We are CHAOS!

CHAOS is a particle telescope to measure Galactic Cosmic Rays developed by a team of students from the Department of Extraterrestrial Physics at Kiel University. To perform these measurements a combination of multiple solid state detectors and a bismuth germanium oxide (BGO) scintillator is used to measure the energy deposition of the particles. The use of an additional Cherenkov aerogel scintillator allows to separate between electrons and protons. CHAOS will fly on a stratospheric balloon in fall 2024 as part of the BEXUS program.