The Heavy Nuclei Explorer (hnx) Mission

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Apr 2001

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American Physical Society, April Meeting, April 28 - May 1, 2001 Washington, DC Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Vol.

Physics

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The Heavy Nuclei eXplorer (HNX) mission was recently selected by NASA for a Small Explorer (SMEX) Mission Concept Study to begin in 2001. The primary scientific objectives of HNX are to measure the age of the galactic cosmic rays (GCR) since nucleosynthesis, determine the injection mechanism for the GCR accelerator (Volatility or FIP), and study the mix of nucleosynthetic processes that contribute to the source of GCRs. The experimental goal of HNX is to measure the elemental abundances of all individual stable nuclei from neon through the actinides and possibly beyond. HNX is composed of two instruments: ECCO, which measures elemental abundances of nuclei with Z >= 72, and ENTICE, which measures elemental abundances of nuclei with 10 <= Z <= 82. We will discuss the mission and the science that can be addressed by HNX.

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