Status and performance of the CALorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET) on the international space station

O. Adriani; Y. Akaike; Y. Asaoka; K. Asano; M. G. Bagliesi; G. Bigongiari; W. R. Binns; M. Bongi; J. H. Buckley; A. Cassese; G. Castellini; M. L. Cherry; G. Collazuol; K. Ebisawa; V. di Felice; H. Fuke; T. G. Guzik; T. Hamsa; N. Hasebe; M. Hareyama; K. Hibino; M. Ichimura; K. Ioka; M. H. Israel; A. Javaid; E. Kamioka; K. Kasahara; Y. Katayose; J. Kataoka; R. Kataoka; N. Kawanaka; H. Kitamura; T. Kotani; H. S. Krawczynski; J. F. Krizmanic; A. Kubota; S. Kuramata; T. Lomtadze; P. Maestro; L. Marcelli; P. S. Marrocchesi; J. W. Mitchell; S. Miyake; K. Mizutani; H. M. Motz; A. A. Moiseev; K. Mori; M. Mori; N. Mori; K. Munakata; H. Murakami; Y. E. Nakagawa; S. Nakahira; J. Nishimura; S. Okuno; J. F. Ormes; S. Ozawa; F. Palma; P. Papini; B. F. Rauch; S. Ricciarini; T. Sakamoto; M. Sasaki; M. Shibata; Y. Shimizu; A. Shiomi; R. Sparvoli; P. Spillantini; I. Takahashi; M. Takayanagi; M. Takita; T. Tamura; N. Tateyama; T. Terasawa; H. Tomida; S. Torii; Y. Tunesada; Y. Uchihori; S. Ueno; E. Vannuccini; J. P. Wefel; K. Yamaoka; S. Yanagita; A. Yoshida; K. Yoshida; T. Yuda

doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2014.10.026

Status and performance of the CALorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET) on the international space station

O. Adriani, Y. Akaike, Y. Asaoka, K. Asano, M. G. Bagliesi, G. Bigongiari, W. R. Binns, M. Bongi, J. H. Buckley, A. Cassese, G. Castellini, M. L. Cherry, G. Collazuol, K. Ebisawa, V. di Felice, H. Fuke, T. G. Guzik, T. Hamsa, N. Hasebe, M. HareyamaK. Hibino, M. Ichimura, K. Ioka, M. H. Israel, A. Javaid, E. Kamioka, K. Kasahara, Y. Katayose, J. Kataoka, R. Kataoka, N. Kawanaka, H. Kitamura, T. Kotani, H. S. Krawczynski, J. F. Krizmanic, A. Kubota, S. Kuramata, T. Lomtadze, P. Maestro, L. Marcelli, P. S. Marrocchesi, J. W. Mitchell, S. Miyake, K. Mizutani, H. M. Motz, A. A. Moiseev, K. Mori, M. Mori, N. Mori, K. Munakata, H. Murakami, Y. E. Nakagawa, S. Nakahira, J. Nishimura, S. Okuno, J. F. Ormes, S. Ozawa, F. Palma, P. Papini, B. F. Rauch, S. Ricciarini, T. Sakamoto, M. Sasaki, M. Shibata, Y. Shimizu, A. Shiomi, R. Sparvoli, P. Spillantini, I. Takahashi, M. Takayanagi, M. Takita, T. Tamura, N. Tateyama, T. Terasawa, H. Tomida, S. Torii, Y. Tunesada, Y. Uchihori, S. Ueno, E. Vannuccini, J. P. Wefel, K. Yamaoka, S. Yanagita, A. Yoshida, K. Yoshida, T. Yuda

