Title
Solar energetic particle spectrum On 2006 December 13 determined by IceTop
Date Issued
01 January 2008
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Abbasi R.
Ackermann M.
Adams J.
Ahlers M.
Ahrens J.
Andeen K.
Auffenberg J.
Bai X.
Baker M.
Baret B.
Barwick S.W.
Bay R.
Beattie K.
Becka T.
Becker J.K.
Becker K.H.
Berghaus P.
Berley D.
Bernardini E.
Bertrand D.
Besson D.Z.
Bieber J.W.
Blaufuss E.
Boersma D.J.
Bohm C.
Bolmont J.
Böser S.
Botner O.
Braun J.
Breder D.
Burgess T.
Castermans T.
Chirkin D.
Christy B.
Clem J.
Cowen D.F.
D'Agostino M.V.
Danninger M.
Davour A.
Day C.T.
De Clercq C.
Demirörs L.
Depaepe O.
Descamps F.
Desiati P.
De Vries-Uiterweerd G.
DeYoung T.
Diaz-Velez J.C.
Dreyer J.
Dumm J.P.
Duvoort M.R.
Edwards W.R.
Ehrlich R.
Eisch J.
Ellsworth R.W.
Engdegaard O.
Euler S.
Evenson P.A.
Fadiran O.
Fazely A.R.
Filimonov K.
Finley C.
Foerster M.M.
Fox B.D.
Franckowiak A.
Franke R.
Gaisser T.K.
Gallagher J.
Ganugapati R.
Gerhardt L.
Gladstone L.
Goldschmidt A.
Goodman J.A.
Gozzini R.
Grant D.
Griesel T.
Gross A.
Grullon S.
Gunasingha R.M.
Gurtner M.
Ha C.
Hallgren A.
Halzen F.
Han K.
Hanson K.
Hardtke D.
Hardtke R.
Hasegawa Y.
Heise J.
Helbing K.
Hellwig M.
Herquet P.
Hickford S.
Hill G.C.
Hoffman K.D.
Hoshina K.
Hubert D.
Hülss J.P.
Hulth P.O.
RWTH Aachen University
Publisher(s)
Institute of Physics Publishing
Abstract
On 2006 December 13 the IceTop air shower array at the South Pole detected a major solar particle event. By numerically simulating the response of the IceTop tanks, which are thick Cerenkov detectors with multiple thresholds deployed at high altitude with no geomagnetic cutoff, we determined the particle energy spectrum in the energy range 0.6-7.6 GeV. This is the first such spectral measurement using a single instrument with a welldefined viewing direction. We compare the IceTop spectrum and its time evolution with previously published results and outline plans for improved resolution of future solar particle spectra. © 2008. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
Start page
L65
End page
L68
Volume
689
Issue
1 PART 2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física de partículas, Campos de la Física
Astronomía
Subjects
DOI
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-65649117513
Source
Astrophysical Journal
ISSN of the container
0004637X
Sources of information:
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