A measurement of cosmic-ray rigidity spectra above 5 GV/c of elements from hydrogen to iron.
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Smith, L. H.↗
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Wahlig, M. A.
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Search for antimatter in primary cosmic rays.
Data from two flights of a new superconducting magnetic spectrometer are reported. This instrument was capable of a direct matter-antimatter separation in the cosmic rays. Antimatter events would appear in the spectrometer as trajectories which curve in the opposite direction to common matter, because of their negative charge. A brief description of the equipment and of the characteristics of the instrument is presented, along with the data processing techniques used. A new upper limit on the amount of antimatter in primary cosmic rays has been established. The limits are considerably lower than those for any previous experiment.
Buffington, A.↗
Superconducting magnetic spectrometer for cosmic ray nuclei.
This paper describes the design, calibration, and operation of a magnetic spectrometer for particle astronomy. The spectrometer consists of a superconducting magnet, optical spark chambers, scintillation detectors, and associated electronics. The instrument has been flown in a balloon gondola to 4.8 g/sq cm residual atmosphere, where it was used to analyze the charge and differential rigidity spectra of primary nuclei from 5 to 100 GeV/c.
Smith, L. H.↗
A superconducting magnetic spectrometer for cosmic ray nuclei
Equipment specifications for balloon carried superconducting magnetic spectrometer to measure spectra of cosmic ray nuclei with charges ranging from protons to iron
Smith, L. H.↗