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The CALorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET) space experiment, currently under development by Japan in collaboration with Italy and the United States, will measure the flux of cosmic-ray electrons (including positrons) to 20 TeV, gamma rays to 10 TeV and nuclei with Z=1 to 40 up to 1,000 TeV during a two-year mission on the International Space Station (ISS), extendable to five years. These measurements are essential to search for dark matter signatures, investigate the mechanism of cosmic-ray acceleration and propagation in the Galaxy and discover possible astrophysical sources of high-energy electrons nearby the Earth. The instrument consists of two layers of segmented plastic scintillators for the cosmic-ray charge identification (CHD), a 3 radiation length thick tungsten-scintillating fiber imaging calorimeter (IMC) and a 27 radiation length thick lead-tungstate calorimeter (TASC). CALET has sufficient depth, imaging capabilities and excellent energy resolution to allow for a clear separation between hadrons and electrons and between charged particles and gamma rays. The instrument will be launched to the ISS within 2014 Japanese Fiscal Year (by the end of March 2015) and installed on the Japanese Experiment Module-Exposed Facility (JEM-EF). In this paper, we will review the status and main science goals of the mission and describe the instrument configuration and performance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	225-232
Number of pages	8
Journal	Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements
Volume	256-257
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2014.10.026
Publication status	Published - 2014 Dec 1

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Calorimeter
Dark matter
Electrons
ISS
Nearby sources

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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Adriani, O., Akaike, Y., Asaoka, Y., Asano, K., Bagliesi, M. G., Bigongiari, G., Binns, W. R., Bongi, M., Buckley, J. H., Cassese, A., Castellini, G., Cherry, M. L., Collazuol, G., Ebisawa, K., di Felice, V., Fuke, H., Guzik, T. G., Hamsa, T., Hasebe, N., ... Yuda, T. (2014). Status and performance of the CALorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET) on the international space station. Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements, 256-257, 225-232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2014.10.026

Status and performance of the CALorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET) on the international space station. / Adriani, O.; Akaike, Y.; Asaoka, Y.; Asano, K.; Bagliesi, M. G.; Bigongiari, G.; Binns, W. R.; Bongi, M.; Buckley, J. H.; Cassese, A.; Castellini, G.; Cherry, M. L.; Collazuol, G.; Ebisawa, K.; di Felice, V.; Fuke, H.; Guzik, T. G.; Hamsa, T.; Hasebe, N.; Hareyama, M.; Hibino, K.; Ichimura, M.; Ioka, K.; Israel, M. H.; Javaid, A.; Kamioka, E.; Kasahara, K.; Katayose, Y.; Kataoka, J.; Kataoka, R.; Kawanaka, N.; Kitamura, H.; Kotani, T.; Krawczynski, H. S.; Krizmanic, J. F.; Kubota, A.; Kuramata, S.; Lomtadze, T.; Maestro, P.; Marcelli, L.; Marrocchesi, P. S.; Mitchell, J. W.; Miyake, S.; Mizutani, K.; Motz, H. M.; Moiseev, A. A.; Mori, K.; Mori, M.; Mori, N.; Munakata, K.; Murakami, H.; Nakagawa, Y. E.; Nakahira, S.; Nishimura, J.; Okuno, S.; Ormes, J. F.; Ozawa, S.; Palma, F.; Papini, P.; Rauch, B. F.; Ricciarini, S.; Sakamoto, T.; Sasaki, M.; Shibata, M.; Shimizu, Y.; Shiomi, A.; Sparvoli, R.; Spillantini, P.; Takahashi, I.; Takayanagi, M.; Takita, M.; Tamura, T.; Tateyama, N.; Terasawa, T.; Tomida, H.; Torii, S.; Tunesada, Y.; Uchihori, Y.; Ueno, S.; Vannuccini, E.; Wefel, J. P.; Yamaoka, K.; Yanagita, S.; Yoshida, A.; Yoshida, K.; Yuda, T.

In: Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements, Vol. 256-257, 01.12.2014, p. 225-232.

