MASS (Matter Antimatter Superconducting Spectrometer)

Sitio de lanzamiento: Scientific Flight Balloon Facility, Fort Sumner (NM), EEUU  
Dia y hora de lanzamiento: 23/9/1991 14:00 utc
Lanzamiento y operación del globo a cargo de: National Scientific Balloon Facility (NSBF)
Tipo de globo/fabricante/volumen/composicion: Globo de Presión Cero N29I-8/8/8/8T-28.40
Nº de serie del globo: R28.40-3-117
Nº de vuelo: 316N
Dia y hora de fin del vuelo (L para hora de aterrizaje, W ultimo contacto conocido, resto hora de separacion): 24/9/1991 12:49 utc
Duración del vuelo (d:dias / h:horas / m:minutos): 23 h
Sitio de aterrizaje o ultima posición conocida: 23 millas al O de Corona, Nuevo Mexico, EEUU

• MASS-2 website at Universita di Roma
• MASS-2 website at University of Siegen
• A Measurement of the Proton and Helium Components in the Atmosphere 26th International Cosmic Ray Conference, HE.3.6.18 , Salt Lake City , 1999
• Atmospheric Proton And Deterium Energy Spectra Determination with the MASS2 experiment 24th International Cosmic Ray Conference, Vol. 4, p. 1033
• Balloon Measurements of Cosmic Ray Muon Spectra in the Atmosphere along with those of primary protons and Helium Nuclei over Mid-Latitude Phys. Rev. D, 60, 052002, 1999 PRD July 1999, hep-ex/9905012
• Cosmic Ray Antiproton Measurements in the 4-19 GeV Energy Range using the NMSU/WiZard-Matter Antimatter Superconducting Spectrometer 2 (MASS2) 24th International Cosmic Ray Conference, Vol. 3, p. 60
• Differential Flux Measurement of Atmospheric Pion, Muon, Electron and Positron Energy Spectra at Balloon Altitudes Rome 1995 XXIV ICRC SH 8.1.13, Vol. 4
• Measurement of Electron and Positron Energy Differential Fluxes with MASS2 Apparatus 24th International Cosmic Ray Conference, Vol. 3, p. 1
• Measurement of the Cosmic Ray Muon Spectrum and Charge Ratio in the Atmosphere from Ground Level to Balloon Altitudes 24th International Cosmic Ray Conference, Vol. 1, p. 585
• Measurements of cosmic ray antiproton from 3.7 to 19 GeV Astrophysics Journal, Vol. 467:L33-L36,1996
• Measurements of the absolute energy spectra of cosmic-ray positrons and electrons above 7 GeV Astronomy and Astrophysics, 392, 287-294 (2002)
• Momentum spectra of atmospheric pions, muons, electrons and positrons at ballon altitudes Journal of Physics G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 23 (1997) 1751
• NASA Balloon Flights (1989-1998) in NASA Historical Data Book, Vol. VII: NASA Launch Systems, Space Transportation, Human Spaceflight, and Space Science, 1989-1998
• Solar modulation of hydrogen and helium cosmic ray nuclei spectra above 400 MeV/Nucleon, from 1976 to 1993 24th International Cosmic Ray Conference, Italy, 1995
• The Flux of Cosmic Ray Antiprotons from 3.7 to 24 GeV 26th International Cosmic Ray Conference, OG.1.1.21 , Salt Lake City , 1999