PAMELA is a satellite-borne experiment designed for precision studies of the charged cosmic radiation. The primary scientific goal is the study of the antimatter component of the cosmic radiation (antiprotons, 80 MeV - 190 GeV; and positrons, 50 MeV - 270 GeV) in order to search for evidence of dark matter particle annihilations. PAMELA will also search for primordial antinuclei (in particular, anti-helium), and test cosmic-ray propagation models through precise measurements of the antiparticle energy spectrum and studies of light nuclei and their isotopes. Concomitant goals include a study of solar physics and solar modulation during the 24th solar minimum by investigating low energy particles in the cosmic radiation; and a reconstruction of the cosmic ray electron energy spectrum up to several TeV thereby allowing a possible contribution from local sources to be studied. PAMELA is housed on-board the Russian Resurs-DK1 satellite, which was launched on June 15th 2006 in an elliptical (350-600 km altitude) orbit with an inclination of 70 degrees. PAMELA consists of a permanent magnet spectrometer, to provide rigidity and charge sign information; a Time-of-Flight and trigger system, for velocity and charge determination; a silicon-tungsten calorimeter, for lepton/hadron discrimination; and a neutron detector. An anticoincidence system is used offline to reject false triggers. In this article the PAMELA experiment and its status are reviewed. A preliminary discussion of data recorded in-orbit is also presented. © 2007 IEEE.

Pearce, M., Adriani, O., Ambriola, M., Barbarino, G.c., Basili, A., Bazilevskaja, G.a., et al. (2007). PAMELA: A payload for antimatter matter exploration and light-nuclei astrophysics - Status and first results. In IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (pp.42-47) [10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4436285].

PAMELA: A payload for antimatter matter exploration and light-nuclei astrophysics - Status and first results

PICOZZA, PIERGIORGIO;SPARVOLI, ROBERTA;
2007-01-01

Abstract

PAMELA is a satellite-borne experiment designed for precision studies of the charged cosmic radiation. The primary scientific goal is the study of the antimatter component of the cosmic radiation (antiprotons, 80 MeV - 190 GeV; and positrons, 50 MeV - 270 GeV) in order to search for evidence of dark matter particle annihilations. PAMELA will also search for primordial antinuclei (in particular, anti-helium), and test cosmic-ray propagation models through precise measurements of the antiparticle energy spectrum and studies of light nuclei and their isotopes. Concomitant goals include a study of solar physics and solar modulation during the 24th solar minimum by investigating low energy particles in the cosmic radiation; and a reconstruction of the cosmic ray electron energy spectrum up to several TeV thereby allowing a possible contribution from local sources to be studied. PAMELA is housed on-board the Russian Resurs-DK1 satellite, which was launched on June 15th 2006 in an elliptical (350-600 km altitude) orbit with an inclination of 70 degrees. PAMELA consists of a permanent magnet spectrometer, to provide rigidity and charge sign information; a Time-of-Flight and trigger system, for velocity and charge determination; a silicon-tungsten calorimeter, for lepton/hadron discrimination; and a neutron detector. An anticoincidence system is used offline to reject false triggers. In this article the PAMELA experiment and its status are reviewed. A preliminary discussion of data recorded in-orbit is also presented. © 2007 IEEE.
2007 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS-MIC
Honolulu, HI
27 October 2007 through 3 November 2007
Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society of IEEE
Rilevanza internazionale
2007
Settore FIS/04 - FISICA NUCLEARE E SUBNUCLEARE
English
Astrophysics; Cosmic rays; Cosmology; Experiments; Helium; Inert gases; Ionizing radiation; Isotopes; Magnets; Medical imaging; Modulation; Nonmetals; Orbits; Satellites; Silicon; Solar energy; Spectrum analysis; Tellurium compounds; Tungsten; Turbulent flow; Charge determinations; Charge sign; Dark matter; Electron energy spectrum; En ergy spectrum; Light nuclei; Local sources; Low-energy particles; Nuclear sciences; Precise measurements; Precision studies; Ray propagation; Satellite-borne experiment; Solar minimum; Solar modulation; Solar physics; Time -of-flight; Trigger systems; Imaging techniques
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Pearce, M., Adriani, O., Ambriola, M., Barbarino, G.c., Basili, A., Bazilevskaja, G.a., et al. (2007). PAMELA: A payload for antimatter matter exploration and light-nuclei astrophysics - Status and first results. In IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (pp.42-47) [10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4436285].
Pearce, M; Adriani, O; Ambriola, M; Barbarino, Gc; Basili, A; Bazilevskaja, Ga; Bellotti, R; Boezio, M; Bogomolov, Ea; Bonechi, L; Bongi, M; Bongiorno...espandi
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