The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) on the international space station: Part I - Results from the test flight on the space shuttle

M. Aguilar; J. Alcaraz; J. Allaby; B. Alpat; G. Ambrosi; H. Anderhub; L. Ao; A. Arefiev; P. Azzarello; E. Babucci; L. Baldini; M. Basile; D. Barancourt; F. Barao; G. Barbier; G. Barreira; R. Battiston; R. Becker; U. Becker; L. Bellagamba; P. Béné; J. Berdugo; P. Berges; B. Bertucci; A. Biland; S. Bizzaglia; S. Blasko; G. Boella; M. Boschini; M. Bourquin; L. Brocco; G. Bruni; M. Buénerd; J. D. Burger; W. J. Burger; X. D. Cai; C. Camps; P. Cannarsa; M. Capell; D. Casadei; J. Casaus; G. Castellini; C. Cecchi; Y. H. Chang; H. F. Chen; H. S. Chen; Z. G. Chen; N. A. Chernoplekov; T. H. Chiueh; K. Cho; M. J. Choi; Y. Y. Choi; Y. L. Chuang; F. Cindolo; V. Commichau; A. Contin; E. Cortina-Gil; M. Cristinziani; J. P. da Cunha; T. S. Dai; C. Delgado; J. D. Deus; N. Dinu; L. Djambazov; I. D'Antone; Z. R. Dong; P. Emonet; J. Engelberg; F. J. Eppling; T. Eronen; G. Esposito; P. Extermann; J. Favier; E. Fiandrini; P. H. Fisher; G. Fluegge; N. Fouque; Yu Galaktionov; M. Gervasi; P. Giusti; D. Grandi; O. Grimms; W. Q. Gu; K. Hangarter; A. Hasan; V. Hermel; H. Hofer; M. A. Huang; W. Hungerford; M. Ionica; R. Ionica; M. Jongmanns; K. Karlamaa; W. Karpinski; G. Kenney; J. Kenny; D. H. Kim; G. N. Kim; K. S. Kim; M. Y. Kim; A. Klimentov; R. Kossakowski; V. Koutsenko; M. Kraeber; G. Laborie; T. Laitinen; G. Lamanna; E. Lanciotti; G. Laurenti; A. Lebedev; C. Lechanoine-Leluc; M. W. Lee; S. C. Lee; G. Levi; P. Levtchenko; C. L. Liu; H. T. Liu; I. Lopes; G. Lu; Y. S. Lu; K. Lübelsmeyer; D. Luckey; W. Lustermann; C. Maña; A. Margotti; F. Mayet; R. R. McNeil; B. Meillon; M. Menichelli; A. Mihul; A. Mourao; A. Mujunen; F. Palmonari; A. Papi; H. B. Park; W. H. Park; M. Pauluzzi; F. Pauss; E. Perrin; A. Pesci; A. Pevsner; M. Pimenta; V. Plyaskin; V. Pojidaev; M. Pohl; V. Postolache; N. Produit; P. G. Rancoita; D. Rapin; F. Raupach; D. Ren; Z. Ren; M. Ribordy; J. P. Richeux; E. Riihonen; J. Ritakari; S. Ro; U. Roeser; C. Rossin; R. Sagdeev; D. Santos; G. Sartorelli; C. Sbarra; S. Schael; A. Schultz von Dratzig; G. Schwering; G. Scolieri; E. S. Seo; J. W. Shin; V. Shoutko; E. Shoumilov; R. Siedling; D. Son; T. Song; M. Steuer; G. S. Sun; H. Suter; X. W. Tang; Samuel C.C. Ting; S. M. Ting; M. Tornikoski; J. Torsti; J. Trümper; J. Ulbricht; S. Urpo; E. Valtonen; J. Vandenhirtz; F. Velcea; E. Velikhov; B. Verlaat; I. Vetlitsky; F. Vezzu; J. P. Vialle; G. Viertel; D. Vité; H. von Gunten; S. Waldmeier Wicki; W. Wallraff; B. C. Wang; J. Z. Wang; Y. H. Wang; K. Wiik; C. Williams; S. X. WU; P. C. Xia; J. L. Yan; L. G. Yan; C. G. Yang; J. Yang; M. Yang; S. W. Ye; P. Yeh; Z. Z. Xu; H. Y. Zhang; Z. P. Zhang; D. X. Zhao; G. Y. Zhu; W. Z. Zhu; H. L. Zhuang; A. Zichichi; B. Zimmermann; P. Zuccon

