NASA NTRS · 19850024733
Initial results from the Caltech/DSRI balloon-borne isotope experiment
Abstract
The Caltech/DSRI balloon-borne High Energy Isotope Spectrometer Telescope (HEIST) was flown successfully from Palestine, Texas on 14 May 1984. The experiment was designed to measure cosmic ray isotopic abundances from neon through iron, with incident particle energies from approximately 1.5 to 2.2 GeV/nucleon, depending on the element. During approximately 38 hours at float altitude, 10 to the 5th events were recorded with Z or = 6 and incident energies 1.5 GeV/nucleon. We present results from the ongoing data analysis associated with both the pre-flight Bevalac calibration and the flight data.
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Schindler, S. M., Buffington, A., Christian, E. C., Grove, J. E., Lau, K. H., Stone, E. C., Rasmussen, I. L., Laursen, S.. 1985-01-01. Initial results from the Caltech/DSRI balloon-borne isotope experiment. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19850024733
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