Author(s): Alcaraz J., Alpat B., Ambrosi G., Azzarello Ph., Battiston R., Bertucci B., Bolmont Julien, Bourquin M., Burger W. j., Capell M., Cardano F., Chang Y. h., Choutko V., Cortina E., Dinu N., Esposito G., Fiandrini E., Haas D., Haino S., Hakobyan H., Ionica M., Ionica R., Jacholkowska Agnieszka, Kounine A., Koutsenko V., Lamanna G., Lebedev A., Lechanoine-leluc C., Lin C. h., Zurbach C.
(Article) Published: Nuclear Instruments And Methods / Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research, vol. 593 p.376-398 (2008)
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2008.05.015
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Abstract:
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer is designed for a long duration measurement of the cosmic-ray spectra at an altitude of 400 km. The particle rigidity and specific energy loss are measured by a silicon tracker located in a 0.8 T field. Ground results for the position resolution, detection efficiency and charge determination for singly and doubly charged relativistic particles are presented and discussed in the context of the spaceborne detector. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.