Albedo in the ATIC experiment: Measurements and simulations
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-24-2005
Abstract
We analyze the characteristics of the albedo, or the backscatter current, which constitutes a background for charge measurements in calorimetric experiments in high-energy cosmic rays. We compare the experimental data obtained in the flights of the ATIC spectrometer with the simulations performed using the GEANT 3.21 code. We discuss the influence of the backscatter on the charge resolution in the ATIC experiment. © 2005 Pleiades Publishing, Inc.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Physics of Atomic Nuclei
First Page
1176
Last Page
1182
Recommended Citation
Sokolskaya, N., Adams, J., Ahn, H., Batkov, K., Bashindzhagyan, G., Wang, J., Wefel, J., Wu, J., Ganel, O., Guzik, T., Gunasingha, R., Zatsepin, V., Isbert, J., Kim, K., Christl, M., Kouznetsov, E., Panasyuk, M., Panov, A., Seo, E., Fazely, A., Chang, J., & Schmidt, W. (2005). Albedo in the ATIC experiment: Measurements and simulations. Physics of Atomic Nuclei, 68 (7), 1176-1182. https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1992573