The satellite-borne PAMELA experiment has been continuously collecting data since 2006. This apparatus is designed to study charged particles in the cosmic radiation. The combination of a permanent magnet, a silicon strip tracker and a silicon-tungsten imaging calorimeter, and the redundancy of instrumentation allow very precise studies on the physics of cosmic rays in a wide energy range and with high statistics. This makes PAMELA a very suitable instrument for Solar Energetic Particle (SEP) observations. Not only does it span the energy range between the ground-based neutron monitor data and the observations of SEPs from space, but PAMELA also carries out the first direct measurements of the composition for the highest energy SEP events, including those causing Ground Level Enhancements (GLEs). In particular, PAMELA has registered many SEP events during solar cycle 24, offering unique opportunities to address the question of high-energy SEP origin. A preliminary analysis on proton spectra behaviour during this event is presented in this work.

Martucci, M., Boezio, M., Bravar, U., Carbone, R., Christian, E., De Nolfo, G., et al. (2014). Analysis on H spectral shape during the early 2012 SEPs with the PAMELA experiment. NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 742, 158-161 [10.1016/j.nima.2013.11.078].

Analysis on H spectral shape during the early 2012 SEPs with the PAMELA experiment

Martucci, M;RICCI, MARCO;Sotgiu, A;DE SANTIS, CRISTIAN;PICOZZA, PIERGIORGIO;SPARVOLI, ROBERTA;
2014-01-01

Abstract

The satellite-borne PAMELA experiment has been continuously collecting data since 2006. This apparatus is designed to study charged particles in the cosmic radiation. The combination of a permanent magnet, a silicon strip tracker and a silicon-tungsten imaging calorimeter, and the redundancy of instrumentation allow very precise studies on the physics of cosmic rays in a wide energy range and with high statistics. This makes PAMELA a very suitable instrument for Solar Energetic Particle (SEP) observations. Not only does it span the energy range between the ground-based neutron monitor data and the observations of SEPs from space, but PAMELA also carries out the first direct measurements of the composition for the highest energy SEP events, including those causing Ground Level Enhancements (GLEs). In particular, PAMELA has registered many SEP events during solar cycle 24, offering unique opportunities to address the question of high-energy SEP origin. A preliminary analysis on proton spectra behaviour during this event is presented in this work.
2014
Pubblicato
Rilevanza internazionale
Articolo
Esperti anonimi
Settore FIS/04 - FISICA NUCLEARE E SUBNUCLEARE
English
PAMELA; SEPs; Protons
Martucci, M., Boezio, M., Bravar, U., Carbone, R., Christian, E., De Nolfo, G., et al. (2014). Analysis on H spectral shape during the early 2012 SEPs with the PAMELA experiment. NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 742, 158-161 [10.1016/j.nima.2013.11.078].
Martucci, M; Boezio, M; Bravar, U; Carbone, R; Christian, E; De Nolfo, G; Merge, M; Mocchiutti, E; Munini, R; Ricci, M; Ryan, J; Sotgiu, A; Stochaj, S...espandi
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