PAMELA mission: Constraints to cosmic rays propagation from nuclei

Adriani, Oscar; Barbarino, G. C.; Bazilevskaya, G. A.; Bellotti, R.; Boezio, M.; Bogomolov, E. A.; Bonechi, L.; Bongi, Massimo; Bonvicini, V.; Bottai, S.; Bruno, A.; Cafagna, F.; Campana, D.; Carlson, P.; Casolino, M.; Castellini, G.; De Pascale, M. P.; De Santis, C.; De Simone, N.; Di Felice, V.; Galper, A. M.; Grishantseva, L.; Hofverberg, P.; Koldashov, S. V.; Krutkov, S. Y.; Kvashnin, A. N.; Leonov, A.; Malvezzi, V.; Menn, W.; Mikhailov, V. V.; Mocchiutti, E.; Osteria, G.; Papini, P.; Pearce, M.; Picozza, P.; Ricci, M.; Ricciarini, S. B.; Simon, M.; Sparvoli, R.; Spillantini, P.; Stozhkov, Y. I.; Vacchi, A.; Vannuccini, E.; Vasilyev, G.; Voronov, S. A.; Yurkin, Y. T.; Zampa, G.; Zampa, N.; Zverev, V. G.

doi:10.1088/1742-6596/203/1/012136

The PAMELA (Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light nuclei Astrophysics) experiment is a satellite-borne apparatus that performes measurements of the cosmic radiation with a particular focus on antiparticles and light nuclei. Accurate measurements of the elemental composition of cosmic rays are required in order to understand the origin, propagation and lifetime of the cosmic radiation. In particular PAMELA measures the light nuclear component of cosmic rays from Hydrogen up to Oxygen in the interval 200 MeV/n-200 GeV/n. Object of this paper is the presentation of light-charge identification capabilities of PAMELA instrument as evaluated during the first three years of flight.

PAMELA mission: Constraints to cosmic rays propagation from nuclei / Marcelli, L.; Adriani, O.; Barbarino, G.C.; Bazilevskaya, G.A.; Bellotti, R.; Boezio, M.; Bogomolov, E.A.; Bonechi, L.; Bongi, M.; Bonvicini, V.; Bottai, S.; Bruno, A.; Cafagna, F.; Campana, D.; Carlson, P.; Casolino, M.; Castellini, G.; De Pascale, M.P.; De Santis, C.; De Simone, N.; Di Felice, V.; Galper, A.M.; Grishantseva, L.; Hofverberg, P.; Koldashov, S.V.; Krutkov, S.Y.; Kvashnin, A.N.; Leonov, A.; Malvezzi, V.; Menn, W.; Mikhailov, V.V.; Mocchiutti, E.; Osteria, G.; Papini, P.; Pearce, M.; Picozza, P.; Ricci, M.; Ricciarini, S.B.; Simon, M.; Sparvoli, R.; Spillantini, P.; Stozhkov, Y.I.; Vacchi, A.; Vannuccini, E.; Vasilyev, G.; Voronov, S.A.; Yurkin, Y.T.; Zampa, G.; Zampa, N.; Zverev, V.G.. - In: JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONFERENCE SERIES. - ISSN 1742-6588. - ELETTRONICO. - 203:(2010), pp. 012136-1-012136-2. [10.1088/1742-6596/203/1/012136]