Cosmic ray abundance measurements with the CAKE balloon experiment

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Cecchini, S. [1 ]
Chiarusi, T. [1 ]
Giacomelli, G. [1 ]
Manzoor, S. [1 ]
Medinaceli, E. [1 ]
Patrizii, L. [1 ]
Togo, V. [1 ]
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[1] Univ Bologna, Dipartimento Fis, I-40127 Bologna, Italy
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Proceedings of the 29th International Cosmic Ray Conference, Vol 3: OG1 | 2005年
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We present the results from the CAKE (Cosmic Abundance below Knee Energy) balloon experiment which uses nuclear track detectors. The final experiment goal is the determination of the charge spectrum of CR nuclei with Z > 30 and the search for exotic heavy particles in the primary cosmic radiation. The detector, which has a geometric acceptance of similar to 1.7 m(2) sr, was exposed in a trans-mediterranean stratospheric balloon flight. Calibrations of the detectors used (CR39 and Lexan), scanning strategies and algorithms for tracking particles in an automatic mode are presented. The present status of the results is discussed.
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