Sub-Pixel Response Measurement of Near-Infrared Sensors (2006)
Barron, N., Borysow, M., Beyerlein, K., Brown, M., Weaverdyck, C., Lorenzon, W., ...
Wide-field survey instruments are used to efficiently observe large regions of the sky. To achieve the necessary field of view, and to provide a higher signal-to-noise ratio for faint sources, many...
Supernova / Acceleration Probe: A Satellite Experiment to Study the Nature of the Dark Energy (2006)
Aldering, G., Althouse, W., Amanullah, R., Annis, J., Astier, P., Baltay, C., ...
The Supernova / Acceleration Probe (SNAP) is a proposed space-based experiment designed to study the dark energy and alternative explanations of the acceleration of the Universe's expansion by...
An Integral Field Spectrograph for SNAP Supernova Identification (2006)
Ealet, A., Prieto, E., Bonissent, A., Malina, R., Bernstein, G.M., Basa, S., ...
A well-adapted spectrograph concept has been developed for the SNAP (SuperNova/Acceleration Probe) experiment. The goal is to ensure proper identification of Type Ia supernovae and to standardize the...
Development of NIR detectors and science driven requirements for SNAP (2006)
Brown, M.G., Bebek, C., Bernstein, G., Bonissent, A., Carithers, B., Cole, D., ...
Precision near infrared (NIR) measurements are essential for the next generation of ground and space based instruments. The SuperNova Acceleration Probe (SNAP) will measure thousands of type Ia...
Characterization of NIR InGaAs imager arrays for the JDEM SNAP mission concept (2006)
Seshadri, S., Cole, M.D., Hancock, B., Ringold, P., Wrigley, C., Bonati, M., ...
We present the results of a study of the performance of InGaAs detectors conducted for the SuperNova Acceleration Probe (SNAP) dark energy mission concept. Low temperature data from a nominal 1.7um...
Near infrared detectors for SNAP (2006)
Schubnell, M., Barron, N., Bebek, C., Brown, M.G., Borysow, M., Cole, D., ...
Large format (1k x 1k and 2k x 2k) near infrared detectors manufactured by Rockwell Scientific Center and Raytheon Vision Systems are characterized as part of the near infrared R&D effort for SNAP...
Wide-field surveys from the SNAP mission (2005)
Kim, A.G., Akerlof, C.W., Aldering, G., Amanullah, R., Astier, P., Barrelet, E., ...
New Measurement of the Cosmic-Ray Positron Fraction from 5 to 15 GeV (2004)
Beatty, J. J., Bhattacharyya, A., Bower, C., Coutu, S., DuVernois, M. A., McKee, S., ...
We present a new measurement of the cosmic-ray positron fraction at energies between 5 and 15 GeV with the balloon-borne HEAT-pbar instrument in the spring of 2000. The data presented here are...
A new measurement of the altitude dependence of the atmospheric muon intensity (2004)
Beatty, J. J., Coutu, S., Minnick, S. A., Bhattacharyya, A., Bower, C. R., Musser, J. A., ...
We present a new measurement of atmospheric muons made during an ascent of the High Energy Antimatter Telescope balloon experiment. The muon charge ratio mu+/mu- as a function of atmospheric depth in...
Supernova / Acceleration Probe: A Satellite Experiment to Study the Nature of the Dark Energy (2004)
Aldering, SNAP Collaboration: G., Althouse, W., Amanullah, R., Annis, J., Astier, P., Baltay, C., ...
The Supernova / Acceleration Probe (SNAP) is a proposed space-based experiment designed to study the dark energy and alternative explanations of the acceleration of the Universe's expansion by...
Weak lensing from space I: instrumentation and survey strategy (2004)
Rhodes, J., Refregier, A., Massey, R., Albert, J., Bacon, D., Bernstein, G., ...
Weak lensing from space I: instrumentation and survey strategy (2004)
Rhodes, J., Refregier, A., Massey, R., Albert, J., Bacon, D., Bernstein, G., ...
SNAP Satellite Focal Plane Development (2003)
Bebek, C., Akerlof, C., Aldering, G., Amanullah, R., Astier, P., Baltay, C., ...
The proposed SuperNova/Acceleration Probe (SNAP) mission will have a two-meter class telescope delivering diffraction-limited images to an instrumented 0.7 square degree field in the visible and...
Overview of the SuperNova/Acceleration probe (SNAP) (2003)
Ealet, A., Prieto, E., Bonissent, A., Malina, R., Bernstein, G.M., Basa, S., ...
Overview of the SuperNova/Acceleration probe (SNAP) (2003)
Ealet, A., Prieto, E., Bonissent, A., Malina, R., Bernstein, G.M., Basa, S., ...
SNAP Near Infrared Detectors (2002)
The SuperNova/Acceleration Probe (SNAP) will measure precisely the cosmological expansion history over both the acceleration and deceleration epochs and thereby constrain the nature of the dark...
The SNAP near infrared detectors (2002)
Tarle, G., Akerlof, C., Aldering, G., Amanullah, R., Astier, P., Barrelet, E., ...
An integral field spectrograph for SNAP supernova studies (2002)
Ealet, Anne, Prieto, E., Bonissent, A., Malina, R., Basa, S., LeFevre, O., ...
Overview of the SuperNova/Acceleration probe (SNAP) (2002)
Aldering, Gregory L., Akerlof, C.W., Amanullah, R., Astier, P., Barrelet, E., Bebek, C., ...
Wide-field surveys from the SNAP mission (2002)
Kim, Alex G., Akerlof, C.W., Aldering, G., Amanullah, R., Astier, P., Barrelet, E., ...
