The PAMELA experiment is a satellite-borne apparatus designed to study charged particles in the cosmic radiation with a particular focus on antiparticles. PAMELA is mounted on the Resurs DK1 satellite that was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome on June 15th 2006. The PAMELA apparatus comprises a time-of-flight system, a 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 antiparticles to be reliably identified from a large background of other charged particles. This paper reviewsthe design, space qualification and on-ground performance of PAMELA. The in-orbit performance will be discussed in future publications.
PAMELA - A payload for antimatter matter exploration and light-nuclei astrophysics / P. Picozza;A. M. Galper;G. Castellini;O. Adriani;F. Altamura;M. Ambriola;G. C. Barbarino;A. Basili;G. A. Bazilevskaja;R. Bencardino;M. Boezio;E. A. Bogomolov;L. Bonechi;M. Bongi;L. Bongiorno;V. Bonvicini;F. Cafagna;D. Campana;P. Carlson;M. Casolino;C. D. Marzo;M. P. De Pascale;G. D. Rosa;D. Fedele;P. Hofverberg;S. V. Koldashov;S. Y. Krutkov;A. N. Kvashnin;J. Lund;J. Lundquist;O. Maksumov;V. Malvezzi;L. Marcelli;W. Menn;V. V. Mikhailov;M. Minori;S. Misin;E. Mocchiutti;A. Morselli;N. N. Nikonov;S. Orsi;G. Osteria;P. Papini;M. Pearce;M. Ricci;S. B. Ricciarini;M. F. Runtso;S. Russo;M. Simon;R. Sparvoli;P. Spillantini;Y. I. Stozhkov;E. Taddei;A. Vacchi;E. Vannuccini;S. A. Voronov;Y. T. Yurkin;G. Zampa;N. Zampa;V. G. Zverev. - In: ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS. - ISSN 0927-6505. - STAMPA. - 27:(2007), pp. 296-315. [10.1016/j.astropartphys.2006.12.002]
Titolo: | PAMELA - A payload for antimatter matter exploration and light-nuclei astrophysics | |
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Autori: | P. Picozza; A. M. Galper; G. Castellini; ADRIANI, OSCAR; F. Altamura; M. Ambriola; G. C. Barbarino; A. Basili; G. A. Bazilevskaja; R. Bencardino; M. Boezio; E. A. Bogomolov; BONECHI, LORENZO; BONGI, MASSIMO; L. Bongiorno; V. Bonvicini; F. Cafagna; D. Campana; P. Carlson; M. Casolino; C. D. Marzo; M. P. De Pascale; G. D. Rosa; D. Fedele; P. Hofverberg; S. V. Koldashov; S. Y. Krutkov; A. N. Kvashnin; J. Lund; J. Lundquist; O. Maksumov; V. Malvezzi; L. Marcelli; W. Menn; V. V. Mikhailov; M. Minori; S. Misin; E. Mocchiutti; A. Morselli; N. N. Nikonov; S. Orsi; G. Osteria; P. Papini; M. Pearce; M. Ricci; S. B. Ricciarini; M. F. Runtso; S. Russo; M. Simon; R. Sparvoli; SPILLANTINI, PIERO; Y. I. Stozhkov; E. Taddei; A. Vacchi; E. Vannuccini; S. A. Voronov; Y. T. Yurkin; G. Zampa; N. Zampa; V. G. Zverev | |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2007 | |
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Volume: | 27 | |
Pagina iniziale: | 296 | |
Pagina finale: | 315 | |
Abstract: | The PAMELA experiment is a satellite-borne apparatus designed to study charged particles in the cosmic radiation with a particular focus on antiparticles. PAMELA is mounted on the Resurs DK1 satellite that was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome on June 15th 2006. The PAMELA apparatus comprises a time-of-flight system, a 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 antiparticles to be reliably identified from a large background of other charged particles. This paper reviewsthe design, space qualification and on-ground performance of PAMELA. The in-orbit performance will be discussed in future publications. | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/2158/394379 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1a - Articolo su rivista |