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Secondary positrons and electrons measured by PAMELA experiment

Authors :
Mikhailov, V. V.
Adriani, O.
Barbarino, G.
Bazilevskaya, G. A.
Bellotti, R.
Boezio, M.
Bogomolov, E. A.
Bongi, M.
Bonvicini, V.
Bottai, S.
Bruno, A.
Cafagna, F. S.
Campana, D.
Carlson, P.
Casolino, M.
Castellini, G.
De Donato, C.
De Santis, C.
De Simone, N.
Di Felice, V.
Galper, A. M.
Karelin, A. V.
Koldashov, S. V.
Koldobsky, S.
Krutkov, S. Yu.
Kvashnin, A. N.
Leonov, A. A.
Malakhov, V. V.
Mikhailova, Yu. V.
Marcelli, L.
Martucci, M.
Mayorov, A. G.
Menn, W.
Merge, M.
Mocchiutti, E.
Monaco, A.
Mori, N.
Munini, R.
Osteria, G.
Papini, P.
Palma, F.
Panico, B.
Pearce, M.
Picozza, P.
Ricci, M.
Ricciarini, S. B.
Runtso, M. F.
Simon, M.
Sparvoli, R.
Spillantini, P.
Stozhkov, Yu. I.
Vacchi, A.
Vannuccini, E.
Vasiliev, G. I.
Voronov, S. A.
Yurkin, Yu. T.
Zampa, G.
Zampa, N.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

We present a measurements of electron and positron fluxes below the geomagnetic cutoff rigidity in wide energy range from 50 MeV to several GeV by the PAMELA magnetic spectrometer. The instrument was launched on June 15th 2006 on-board the Resurs-DK satellite on low orbit with 70 degrees inclination and altitude between 350 and 600 km. The procedure of trajectories calculations in the geomagnetic field separates stably trapped and albedo components produced in interactions of cosmic ray protons with the residual atmosphere from galactic cosmic rays. Features of spatial distributions of secondary electrons and positrons in the near Earth space, including the South Atlantic Anomaly, were investigated.<br />Comment: XXV ECRS 2016 Proceedings - eConf C16-09-04.3

Subjects

Subjects :
Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics

Details

Database :
arXiv
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1701.02766
Document Type :
Working Paper

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