1. The track imaging Cherenkov experiment
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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., and Wakely, S.P.
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CHERENKOV radiation , *IMAGING systems , *PHYSICS experiments , *COSMIC rays , *TELESCOPES , *PARTICLES (Nuclear physics) , *AIR - Abstract
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 0.01Hz and 0.1Hz. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2011
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