Abstract
Potentialities of a multipurpose astrophysical orbital observatory designed on the basis of ionization-neutron calorimetry for direct studies of high-energy primary cosmic radiation is considered. Scientific goals of the project are discussed, including measurements of energy spectra and PCR charge composition in a wide energy range up to the "knee" energies (1015 - 1016 eV) as well as a number of other astrophysical goals.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 140-144 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements |
| Volume | 166 |
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| State | Published - Apr 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
This work is partially supported by Russian Foundation for Basic Research, projects no. 04-02-17083, 05-02-17599, 05-02-16781, 06-02-16606, 06-02-16969; and Russian Ministry of Education and Science, project no. SS-5573.2006.2)