Cosmic-ray studies with an alpha magnetic spectrometer (AMS detector) on the international space station

摘要

A brief description of the physics research program implemented with an alpha magnetic spectrometer (AMS detector)by a large-scale international collaboration on board the International Space Station is presented. The features of the experimental facility under construction are given, along with some results obtained during the test flight of the prototype spectrometer on board a space shuttle. (C) 2005 Pleiades Publishing, Inc.