Performance of the ISS-CREAM Calorimeter
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Abstract
Cosmic rays are energetic particles, primarily atomic nuclei, traveling to Earth from astrophysical sources in the Milky Way Galaxy or even beyond. We are currently exploring the properties of cosmic rays with the ISS-CREAM (Cosmic Ray Energetic And Mass) experiment, deployed on the International Space Station (ISS) in August, 2017. In this presentation, we will report on the status of flight data analysis and operations. We will focus on the behavior of the high voltage systems and corresponding current draw from the calorimeter electronics as markers of overall instrument performance.
*This work was supported in the U.S. by NASA research grants NNX17AB41G, NNX17AB42G, NNX17AB43G and their predecessors. Support was also provided by National Research Foundation grant 2015R1A2A1A01006870 in Korea, by DGAPA-UNAM Project IN109617 in Mexico, and by IN2P3/CNRS, and CNES in France. The authors wish to thank NASA GSFC WFF for engineering support and project management, and JSC ISS Program Office for launch support and ISS accommodation, MSFC for operational support, and KSC and SpaceX for launch support.
Presenters
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Zhiyu Yin
- University of Maryland