Scintillating optical fibers in astrophysics research

This work reports on the use of scintillating optical fibers in two experiments being prepared for space flight. The Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) [1], to be launched in August 1997, includes the Cosmic Ray Isotope Spectrometer (CRIS) which uses a Scintillating Optical Fiber Trajectory detecto...

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Published inNuclear physics. Section B, Proceedings supplement Vol. 61; no. 3; pp. 378 - 383
Main Authors Klarmann, J., Binns, W.R., Hink, P.L., Israel, M.H., Fishman, G.J., Parnell, T.A., Pendleton, G.N.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.02.1998
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Summary:This work reports on the use of scintillating optical fibers in two experiments being prepared for space flight. The Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) [1], to be launched in August 1997, includes the Cosmic Ray Isotope Spectrometer (CRIS) which uses a Scintillating Optical Fiber Trajectory detector (SOFT) for trajectory information. The Scintillating Fiber Telescope for Energetic Radiation (SIFTER) is currently being developed as a high energy gamma ray telescope for a future space mission. It uses scintillating optical fibers distributed throughout the converter material to allow detailed study of the development of the electromagnetic cascade produced by gamma rays.
ISSN:0920-5632
1873-3832
DOI:10.1016/S0920-5632(97)00590-2