NASA NTRS · 19990064224
Data Analysis for the Scintillating Optical Fiber Calorimeter (SOFCAL)
Abstract
The scintillating optical fiber calorimeter is a hybrid instrument with both active and passive components for measuring the proton and helium cosmic ray spectra from 0.2 to IO TeV kinetic energy. A thin emulsion/x-ray film chamber is situated between a cerenkov counter and an imaging calorimeter. Scintillating optical fibers sample the electromagnetic showers that develop in the calorimeter and identify the trajectory of cosmic rays that interact in SOFCAL. The emulsion/x-ray film data provide an in flight calibration for SOFCAL. The data reduction techniques used will be discussed and interim results of the analysis from a 20 hour balloon flight will be presented.
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Christl, Mark J.. 1997-01-01. Data Analysis for the Scintillating Optical Fiber Calorimeter (SOFCAL). https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19990064224
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