Published November 1999 | Version v1
Journal article

A silicon microstrip tracker in space. Experience with the AMS silicon tracker on STS-91

  • 1. Centro de Investigaciones Energeticas, Medioambientales y Tecnologicas, Madrid (Spain). Unid. de Fisica de Particulas

Description

This contribution describes the first version of the AMS (alpha magnetic spectrometer), an independent module for installation on the international space station (ISS) in the year 2003 for an operational period of three years with the aim of searches for antimatter and dark matter in cosmic rays. The results of the tracker performance obtained during the flight on the NASA space shuttle Discovery during June 2-12 1998 are discussed

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuovo Cimento. A
Journal Volume
112A
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
p. 1325-1343
CODEN
NCIAAT

Conference

Title
4. International conference on large scale applications radiation hardness of semiconductor detectors
Dates
23-25 Jun 1999
Place
Florence (Italy)

INIS

Country of Publication
Italy
Country of Input or Organization
Italy
INIS RN
31034795
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COSMIC RADIATION; PARTICLE TRACKS; PERFORMANCE; RADIATION DETECTORS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
Descriptors DEC
IONIZING RADIATIONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; RADIATIONS