysis., 7 pages, 6 figures, published 1 November 2017 in Physical Review Letters
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- 2017
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