doi:10.1016/S0370-1573(02)00013-3

The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) on the international space station: Part I - Results from the test flight on the space shuttle

M. Aguilar, J. Alcaraz, J. Allaby, B. Alpat, G. Ambrosi, H. Anderhub, L. Ao, A. Arefiev, P. Azzarello, E. Babucci, L. Baldini, M. Basile, D. Barancourt, F. Barao, G. Barbier, G. Barreira, R. Battiston, R. Becker, U. Becker, L. BellagambaP. Béné, J. Berdugo, P. Berges, B. Bertucci, A. Biland, S. Bizzaglia, S. Blasko, G. Boella, M. Boschini, M. Bourquin, L. Brocco, G. Bruni, M. Buénerd, J. D. Burger, W. J. Burger, X. D. Cai, C. Camps, P. Cannarsa, M. Capell, D. Casadei, J. Casaus, G. Castellini, C. Cecchi, Y. H. Chang, H. F. Chen, H. S. Chen, Z. G. Chen, N. A. Chernoplekov, T. H. Chiueh, K. Cho, M. J. Choi, Y. Y. Choi, Y. L. Chuang, F. Cindolo, V. Commichau, A. Contin, E. Cortina-Gil, M. Cristinziani, J. P. da Cunha, T. S. Dai, C. Delgado, J. D. Deus, N. Dinu, L. Djambazov, I. D'Antone, Z. R. Dong, P. Emonet, J. Engelberg, F. J. Eppling, T. Eronen, G. Esposito, P. Extermann, J. Favier, E. Fiandrini, P. H. Fisher, G. Fluegge, N. Fouque, Yu Galaktionov, M. Gervasi, P. Giusti, D. Grandi, O. Grimms, W. Q. Gu, K. Hangarter, A. Hasan, V. Hermel, H. Hofer, M. A. Huang, W. Hungerford, M. Ionica, R. Ionica, M. Jongmanns, K. Karlamaa, W. Karpinski, G. Kenney, J. Kenny, D. H. Kim, G. N. Kim, K. S. Kim, M. Y. Kim, A. Klimentov, R. Kossakowski, V. Koutsenko, M. Kraeber, G. Laborie, T. Laitinen, G. Lamanna, E. Lanciotti, G. Laurenti, A. Lebedev, C. Lechanoine-Leluc, M. W. Lee, S. C. Lee, G. Levi, P. Levtchenko, C. L. Liu, H. T. Liu, I. Lopes, G. Lu, Y. S. Lu, K. Lübelsmeyer, D. Luckey, W. Lustermann, C. Maña, A. Margotti, F. Mayet, R. R. McNeil, B. Meillon, M. Menichelli, A. Mihul, A. Mourao, A. Mujunen, F. Palmonari, A. Papi, H. B. Park, W. H. Park, M. Pauluzzi, F. Pauss, E. Perrin, A. Pesci, A. Pevsner, M. Pimenta, V. Plyaskin, V. Pojidaev, M. Pohl, V. Postolache, N. Produit, P. G. Rancoita, D. Rapin, F. Raupach, D. Ren, Z. Ren, M. Ribordy, J. P. Richeux, E. Riihonen, J. Ritakari, S. Ro, U. Roeser, C. Rossin, R. Sagdeev, D. Santos, G. Sartorelli, C. Sbarra, S. Schael, A. Schultz von Dratzig, G. Schwering, G. Scolieri, E. S. Seo, J. W. Shin, V. Shoutko, E. Shoumilov, R. Siedling, D. Son, T. Song, M. Steuer, G. S. Sun, H. Suter, X. W. Tang, Samuel C.C. Ting, S. M. Ting, M. Tornikoski, J. Torsti, J. Trümper, J. Ulbricht, S. Urpo, E. Valtonen, J. Vandenhirtz, F. Velcea, E. Velikhov, B. Verlaat, I. Vetlitsky, F. Vezzu, J. P. Vialle, G. Viertel, D. Vité, H. von Gunten, S. Waldmeier Wicki, W. Wallraff, B. C. Wang, J. Z. Wang, Y. H. Wang, K. Wiik, C. Williams, S. X. WU, P. C. Xia, J. L. Yan, L. G. Yan, C. G. Yang, J. Yang, M. Yang, S. W. Ye, P. Yeh, Z. Z. Xu, H. Y. Zhang, Z. P. Zhang, D. X. Zhao, G. Y. Zhu, W. Z. Zhu, H. L. Zhuang, A. Zichichi, B. Zimmermann, P. Zuccon

