NICHE: The Non-Imaging CHErenkov Array
Douglas Bergman, John Krizmanic

TL;DR
NICHE introduces a non-imaging Cherenkov array designed to improve cosmic ray nuclear composition measurements around the Knee energy region by cross-calibrating with fluorescence detectors.
Contribution
The paper presents a novel array of non-imaging Cherenkov counters that enhances cosmic ray composition measurement accuracy and calibration methods.
Findings
Potential for more accurate nuclear composition measurements.
Effective cross-calibration with fluorescence detectors.
Improved understanding of cosmic ray energy spectrum.
Abstract
The accurate measurement of the Cosmic Ray (CR) nuclear composition around and above the Knee (~ 10^15.5 eV) has been difficult due to uncertainties inherent to the measurement techniques and/or dependence on hadronic Monte Carlo simulation models required to interpret the data. Measurement of the Cherenkov air shower signal, calibrated with air fluorescence measurements, offers a methodology to provide an accurate measurement of the nuclear composition evolution over a large energy range. NICHE will use an array of widely-spaced, non-imaging Cherenkov counters to measure the amplitude and time-spread of the air shower Cherenkov signal to extract CR nuclear composition measurements and to cross-calibrate the Cherenkov energy and composition measurements with TA/TALE fluorescence and surface detector measurements.
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