The HERD calorimeter: prototype response to high energy nuclei

作者：O. Adriani, G. Ambrosi, M. Antonelli, Yonglin Bai, Xiaohong Bai, T. Bao, M. Barbanera, E. Berti, P. Betti, G. Bigongiari, M. Bongi, V. Bonvicini, S. Bottai, Weiran Cao, J. Casaus, Davide Cerasole, Zhe Chen, Xiaohong Cui, R. D’Alessandro, I. De Mitri, S. Detti, A. Di Giovanni, L. Di Venere, C. Díaz, Yifan Dong, M. Duranti, F. Gargano, Jinwei Gao, Song Guo, F. Giovacchini, N. Finetti, V. Formato, Y. Jiang, X. Liang, R. Li, Congwei Liao, Xin Liu, Liting Lyu, J. Marín, G. Martı́nez, Naoto Mori, A. Oliva, L. Pacini, P. Papini, R. Pillera, C. Pizzolotto, Zheng Quan, J. J. Qin, M. Scaringella, D. Serini, Dawei Shi, G. Silvestre, O. Starodubtsev, X. Tang, A. Tiberio, E. Vannuccini, M. Velasco, Bo Wang, Jianping Wang, R. Wang, Zhijun Wang, Menglin Xu, Xiaodong Yang, G. Zampa, N. Zampa, S. Zhang, J. Zheng · 发表于：Journal of Instrumentation · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.1088/1748-0221/20/08/p08034 · 被引用次数：2 · 研究领域：Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies、Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena、High-Energy Particle Collisions Research

Abstract HERD is a space-borne calorimetric experiment that aims to extend current direct measurements of cosmic rays to the PeV energy range. The main feature of the instrument is its ability to measure particles coming from all directions, with the main detector being a deep, homogeneous 3D calorimeter. A large prototype of the calorimeter was tested at CERN in 2023 as part of an extensive beam test campaign. This paper describes the data analysis and performance of the calorimeter prototype for high-energy nuclei. Several important information and parameters for the calibration of the HERD calorimeter are reported.