Cosmic-ray Isotope Measurements with HELIX
S. Wakely*, Helix, P.S. Allison, M. Baiocchi, J.J. Beatty, L. Beaufore,
D.H. Calderón, A.G. Castano, Y. Chen, S. Coutu, N. Green, D. Hanna, H. Jeon, S.B. Klein, B. Kunkler, M. Lang, R. Mbarek, K. McBride, I. Mognet, J. Musser, S. Nutter, S. O'Brien, N. Park, K.M. Powledge, K. Sakai, M. Tabata, G. Tarlé, J.M. Tuttle, G. Visser, S.P. Wakely and M. Yuet al. (click to show)
Pre-published on:
August 16, 2023
Published on:
September 27, 2024
Abstract
HELIX (High Energy Light Isotope eXperiment) is a balloon-borne experiment designed to measure the chemical and isotopic abundances of light cosmic-ray nuclei. Detailed measurements by HELIX, especially of $^{10}$Be from $\sim$0.2 GeV/n to beyond $\sim$3 GeV/n, will provide an essential set of data for the study of propagation processes of the cosmic rays. HELIX consists of a 1 Tesla superconducting magnet with a high-resolution gas tracking system, time-of-flight detector, and a ring-imaging Cherenkov detector. The instrument's first long-duration balloon flight is anticipated to occur in 2024. In this paper, we will briefly discuss the scientific goals of the instrument and report on its design and current status.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22323/1.444.0118
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