The first precision drift tube chambers for the ATLAS muon spectrometer (2002)
Bauer, F, Blum, W, Dietl, H, Kotov, S A, Kroha, H, Manz, A, ...
The muon spectrometer of the ATLAS detector for the Large Hadron Collider is designed to provide a muon transverse momentum resolution of 2-10% for momenta between 6 GeV and 1 TeV over a...
Overview of the SuperNova/Acceleration probe (SNAP) (2002)
Aldering, G., Akerlof, C.W., Amanullah, R., Astier, P., Barrelet, E., Bebek, C., ...
Wide-field surveys from the SNAP mission (2002)
Kim, A.G., Akerlof, C.W., Aldering, G., Amanullah, R., Astier, P., Barrelet, E., ...
Overview of the SuperNova/Acceleration probe (SNAP) (2002)
Aldering, G., Akerlof, C.W., Amanullah, R., Astier, P., Barrelet, E., Bebek, C., ...
Wide-field surveys from the SNAP mission (2002)
Kim, A.G., Akerlof, C.W., Aldering, G., Amanullah, R., Astier, P., Barrelet, E., ...
The first precision drift tube chambers for the ATLAS muon spectrometer (2002)
Bauer,F., Blum,W., Dietl,H., Kotov,S., Kroha,H., Manz,A., ...
The muon spectrometer of the ATLAS detector for the Large Hadron Collider is designed to provide a muon transverse momentum resolution of 2%-10% for momenta between 6 GeV and 1 TeV over a...
The first precision drift tube chambers for the ATLAS muon spectrometer (2002)
Bauer, F., Blum, W., Dietl, H., Kotov, S., Kroha, H., Manz, A., ...
The muon spectrometer of the ATLAS detector for the Large Hadron Collider is designed to provide a muon transverse momentum resolution of 2%-10% for momenta between 6 GeV and 1 TeV over a...
Measurement of the Cosmic-Ray Antiproton to Proton Abundance Ratio between 4 and 50 GeV (2001)
Beach, A. S., Beatty, J. J., Bhattacharyya, A., Bower, C., Coutu, S., DuVernois, M. A., ...
We present a new measurement of the antiproton to proton abundance ratio, pbar/p, in the cosmic radiation. The HEAT-pbar instrument, a balloon borne magnet spectrometer with precise rigidity and...
Energy Spectra, Altitude Profiles and Charge Ratios of Atmospheric Muons (2000)
Coutu, S., Beatty, J. J., DuVernois, M. A., Barwick, S. W., Schneider, E., Bhattacharyya, A., ...
We present a new measurement of air shower muons made during atmospheric ascent of the High Energy Antimatter Telescope balloon experiment. The muon charge ratio mu+ / mu- is presented as a function...
Barwick, S. W., Beatty, J. J., Bower, C. R., Chaput, C. J., Coutu, S., De Nolfo, G. A., ...
Observations of cosmic-ray electrons and positrons have been made with a new balloon-borne detector, HEAT (the "High-Energy Antimatter Telescope"), first flown in 1994 May from Fort Sumner, NM. We...
Measurements of the Cosmic-Ray Positron Fraction From 1 to 50 GeV (1997)
Schneider, E., Beatty, J. J., De Nolfo, G. A., Bhattacharyya, A., Bower, C. R., ...
Two measurements of the cosmic-ray positron fraction as a function of energy have been made using the High Energy Antimatter Telescope (HEAT) balloon-borne instrument. The first flight took place...
Crawley, H. B., McKay, R., Meyer, W. T., Nutter, S., Tarle, G., Rosenberg, E. I., ...
Results from tests characterizing the performance and radiation hardness of the HS9008RH flash analog to digital convertor (FADC) are presented. These tests were performed primarily to evaluate the...
GRACE: a prototype for the Gran Sasso air Cherenkov experiment (1992)
Levin, D. S., Barish, B. C., Diehl, E., Habig, A., Handel, J., Kertzman, M., ...
GRACE is a five element array of air Cherenkov light collectors designed to measure the energy of primary cosmic rays and operate on the terrain over the deep underground muon tracking detector,...
A water Cherenkov counter sensitive to nonwaveshifted ultraviolet Cherenkov photons (1986)
Bower, C. R., Heinz, R. M., Reynoldson, J., Mufson, S., Petrakis, J., Ahlen, S. P., ...
We describe a prototype water Cherenkov counter which has been built and tested with relativistic cosmic ray muons. An analysis of the expected photoelectron yield is described. The predicted result...
Response of high resolution drift tubes to relativistic heavy ions (1985)
Tomasch, A. D., Ahlen, S. P., Bower, C. R., Price, P. B., Salamon, M. H., Tarle, G., ...
We report the results of various tests undertaken in a program to develop a drift tube hodoscope for a cosmic ray balloon experiment intended to search for extragalactic antimatter. Included are...
Charge resolution of plastic track detectors used to identify relativistic nuclei (1985)
Salamon, M. H., Price, P. B., Tincknell, M. L., Guo, Shi-Lun, Tarle, G.
We present measurements of charge resolution in the plastic track detectors CR39(DOP) and Tuffak polycarbonate over the region 10Z/ [beta] GeV/u139La, 1.45 GeV/u84Kr, and 1.70 GeV/u56Fe produced by...
Calibration of Tuffak polycarbonate track detector for identification of relativistic nuclei (1984)
Guo, Shi-Lun, Drach, John C., Price, P. B., Salamon, M. H., Tincknell, M. L., Ahlen, S. P., ...
We discuss response of Tuffak polycarbonate to relativistic heavy nuclei using two methods, measurement of the minor axis diameter and of the length of the track cone, to determine charge resolution....