Title of article :
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer silicon tracker
Author/Authors :
Burger، نويسنده , , W.J.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer is designed to operate on the International Space Station for a long duration measurement of the cosmic-ray spectra in the energy range between 0.5 GeV and several TeV. The particle rigidity and specific energy loss are measured by a silicon tracker located in a 0.8 T field. The tracker is described and selected performance results from the assembly phase and particle beam measurements are reported.
Keywords :
Spaceborne and space research instruments , Tracking and position sensitive detectors , Cosmic ray detectors , Charged particle spectrometers
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
