The CALET instrument for experiment on the ISS

Shoji Torii; T. Tamura; K. Yoshida; N. Tateyama; K. Hibino; T. Yuda; K. Kashiwagi; S. Okuno; J. Nishimura; T. Yamagami; M. Takayanagi; Y. Saito; H. Fuke; H. Tomida; S. Ueno; F. Makino; M. Shibata; Y. Katayose; S. Kuramata; M. Ichimura; Y. Uchihori; H. Kitamura; H. Murakami; K. Kasahara; T. Kobayashi; Y. Komori; K. Mizutani; T. Terasawa; J. Chang

The CALET instrument for experiment on the ISS

Shoji Torii^*, T. Tamura, K. Yoshida, N. Tateyama, K. Hibino, T. Yuda, K. Kashiwagi, S. Okuno, J. Nishimura, T. Yamagami, M. Takayanagi, Y. Saito, H. Fuke, H. Tomida, S. Ueno, F. Makino, M. Shibata, Y. Katayose, S. Kuramata, M. IchimuraY. Uchihori, H. Kitamura, H. Murakami, K. Kasahara, T. Kobayashi, Y. Komori, K. Mizutani, T. Terasawa, J. Chang

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We propose the CALorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET) mission for Japanese Experiment Module, Exposed Facilisty (JEM-EF) on ISS to address some of the most profound questions in particle astrophysics. CALET is composed of two kinds of calorimeter, an imaging calorimeter, IMC, at upper part and a total absorption calorimeter, TASC, at lower part. The IMC is employed to detect the shower profile by using scintillating fibers with 64-anode PMT read-out system. The TASC is consisted of BGO logs to measure the energy deposits in each shower. Total weight of the payload is nearly 2,500 kg and the geometrical factor for electrons is about 1 m² sr. CALET has a unique capability to measure electrons and gamma-rays beyond 1 TeV since it can have a superior hadron rejection power of 10⁶ for electrons and much better for gamma-rays. It can also measure protons and heavy nuclei in proximity of the Knee. The energy resolution for electromagnetic particles is better than a few % above 100 GeV. We will present a baseline design of the detector, and report the present status of detector development. Compatibility of the detector with the JEM Exposed Facility will also be discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	29th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2005
Publisher	Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Pages	333-336
Number of pages	4
Volume	3
Publication status	Published - 2005
Event	29th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2005 - Pune Duration: 2005 Aug 3 → 2005 Aug 10

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Other	29th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2005
City	Pune
Period	05/8/3 → 05/8/10

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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Torii, S., Tamura, T., Yoshida, K., Tateyama, N., Hibino, K., Yuda, T., Kashiwagi, K., Okuno, S., Nishimura, J., Yamagami, T., Takayanagi, M., Saito, Y., Fuke, H., Tomida, H., Ueno, S., Makino, F., Shibata, M., Katayose, Y., Kuramata, S., ... Chang, J. (2005). The CALET instrument for experiment on the ISS. In 29th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2005 (Vol. 3, pp. 333-336). Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.

Torii, S, Tamura, T, Yoshida, K, Tateyama, N, Hibino, K, Yuda, T, Kashiwagi, K, Okuno, S, Nishimura, J, Yamagami, T, Takayanagi, M, Saito, Y, Fuke, H, Tomida, H, Ueno, S, Makino, F, Shibata, M, Katayose, Y, Kuramata, S, Ichimura, M, Uchihori, Y, Kitamura, H, Murakami, H, Kasahara, K, Kobayashi, T, Komori, Y, Mizutani, K, Terasawa, T & Chang, J 2005, The CALET instrument for experiment on the ISS. in 29th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2005. vol. 3, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, pp. 333-336, 29th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2005, Pune, 05/8/3.

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