The CALET mission on the ISS

S. Torii; M. Hareyama; N. Hasebe; K. Kasahara; S. Kobayashi; S. Kodaira; H. Murakami; S. Ozawa; S. Udo; N. Yamashita; K. Ebisawa; H. Fuke; J. Nishimura; Y. Saito; M. Takayanagi; H. Tomida; S. Ueno; T. Yamagami; K. Hibino; S. Okuno; T. Tamura; N. Tateyama; T. Kobayashi; T. Kotani; K. Yamaoka; A. Yoshida; Y. Shimizu; M. Takita; T. Yuda; Y. Katayose; M. Shibata; E. Kamioka; A. Kubota; K. Yoshida; M. Ichimura; S. Kuramata; Y. Tunesada; T. Terasawa; H. Kitamura; Y. Uchihori; Y. Komori; K. Mizutani; K. Munakata; A. Shiomi; J. W. Mitchell; A. J. Ericsson; T. Hams; J. F. Krizmanic; A. A. Moissev; M. Sasaki; J. F. Ormes; M. L. Cherry; T. G. Guzik; J. P. Wefel; W. R. Binns; M. H. Israel; H. Krawczynski; P. S. Marrocchesi; M. G. Gagliesi; G. Bigongiari; A. Caldarone; M. Y. Kim; R. Cecchi; P. Maestro; V. Millucci; R. Zei; C. Avanzini; T. Lotadze; A. Messineo; F. Morsani; O. Adirani; L. Bonechi; P. Papini; E. Vannuccini; J. Chan; W. Gan; T. Lu; Y. Ma; H. Wang; G. Chen

doi:10.1117/12.788524

22 July 2008 The CALET mission on the ISS

S. Torii, M. Hareyama, N. Hasebe, K. Kasahara, S. Kobayashi, S. Kodaira, H. Murakami, S. Ozawa, S. Udo, N. Yamashita, K. Ebisawa, H. Fuke, J. Nishimura, Y. Saito, M. Takayanagi, H. Tomida, S. Ueno, T. Yamagami, K. Hibino, S. Okuno, T. Tamura, N. Tateyama, T. Kobayashi, T. Kotani, K. Yamaoka, A. Yoshida, Y. Shimizu, M. Takita, T. Yuda, Y. Katayose, M. Shibata, E. Kamioka, A. Kubota, K. Yoshida, M. Ichimura, S. Kuramata, Y. Tunesada, T. Terasawa, H. Kitamura, Y. Uchihori, Y. Komori, K. Mizutani, K. Munakata, A. Shiomi, J. W. Mitchell, A. J. Ericsson, T. Hams, J. F. Krizmanic, A. A. Moissev, M. Sasaki, J. F. Ormes, M. L. Cherry, T. G. Guzik, J. P. Wefel, W. R. Binns, M. H. Israel, H. Krawczynski, P. S. Marrocchesi, M. G. Gagliesi, G. Bigongiari, A. Caldarone, M. Y. Kim, R. Cecchi, P. Maestro, V. Millucci, R. Zei, C. Avanzini, T. Lotadze, A. Messineo, F. Morsani, O. Adirani, L. Bonechi, P. Papini, E. Vannuccini, J. Chan, W. Gan, T. Lu, Y. Ma, H. Wang, G. Chen

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Proceedings Volume 7021, High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy III; 702114 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788524
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2008, Marseille, France

Abstract

We are developing the CALorimetric Electron Telescope, CALET, mission for the Japanese Experiment Module Exposed Facility, JEM-EF, of the International Space Station. Major scientific objectives are to search for the nearby cosmic ray sources and dark matter by carrying out a precise measurement of the electrons in 1 GeV - 20 TeV and gamma rays in 20 MeV - several 10 TeV. CALET has a unique capability to observe electrons and gamma rays over 1 TeV since the hadron rejection power can be larger than 10⁵ and the energy resolution better than a few % over 100 GeV. The detector consists of an imaging calorimeter with scintillating fibers and tungsten plates and a total absorption calorimeter with BGO scintillators. CALET has also a capability to measure cosmic ray H, He and heavy ionsi up to 1000 TeV. It also will have a function to monitor solar activity and gamma ray transients. The phase A study has started on a schedule of launch in 2013 by H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) for 5 year observation.

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S. Torii, M. Hareyama, N. Hasebe, K. Kasahara, S. Kobayashi, S. Kodaira, H. Murakami, S. Ozawa, S. Udo, N. Yamashita, K. Ebisawa, H. Fuke, J. Nishimura, Y. Saito, M. Takayanagi, H. Tomida, S. Ueno, T. Yamagami, K. Hibino, S. Okuno, T. Tamura, N. Tateyama, T. Kobayashi, T. Kotani, K. Yamaoka, A. Yoshida, Y. Shimizu, M. Takita, T. Yuda, Y. Katayose, M. Shibata, E. Kamioka, A. Kubota, K. Yoshida, M. Ichimura, S. Kuramata, Y. Tunesada, T. Terasawa, H. Kitamura, Y. Uchihori, Y. Komori, K. Mizutani, K. Munakata, A. Shiomi, J. W. Mitchell, A. J. Ericsson, T. Hams, J. F. Krizmanic, A. A. Moissev, M. Sasaki, J. F. Ormes, M. L. Cherry, T. G. Guzik, J. P. Wefel, W. R. Binns, M. H. Israel, H. Krawczynski, P. S. Marrocchesi, M. G. Gagliesi, G. Bigongiari, A. Caldarone, M. Y. Kim, R. Cecchi, P. Maestro, V. Millucci, R. Zei, C. Avanzini, T. Lotadze, A. Messineo, F. Morsani, O. Adirani, L. Bonechi, P. Papini, E. Vannuccini, J. Chan, W. Gan, T. Lu, Y. Ma, H. Wang, and G. Chen "The CALET mission on the ISS", Proc. SPIE 7021, High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy III, 702114 (22 July 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788524

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