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Preliminary results of the CAKE experiment. S. Cecchini, G. Giacomelli Physics Dept. , INAS and INFN Sez. Bologna, Italy Russian-Italian Cooperation Workshop on CR and Astroparticle Physics Moscow, Oct 17-20, 2005. CR Sources ?. FIP. Vol. 1 part/m 2 h. 1 part/m 2 day. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Preliminary results of the CAKE experiment
S. Cecchini, G. GiacomelliPhysics Dept. , INAS and INFN Sez. Bologna, Italy
Russian-Italian Cooperation Workshop on CR and Astroparticle Physics
Moscow, Oct 17-20, 2005
FIP Vol
1 part/m2h
1 part/m2 day
High charge resolutionHigh statistics: large collecting area + long exposure
CRSources
?
CAKE is a prototype for demonstrating the feasibility of the full analysis chain
The CAKE experiment : A~ 2 m2sr for Fe nuclei
~1500 km
38 km plafond altitudeResidual atmosphere 3.2g/cm2
Flight duration 18h
Relativistic charged particle
Low-energy stopping particle
Top layer
Middle
Bottom
Tracking algorithmAlignment referenceholes
Charge spectrum of 1409 events from the measurements of 15% areaData (black dots) with statistical errors are compared to a MonteCarlo Simulation (histogram)
Preliminary - 2051 events
• Recovery• Large area• Long exposure
LDB15-40days
3 months
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