Abstract
The first scientific flight of the BESS-Polar balloon-borne experiment was successfully carried out in December 2004 from Antarctica with the primary scientific objectives of searching for primordial antiparticles from the universe and making precision measurements of primary cosmic-ray fluxes. During the 8.5 day flight, the newly developed BESS-Polar spectrometer worked well and gathered data from 9 × 108 cosmic-ray events, showing its capability for making long-duration science observations. We have already started hardware development for the second experiment, which is expected to be a flight of more than 20 days during the next solar minimum period with the upgraded spectrometer. In this manuscript, progress on and prospects for the BESS-Polar experiment are described.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1664-1669 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Advances in Space Research |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 17 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Antarctica
- BESS
- Long-duration balloon flight
- Superconducting spectrometer
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Space and Planetary Science
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
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BESS-Polar experiment : Progress and future prospects. / Yoshimura, Koji; Abe, K.; Fuke, H.; Haino, S.; Hams, T.; Hasegawa, M.; Horikoshi, A.; Kim, K. C.; Kumazawa, T.; Kusumoto, A.; Lee, M. H.; Makida, Y.; Matsuda, S.; Matsukawa, Y.; Mitchell, J. W.; Moiseev, A. A.; Nishimura, J.; Nozaki, M.; Orito, R.; Ormes, J. F.; Sakai, K.; Sasaki, M.; Seo, E. S.; Shikaze, Y.; Shinoda, R.; Streitmatter, R. E.; Suzuki, J.; Takeuchi, K.; Thakur, N.; Tanaka, K.; Yamagami, T.; Yamamoto, A.; Yoshida, T.
In: Advances in Space Research, Vol. 42, No. 10, 17.11.2008, p. 1664-1669.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Abe, K.
AU - Fuke, H.
AU - Haino, S.
AU - Hams, T.
AU - Hasegawa, M.
AU - Horikoshi, A.
AU - Kim, K. C.
AU - Kumazawa, T.
AU - Kusumoto, A.
AU - Lee, M. H.
AU - Makida, Y.
AU - Matsuda, S.
AU - Matsukawa, Y.
AU - Mitchell, J. W.
AU - Moiseev, A. A.
AU - Nishimura, J.
AU - Nozaki, M.
AU - Orito, R.
AU - Ormes, J. F.
AU - Sakai, K.
AU - Sasaki, M.
AU - Seo, E. S.
AU - Shikaze, Y.
AU - Shinoda, R.
AU - Streitmatter, R. E.
AU - Suzuki, J.
AU - Takeuchi, K.
AU - Thakur, N.
AU - Tanaka, K.
AU - Yamagami, T.
AU - Yamamoto, A.
AU - Yoshida, T.
PY - 2008/11/17
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KW - Antarctica
KW - BESS
KW - Long-duration balloon flight
KW - Superconducting spectrometer
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