The method and some results of high energy primary proton and light nuclei measurements with the PAMELA calorimeter

Karelin, A.; Adriani, Oscar; Barbarino, G. C.; Bazilevskaya, G. A.; Bellotti, R.; Boezio, M.; Bogomolov, E. A.; Bongi, Massimo; Bonvicini, V.; Borisov, S.; Bottai, S.; Bruno, A.; Cafagna, F.; Campana, D.; Carbone, R.; Carlson, P.; Casolino, M.; Castellini, G.; Consiglio, L.; De Pascale, M. P.; De Santis, C.; De Simone, N.; Di Felice, V.; Galper, A. M.; Gillard, W.; Grishantseva, L.; Jerse, G.; Kheymits, M. D.; Koldashov, S. V.; Krutkov, S. Y.; Kvashnin, A. N.; Leonov, A.; Malakhov, V.; Marcelli, L.; Mayorov, A. G.; Menn, W.; Mikhailov, V. V.; Mocchiutti, E.; Monaco, A.; Mori, N.; Nikonov, N.; Osteria, G.; Palma, F.; Papini, P.; Pearce, M.; Picozza, P.; Pizzolotto, C.; Ricci, M.; Ricciarini, S. B.; Rossetto, L.; Sarkar, R.; Simon, M.; Sparvoli, R.; Spillantini, P.; Stozhkov, Y. I.; Vacchi, A.; Vannuccini, E.; Vasilyev, G.; Voronov, S. A.; Yurkin, Y. T.; Wu, J.; Zampa, G.; Zampa, N.; Zverev, V. G.

doi:10.7529/ICRC2011/V06/0196

This method is based on using the sampling electromagnetic PAMELA calorimeter to measure energy of proton and nuclei. This makes it possible to extend the energy range which available for PAMELA measurements by the tracker. As a nuclei energy resolution for the calorimeter is poor a spectrum deconvolution procedure was applied. The scintillator detectors of the PAMELA instrument were used to separate species of nuclei. The results of the method are demonstrated in the case of Cosmic-ray proton and helium spectra.

The method and some results of high energy primary proton and light nuclei measurements with the PAMELA calorimeter / Karelin, A.; Adriani, O.; Barbarino, G.C.; Bazilevskaya, G.A.; Bellotti, R.; Boezio, M.; Bogomolov, E.A.; Bongi, M.; Bonvicini, V.; Borisov, S.; Bottai, S.; Bruno, A.; Cafagna, F.; Campana, D.; Carbone, R.; Carlson, P.; Casolino, M.; Castellini, G.; Consiglio, L.; De Pascale, M.P.; De Santis, C.; De Simone, N.; Di Felice, V.; Galper, A.M.; Gillard, W.; Grishantseva, L.; Jerse, G.; Kheymits, M.D.; Koldashov, S.V.; Krutkov, S.Y.; Kvashnin, A.N.; Leonov, A.; Malakhov, V.; Marcelli, L.; Mayorov, A.G.; Menn, W.; Mikhailov, V.V.; Mocchiutti, E.; Monaco, A.; Mori, N.; Nikonov, N.; Osteria, G.; Palma, F.; Papini, P.; Pearce, M.; Picozza, P.; Pizzolotto, C.; Ricci, M.; Ricciarini, S.B.; Rossetto, L.; Sarkar, R.; Simon, M.; Sparvoli, R.; Spillantini, P.; Stozhkov, Y.I.; Vacchi, A.; Vannuccini, E.; Vasilyev, G.; Voronov, S.A.; Yurkin, Y.T.; Wu, J.; Zampa, G.; Zampa, N.; Zverev, V.G.. - ELETTRONICO. - 6:(2011), pp. 6-8. (Intervento presentato al convegno 32nd International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2011 tenutosi a Beijing, chn nel 2011) [10.7529/ICRC2011/V06/0196].