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Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS02) experiment on the International Space Station (ISS)

ADVANCED NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTATION AND DETECTION

Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS02) experiment on the International Space Station (ISS)

Behcet ALPAT
Nuclear Science and TechniquesVol.14, No.3pp.182-194Published in print 01 Aug 2003
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The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment is realized in two phases. A precursor flight (STS-91) with a reduced experimental configuration (AMS01) has successfully flown on space shuttle Discovery in June 1998. The final version (AMS02) will be installed on the International Space Station (ISS) as an independent module in early 2006 for an operational period of three years. The main scientific objectives of AMS02 include the searches for the antimatter and dark matter in cosmic rays. In this work we will discuss the experimental details as well as the improved physics capabilities of AMS02 on ISS.

Alpha Magnetic SpectrometerInternational Space StationAntimatterDark matter
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