The PAMELA experiment is a satellite-borne apparatus designed to study charged particles in the cosmic radiation with a partic- ular 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 electro- magnetic 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 reviews he 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 / Barbarino, Giancarlo; S., Russo; DE ROSA, Gianfranca. - In: ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS. - ISSN 0927-6505. - STAMPA. - 27:(2006), pp. 296-315. [10.1016/j.astropartphys.2006.12.002]
PAMELA:A Payload for Antimatter matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics
BARBARINO, GIANCARLO;DE ROSA, GIANFRANCA
2006
Abstract
The PAMELA experiment is a satellite-borne apparatus designed to study charged particles in the cosmic radiation with a partic- ular 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 electro- magnetic 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 reviews he design, space qualification and on-ground performance of PAMELA. The in-orbit performance will be discussed in future publications.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
