The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) is a large acceptance (0.65 sr m(2)) detector designed to operate in the International Space Station (ISS) for three years. The purposes of the experiment are to search for cosmic antimatter and dark matter and to study the composition and energy spectrum of the primary cosmic rays. A "scated-down" version has been flown on the Space Shuttle Discovery for 10 days in June 1998. The complete AMS is programmed for installation on the ISS in October 2003 for an operational period of 3 yr. This contribution reports on the experimental configuration that will be installed on the ISS. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Alcaraz, J., Alpat, B., Ambrosi, G., Anderhub, H., Ao, L., Arefiev, A., et al. (2002). The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS). Intervento presentato a: 9th International Vienna Conference on Instrumentation, VIENNA, AUSTRIA [10.1016/S0168-9002(01)01727-2].

The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS)

BOELLA, GIULIANO FILIPPO;GERVASI, MASSIMO;Grandi, D;
2002

Abstract

The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) is a large acceptance (0.65 sr m(2)) detector designed to operate in the International Space Station (ISS) for three years. The purposes of the experiment are to search for cosmic antimatter and dark matter and to study the composition and energy spectrum of the primary cosmic rays. A "scated-down" version has been flown on the Space Shuttle Discovery for 10 days in June 1998. The complete AMS is programmed for installation on the ISS in October 2003 for an operational period of 3 yr. This contribution reports on the experimental configuration that will be installed on the ISS. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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space-research instrumentation
English
9th International Vienna Conference on Instrumentation
2001
2002
478
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119
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Alcaraz, J., Alpat, B., Ambrosi, G., Anderhub, H., Ao, L., Arefiev, A., et al. (2002). The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS). Intervento presentato a: 9th International Vienna Conference on Instrumentation, VIENNA, AUSTRIA [10.1016/S0168-9002(01)01727-2].
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