AMS-02 on the International Space Station

AMS-02 is a multipurpose magnetic spectrometer that will operate on the International Space Station for at least two decades. The detector is designed to measure with very high accuracy the composition of cosmic rays near Earth. With a large acceptance, an intense magnetic field from a permanent ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Spada Francesca R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2014-04-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20147000026