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Adriani, O, Akaike, Y , Asaoka, Y, Asano, K, Bagliesi, MG, Bigongiari, G, Binns, WR, Bongi, M, Buckley, JH, Cassese, A, Castellini, G, Cherry, ML, Collazuol, G, Ebisawa, K, di Felice, V, Fuke, H, Guzik, TG, Hamsa, T, Hasebe, N, Hareyama, M, Hibino, K, Ichimura, M, Ioka, K, Israel, MH, Javaid, A, Kamioka, E, Kasahara, K, Katayose, Y, Kataoka, J, Kataoka, R, Kawanaka, N, Kitamura, H, Kotani, T, Krawczynski, HS, Krizmanic, JF, Kubota, A, Kuramata, S, Lomtadze, T, Maestro, P, Marcelli, L, Marrocchesi, PS, Mitchell, JW, Miyake, S, Mizutani, K, Motz, HM, Moiseev, AA, Mori, K, Mori, M, Mori, N, Munakata, K, Murakami, H, Nakagawa, YE, Nakahira, S, Nishimura, J, Okuno, S, Ormes, JF, Ozawa, S, Palma, F, Papini, P, Rauch, BF, Ricciarini, S, Sakamoto, T, Sasaki, M, Shibata, M, Shimizu, Y, Shiomi, A, Sparvoli, R, Spillantini, P, Takahashi, I, Takayanagi, M, Takita, M, Tamura, T, Tateyama, N, Terasawa, T, Tomida, H, Torii, S, Tunesada, Y, Uchihori, Y, Ueno, S, Vannuccini, E, Wefel, JP, Yamaoka, K, Yanagita, S, Yoshida, A, Yoshida, K & Yuda, T 2014, 'Status and performance of the CALorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET) on the international space station', Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements, vol. 256-257, pp. 225-232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2014.10.026

Adriani, O. ; Akaike, Y. ; Asaoka, Y. ; Asano, K. ; Bagliesi, M. G. ; Bigongiari, G. ; Binns, W. R. ; Bongi, M. ; Buckley, J. H. ; Cassese, A. ; Castellini, G. ; Cherry, M. L. ; Collazuol, G. ; Ebisawa, K. ; di Felice, V. ; Fuke, H. ; Guzik, T. G. ; Hamsa, T. ; Hasebe, N. ; Hareyama, M. ; Hibino, K. ; Ichimura, M. ; Ioka, K. ; Israel, M. H. ; Javaid, A. ; Kamioka, E. ; Kasahara, K. ; Katayose, Y. ; Kataoka, J. ; Kataoka, R. ; Kawanaka, N. ; Kitamura, H. ; Kotani, T. ; Krawczynski, H. S. ; Krizmanic, J. F. ; Kubota, A. ; Kuramata, S. ; Lomtadze, T. ; Maestro, P. ; Marcelli, L. ; Marrocchesi, P. S. ; Mitchell, J. W. ; Miyake, S. ; Mizutani, K. ; Motz, H. M. ; Moiseev, A. A. ; Mori, K. ; Mori, M. ; Mori, N. ; Munakata, K. ; Murakami, H. ; Nakagawa, Y. E. ; Nakahira, S. ; Nishimura, J. ; Okuno, S. ; Ormes, J. F. ; Ozawa, S. ; Palma, F. ; Papini, P. ; Rauch, B. F. ; Ricciarini, S. ; Sakamoto, T. ; Sasaki, M. ; Shibata, M. ; Shimizu, Y. ; Shiomi, A. ; Sparvoli, R. ; Spillantini, P. ; Takahashi, I. ; Takayanagi, M. ; Takita, M. ; Tamura, T. ; Tateyama, N. ; Terasawa, T. ; Tomida, H. ; Torii, S. ; Tunesada, Y. ; Uchihori, Y. ; Ueno, S. ; Vannuccini, E. ; Wefel, J. P. ; Yamaoka, K. ; Yanagita, S. ; Yoshida, A. ; Yoshida, K. ; Yuda, T. / Status and performance of the CALorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET) on the international space station. In: Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements. 2014 ; Vol. 256-257. pp. 225-232.

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