1. The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS)
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Alcaraz, J., Alpat, B., Ambrosi, G., Anderhub, H., Ao, L., Arefiev, A., Azzarello, P., Babucci, E., Luca Baldini, Basile, M., Barancourt, D., Barao, F., Barbier, G., Barreira, G., Battiston, R., Becker, R., Becker, U., Bellagamba, L., Bene, P., Berdugo, J., Berges, P., Bertucci, B., Biland, A., Bizzaglia, S., Blasko, S., Boella, G., Boschini, M., Bourquin, M., Brocco, L., Bruni, G., Buenerd, M., Burger, J. D., Burger, W. J., Cai, X. D., Camps, C., Cannarsa, P., Capell, M., Casadei, D., Casaus, J., Castellini, G., Cecchi, C., Chang, Y. H., Chen, H. F., Chen, H. S., Chen, Z. G., Chernoplekov, N. A., Chiueh, T. H., Chuang, Y. L., Cindolo, F., Commichau, V., Contin, A., Crespo, P., Cristinziani, M., Da Cunha, J. P., Dai, T. S., Deus, J. D., Dinu, N., Djambazov, L., Antone, I. D., Dong, Z. R., Emonet, P., Engelberg, J., Eppling, F. J., Eronen, T., Esposito, G., Extermann, P., Favier, J., Fiandrini, E., Fisher, P. H., Fluegge, G., Fouque, N., Yu. Galaktionov, Gervasi, M., Giusti, P., Grandi, D., Grimm, O., Gu, W. Q., Hangarter, K., Hasan, A., Hermel, V., Hofer, H., Huang, M. A., Hungerford, W., Ionica, M., Ionica, R., Jongmanns, M., Karlamaa, K., Karpinski, W., Kenney, G., Kenny, J., Kim, W., Klimentov, A., Kossakowski, R., Koutsenko, V., Kraber, M., Laborie, G., Laitinen, T., Giovanni Lamanna, Laurenti, G., Lebedev, A., Lee, S. C., Levi, G., Levtchenko, P., Liu, C. L., Liu, H. T., Lopes, I., Lu, G., Lu, Y. S., Luebelsmeyer, K., Luckey, D., Lustermann, W., Mana, C., Margotti, A., Mayet, F., Mcneil, R. R., Meillon, B., Menichelli, M., Mihul, A., Mourao, A., Mujunen, A., Palmonari, F., Papi, A., Park, I. H., Pauluzzi, M., Pauss, F., Perrin, E., Pesci, A., Pevsner, A., Pimenta, M., Plyaskin, V., Pozhidaev, V., Postolache, V., Produit, N., Rancoita, P. G., Rapin, D., Raupach, F., Ren, D., Zhuoxiang Ren, Ribordy, M., Richeux, J. P., Riihonen, E., Ritakari, J., Roser, U., Rossin, C., Sagdeev, R., Sartorelli, G., Schultz Dratzig, A., Schwering, G., Scolieri, G., Seo, E. S., Shoutko, V., Shumilov, E., Siedling, R., Son, D., Song, T., Steuer, M., Sun, G. S., Suter, H., Tang, X. W., Ting, S. C. C., Ting, S. M., Tornikoski, M., Torsti, J., Trumper, J., Ulbricht, J., Urpo, S., Usoskin, I., Valtonen, E., Vandenhirtz, J., Velcea, F., Velikhov, E., Verlaat, B., Vetlitsky, I., Vezzu, F., Vialle, J. P., Viertel, G., Vite, D., Gunten, H., Waldmeier Wicki, S., Wallraff, W., Wang, B. C., Wang, J. Z., Wang, Y. H., Wiik, K., Williams, C., Wu, S. X., Xia, P. C., Yan, J. L., Yan, L. G., Yang, C. G., Yang, M., Ye, S. W., Yeh, P., Xu, Z. Z., Zhang, H. Y., Zhang, Z. P., Zhao, D. X., Zhu, G. Y., Zhu, W. Z., Zhuang, H. L., Zichichi, A., Zimmermann, B., Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie (LPSC), Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), AMS, Alcaraz, J, Alpat, B, Ambrosi, G, Anderhub, H, Ao, L, Arefiev, A, Azzarello, P, Babucci, E, Baldini, L, Basile, M, Barancourt, D, Barao, F, Barbier, G, Barreira, G, Battiston, R, Becker, R, Becker, U, Bellagamba, L, Bene, P, Berdugo, J, Berges, P, Bertucci, B, Biland, A, Bizzaglia, S, Blasko, S, Boella, G, Boschini, M, Bourquin, M, Brocco, L, Bruni, G, Buenerd, M, Burger, J, Burger, W, Cai, X, Camps, C, Cannarsa, P, Capell, M, Casadei, D, Casaus, J, Castellini, G, Cecchi, C, Chang, Y, Chen, H, Chen, Z, Chernoplekov, N, Chiueh, T, Chuang, Y, Cindolo, F, Commichau, V, Contin, A, Crespo, P, Cristinziani, M, da Cunha, J, Dai, T, Deus, J, Dinu, N, Djambazov, L, Dantone, I, Dong, Z, Emonet, P, Engelberg, J, Eppling, F, Eronen, T, Esposito, G, Extermann, P, Favier, J, Fiandrini, E, Fisher, P, Fluegge, G, Fouque, N, Galaktionov, Y, Gervasi, M, Giusti, P, Grandi, D, Grimm, O, Gu, W, Hangarter, K, Hasan, A, Hermel, V, Hofer, H, Huang, M, Hungerford, W, Ionica, M, Ionica, R, Jongmanns, M, Karlamaa, K, Karpinski, W, Kenney, G, Kenny, J, Kim, W, Klimentov, A, Kossakowski, R, Koutsenko, V, Kraeber, M, Laborie, G, Laitinen, T, Lamanna, G, Laurenti, G, Lebedev, A, Lee, S, Levi, G, Levtchenko, P, Liu, C, Liu, H, Lopes, I, Lu, G, Lu, Y, Lubelsmeyer, K, Luckey, D, Lustermann, W, Mana, C, Margotti, A, Mayet, F, Mcneil, R, Meillon, B, Menichelli, M, Mihul, A, Mourao, A, Mujunen, A, Palmonari, F, Papi, A, Park, I, Pauluzzi, M, Pauss, F, Perrin, E, Pesci, A, Pevsner, A, Pimenta, M, Plyaskin, V, Pojidaev, V, Postolache, V, Produit, N, Rancoita, P, Rapin, D, Raupach, F, Ren, D, Ren, Z, Ribordy, M, Richeux, J, Riihonen, E, Ritakari, J, Roeser, U, Roissin, C, Sagdeev, R, Sartorelli, G, von Dratzig, A, Schwering, G, Scolieri, G, Seo, E, Shoutko, V, Shoumilov, E, Siedling, R, Son, D, Song, T, Steuer, M, Sun, G, Suter, H, Tang, X, Ting, S, Tornikoski, M, Torsti, J, Trumper, J, Ulbricht, J, Urpo, S, Usoskin, I, Valtonen, E, Vandenhirtz, J, Velcea, F, Velikhov, E, Verlaat, B, Vetlitsky, I, Vezzu, F, Vialle, J, Viertel, G, Vite, D, Von Gunten, H, Wicki, S, Wallraff, W, Wang, B, Wang, J, Wang, Y, Wiik, K, Williams, C, Wu, S, Xia, P, Yan, J, Yan, L, Yang, C, Yang, M, Ye, S, Yeh, P, Xu, Z, Zhang, H, Zhang, Z, Zhao, D, Zhu, G, Zhu, W, Zhuang, H, Zichichi, A, and Zimmermann, B
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Physics ,Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,Spectrometer ,Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,Dark matter ,Cosmic ray ,01 natural sciences ,Particle detector ,Nuclear physics ,[PHYS.ASTR.CO]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Cosmology and Extra-Galactic Astrophysics [astro-ph.CO] ,Physics::Popular Physics ,FIS/05 - ASTRONOMIA E ASTROFISICA ,FIS/01 - FISICA SPERIMENTALE ,Antimatter ,0103 physical sciences ,International Space Station ,Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer ,Measuring instrument ,space-research instrumentation ,010306 general physics ,Instrumentation ,FIS/04 - FISICA NUCLEARE E SUBNUCLEARE - 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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- 2001