U.S.-Japan Cooperative Research: Development of a High Resolution Camera for a Cosmic Ray Detector using the Air Scintillation Technique

该奖项支持犹他大学的陆恭蕙教授和东京大学的长野元彦教授之间为期两年的合作研究项目。研究人员将共同努力开发一种可以用作高能宇宙线探测器中光信号探测器的非常高分辨率的相机，并进行一些与设计非常大的宇宙线探测器有关的研究。在长野教授的指导下，这个日本团队运营着世界上最大的表面探测器，称为AGASA，旨在探测电子、µ子和伽马射线。这家美国集团运营着世界上唯一的氮闪烁探测器，名为苍蝇眼探测器。这两个小组共同感兴趣的话题包括宇宙线能谱、化学成分和各向异性的测量。共同的目标是发现这些极高能量的粒子在哪里被加速以及如何被加速。寻找中性粒子的点源是两组人的高度优先事项。除了首席研究员外，其他五名专门从事电子学、校准、分析和计算机建模的科学家和技术人员将参与该项目。

This award supports a two-year collaborative research project between Professor Eugene C. Loh of the University of Utah and Professor Motohiko Nagano of the University of Tokyo. Together the investigators will attempt to develop a very high resolution camera that can be used as the light signal detector in a high energy cosmic ray detector and perform a number of studies related to the design of a very large cosmic ray detector. The Japanese group under the direction of Professor Nagano operates the world's largest surface detectors, called AGASA, designed to detect electrons, muons, and gamma rays. The U.S. group operates the world's only nitrogen scintillation detector called the Fly's Eye Detector. Topics of mutual interest to the two groups include measurements of the cosmic ray energy spectrum, chemical composition, and anisotropy. The common goal is to discover where and how these extremely energetic particles are accelerated. The search for point sources of neutral particles is a high priority for both groups. In addition to the principal investigator, five other scientists and technicians specializing in electronics, calibration, analysis, and computer modelling will participate in the project.