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Measuring the chemical composition of cosmic rays with AMS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2005

R.J. García López ,
C. Delgado ,
M. Panniello ,
M.T. Costado  and
J. Calvo
R.J. García López
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, C/Vía Láctea s/n, E-38205 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain Departamento de Astrofísica, Universidad de La Laguna Av. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez s/n, E-38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
C. Delgado
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, C/Vía Láctea s/n, E-38205 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
M. Panniello
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, C/Vía Láctea s/n, E-38205 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
M.T. Costado
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, C/Vía Láctea s/n, E-38205 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain Departamento de Astrofísica, Universidad de La Laguna Av. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez s/n, E-38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
J. Calvo
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, C/Vía Láctea s/n, E-38205 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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Abstract

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AMS (Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer) is a particle detector designed to operate at the International Space Station. Starting in 2008, its purpose is to perform accurate, high statistics, long duration measurements of energetic (0.1 GeV to $\sim$TeV) charged cosmic ray spectra in space, providing fundamental information about key ingredients in the spallation reactions taking place in the interstellar medium. We present here the characteristics of this experiment and the extense collaboration supporting the project.

Keywords

Instrumentation: detectorsinstrumentation: spectrographsspace vehicles: instrumentscosmic rays
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 1 , Symposium S228: From Lithium to Uranium: Elemental Tracers of Early Cosmic Evolution , May 2005 , pp. 93 - 96
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© 2005 International Astronomical Union