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The main aims of the NUCLEON satellite experiment are direct measurement of the energy spectra of cosmic ray protons and nuclei in the 2–500 TeV range of energies by two different methods (an ionization calorimeter and the new Kinematic Lightweight Energy Meter (KLEM) technique). The energy spectra of protons and helium nuclei are presented, and their characteristics are discussed.
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The authors are grateful for the support of ROSKOSMOS (the Russian Federal Space Agency), the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Progress Rocket Space Center. This work was performed on equipment at the Super High Performance Computing Center of Moscow State University [27].
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Atkin, E., Bulatov, V., Dorokhov, V. et al. Energy Spectra of Cosmic Ray Protons and Helium Nuclei in the NUCLEON Experiment. Bull. Russ. Acad. Sci. Phys. 83, 977–979 (2019). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1062873819080045
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