The CALorimetric Electron Telescope primary detector (CALET-CAL) is a 30 radiation-length-deep hybrid calorimeter designed for the accurate measurement of high-energy cosmic rays. It is capable of triggering on and giving near complete containment of electromagnetic showers from primary electrons and gamma rays from 1 GeV to over 10 TeV. The first 24 months of on-orbit scientific data (2015 November 01-2017 October 31) provide valuable characterization of the performance of the calorimeter based on analyses of the gamma-ray data set in general and bright point sources in particular. We describe the gamma-ray analysis, the expected performance of the calorimeter based on Monte Carlo simulations, the agreement of the flight data with the simulated results, and the outlook for long-term gamma-ray observations with the CAL.

Characteristics and Performance of the CALorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET) Calorimeter for Gamma-Ray Observations / Cannady, N., Asaoka, Y., Satoh, F., Tanaka, M., Torii, S., Cherry, M.L., Mori, M., Adriani, O., Akaike, Y., Asano, K., Bagliesi, M.G., Berti, E., Bigongiari, G., Binns, W.R., Bonechi, S., Bongi, M., Brogi, P., Buckley, J.H., Castellini, G., Checchia, C., et al.. - In: ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES. - ISSN 0067-0049. - ELETTRONICO. - 238:(2018), pp. 1-16. [10.3847/1538-4365/aad6a3]

Characteristics and Performance of the CALorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET) Calorimeter for Gamma-Ray Observations

Adriani, O.;Berti, E.;Bongi, M.;Mori, N.;Pacini, L.;Papini, P.;Ricciarini, S. B.;Vannuccini, E.;
2018

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The CALorimetric Electron Telescope primary detector (CALET-CAL) is a 30 radiation-length-deep hybrid calorimeter designed for the accurate measurement of high-energy cosmic rays. It is capable of triggering on and giving near complete containment of electromagnetic showers from primary electrons and gamma rays from 1 GeV to over 10 TeV. The first 24 months of on-orbit scientific data (2015 November 01-2017 October 31) provide valuable characterization of the performance of the calorimeter based on analyses of the gamma-ray data set in general and bright point sources in particular. We describe the gamma-ray analysis, the expected performance of the calorimeter based on Monte Carlo simulations, the agreement of the flight data with the simulated results, and the outlook for long-term gamma-ray observations with the CAL.
2018
238
1
16
Cannady, N.; Asaoka, Y.; Satoh, F.; Tanaka, M.; Torii, S.; Cherry, M. L.; Mori, M.; Adriani, O.; Akaike, Y.; Asano, K.; Bagliesi, M. G.; Berti, E.; Bi...espandi
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