The AMS experiment: a magnetic spectrometer in space

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Jan 2003

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003nuphs.114..259c&link_type=abstract

Nuclear Physics B Proceedings Supplements, Volume 114, p. 259-273.

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The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) on the International Space Station (ISS) is the first large acceptance magnetic spectrometer to perform high statistics studies of cosmic rays in space. The experiment will address fundamental questions regarding primary antimatter and dark matter contents of the universe. In addition, the precision studies of cosmic rays in a wide energy range will result in a greatly improved understanding of the cosmic ray propagation in our galaxy. A prototype of the final detector was flown on the space shuttle Discovery in June 1998. The detector components are described and the results obtained on the recorded sample are presented. The final version of the detector will be placed on the ISS in 2005 for a 3-year exposure. The detector upgrades are presented and the sensitivity of the setup is outlined.

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