Isotopic mass separation with the RICH detector of the AMS Experiment

Details Isotopic mass separation with the RICH detector of the AMS Experiment Isotopic mass separation with the RICH detector of the AMS Experiment

2008-01-30

arxiv.org/abs/0801.4658v1

Proceedings of the 15th Course Astrophysics at Ultra-High Energies (Erice 2006), p. 145-150, World Scientific

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

6 pages. Contribution to the International School of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics- 15th Course Astrophysics at Ultra-High Energies

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The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) to be installed on the International Space Station (ISS) will be equipped with a proximity focusing Ring Imaging Cerenkov detector (RICH). Reconstruction of the Cerenkov angle and the electric charge with RICH are discussed. A likelihood method for the Cerenkov angle reconstruction was applied leading to a velocity determination for protons with a resolution around 0.1%. The electric charge reconstruction is based on the counting of the number of photoelectrons and on an overall efficiency estimation on an event-by-event basis. The isotopic mass separation of helium and beryllium is presented.

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