PAMELA is a satcllite-borne experiment designed to study with great accuracy charged particles in the cosmic radiation with a particular focus on antiparticles. The experiment, housed on board the Russian Resurs-DK1 satellite, was launched on June 15, 2006 in a 350 x 600 km orbit with an inclination of 70 degrees. The apparatus comprises a time-of-flight system, a silicon-microstrip magnetic spectrometer, a silicon-tungsten electromagnetic calorimeter, an anticoincidence system, a shower tail catcher scintillator and a neutron detector. The combination of these devices allows charged particle identification over a wide energy range. In this work, the detector design is reviewed and the in-orbit performances in the first months after the launch are presented. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Papini, P., Adriani, O., Ambriola, M., Barbarino, G.c., Basili, A., Bazilevskaja, G.a., et al. (2008). In-flight performances of the PAMELA satellite experiment. In Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment (pp.259-266). AMSTERDAM : ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV [10.1016/j.nima.2008.DI.052].

In-flight performances of the PAMELA satellite experiment

PICOZZA, PIERGIORGIO;SPARVOLI, ROBERTA;
2008-01-01

Abstract

PAMELA is a satcllite-borne experiment designed to study with great accuracy charged particles in the cosmic radiation with a particular focus on antiparticles. The experiment, housed on board the Russian Resurs-DK1 satellite, was launched on June 15, 2006 in a 350 x 600 km orbit with an inclination of 70 degrees. The apparatus comprises a time-of-flight system, a silicon-microstrip magnetic spectrometer, a silicon-tungsten electromagnetic calorimeter, an anticoincidence system, a shower tail catcher scintillator and a neutron detector. The combination of these devices allows charged particle identification over a wide energy range. In this work, the detector design is reviewed and the in-orbit performances in the first months after the launch are presented. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
1st Roma International Conference on Astroparticle Physics
Rome, ITALY
JUN 20-22, 2007
Rilevanza internazionale
2008
Settore FIS/04 - FISICA NUCLEARE E SUBNUCLEARE
English
Charged particles; Cosmic rays; Flight control systems; Neutron detectors; Phosphors; Silicon; Spectrometers; Anticoincidence system; Antiparticles; Magnetic spectrometers; PAMELA; Satellites
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Papini, P., Adriani, O., Ambriola, M., Barbarino, G.c., Basili, A., Bazilevskaja, G.a., et al. (2008). In-flight performances of the PAMELA satellite experiment. In Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment (pp.259-266). AMSTERDAM : ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV [10.1016/j.nima.2008.DI.052].
Papini, P; Adriani, O; Ambriola, M; Barbarino, Gc; Basili, A; Bazilevskaja, Ga; Boezio, M; Bogomolov, Ea; Bonechi, L; Bongi, M; Bongiorno, L; Bonvicin...espandi
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