Primary and secondary cosmic rays in the NUCLEON space experiment after two years of data acquisition (original) (raw)
2017, Proceedings of 35th International Cosmic Ray Conference — PoS(ICRC2017)
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The NUCLEON space experiment aims to investigate the energy spectra of cosmic ray nuclei ranging from protons to iron, within the 1 TeV to 1 PeV per particle range, utilizing both calorimetric and kinematic measurement methods. After two years of data acquisition, complex behaviors in cosmic ray nuclei spectra have been observed, particularly near the "knee" of the spectrum at around 3 PeV. The findings highlight significant deviations from the predicted power-law behavior of cosmic ray spectra, underscoring the importance of direct measurements for understanding the chemical composition of cosmic rays.
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