The search for dark matter is a fundamental issue for astroparticle physics. A satellite-borne experiment (‘Pamela’) is under construction and will study cosmic rays whilst executing a polar orbit at an altitude of . The experiment comprises a transition radiation detector; a magnetic spectrometer, incorporating silicon tracking and surrounded by an anti-coincidence shield; an electromagnetic imaging calorimeter and a time-of-flight trigger system. This combination of detectors is particularly apt for the study of the antiproton component of cosmic rays from up to a few and will provide important new information for dark matter searches.
Imaging dark matter with the Pamela experiment / Boezio, M; Pearce, M; Bongi, M; Adriani, O.. - In: NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. - ISSN 0168-9002. - ELETTRONICO. - 471:(2001), pp. 184-187. [10.1016/S0168-9002(01)00997-4]
Imaging dark matter with the Pamela experiment
BONGI, MASSIMO;ADRIANI, OSCAR
2001
Abstract
The search for dark matter is a fundamental issue for astroparticle physics. A satellite-borne experiment (‘Pamela’) is under construction and will study cosmic rays whilst executing a polar orbit at an altitude of . The experiment comprises a transition radiation detector; a magnetic spectrometer, incorporating silicon tracking and surrounded by an anti-coincidence shield; an electromagnetic imaging calorimeter and a time-of-flight trigger system. This combination of detectors is particularly apt for the study of the antiproton component of cosmic rays from up to a few and will provide important new information for dark matter searches.I documenti in FLORE sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.