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Preliminary Results of the CAKE Experiment: High-Statistics Cosmic Ray Study

Explore initial findings from the CAKE experiment on cosmic rays, featuring high charge resolution and large collecting area for Fe nuclei analysis at high altitudes. Compare data to simulations, highlighting potential discoveries in cosmic ray sources.

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Preliminary Results of the CAKE Experiment: High-Statistics Cosmic Ray Study

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  1. Preliminary results of the CAKE experiment S. Cecchini, G. Giacomelli Physics Dept. , INAS and INFN Sez. Bologna, Italy Russian-Italian Cooperation Workshop on CR and Astroparticle Physics Moscow, Oct 17-20, 2005

  2. CR Sources ? FIP Vol 1 part/m2h 1 part/m2 day High statistics: large collecting area + long exposure High charge resolution

  3. The CAKE experiment : A~ 2 m2sr for Fe nuclei CAKE is a prototype for demonstrating the feasibility of the full analysis chain

  4. ~1500 km 38 km plafond altitude Residual atmosphere 3.2g/cm2 Flight duration 18h

  5. Top layer Middle Bottom Relativistic charged particle Low-energy stopping particle Alignment reference holes Tracking algorithm

  6. preliminary old Charge spectrum of 1409 events from the measurements of 15% area Data(black dots)with statistical errors are compared to a MonteCarlo Simulation (histogram)

  7. Preliminary - 2051 events

  8. LDB 15-40 days 3 months • Recovery • Large area • Long exposure

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