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Abstract

The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) was flown on the space shuttle Discovery during flight STS-91 (June 1998) in a 51.7° orbit at altitudes between 320 and 390 km. A search for antihelium nuclei in the rigidity range 1-140 GV was performed. No antihelium nuclei were detected at any rigidity. An upper limit on the flux ratio of antihelium to helium of < 1.1 × 10^-6 was obtained. The high energy proton, electron, positron, helium, antiproton and deuterium spectra were accurately measured. For each particle and nuclei two distinct spectra were observed: a higher energy spectrum and a substantial second spectrum. Positrons in the second spectrum were found to be much more abundant than electrons. Tracing particles from the second spectra shows that most of them travel for an extended period of time in the geomagnetic field, and that the positive particles (p and e⁺) and negative ones (e^-) originate from two complementary geographic regions. The second helium spectrum flux over the energy range 0.1-1.2 GeV/nucleon was measured to be (6.3 ± 0.9) × 10^-3(m² s sr)^-1. Over 90 percent of the helium flux was determined to be ³He at the 90% confidence level.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	331-405
Number of pages	75
Journal	Physics Reports
Volume	366
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-1573(02)00013-3
State	Published - 2002

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Aguilar, M., Alcaraz, J., Allaby, J., Alpat, B., Ambrosi, G., Anderhub, H., Ao, L., Arefiev, A., Azzarello, P., Babucci, E., Baldini, L., Basile, M., Barancourt, D., Barao, F., Barbier, G., Barreira, G., Battiston, R., Becker, R., Becker, U., ... Zuccon, P. (2002). The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) on the international space station: Part I - Results from the test flight on the space shuttle. Physics Reports, 366(6), 331-405. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-1573(02)00013-3

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Aguilar, M, Alcaraz, J, Allaby, J, Alpat, B, Ambrosi, G, Anderhub, H, Ao, L, Arefiev, A, Azzarello, P, Babucci, E, Baldini, L, Basile, M, Barancourt, D, Barao, F, Barbier, G, Barreira, G, Battiston, R, Becker, R, Becker, U, Bellagamba, L, Béné, P, Berdugo, J, Berges, P, Bertucci, B, Biland, A, Bizzaglia, S, Blasko, S, Boella, G, Boschini, M, Bourquin, M, Brocco, L, Bruni, G, Buénerd, M, Burger, JD, Burger, WJ, Cai, XD, Camps, C, Cannarsa, P, Capell, M, Casadei, D, Casaus, J, Castellini, G, Cecchi, C, Chang, YH, Chen, HF, Chen, HS, Chen, ZG, Chernoplekov, NA, Chiueh, TH, Cho, K, Choi, MJ, Choi, YY, Chuang, YL, Cindolo, F, Commichau, V, Contin, A, Cortina-Gil, E, Cristinziani, M, da Cunha, JP, Dai, TS, Delgado, C, Deus, JD, Dinu, N, Djambazov, L, D'Antone, I, Dong, ZR, Emonet, P, Engelberg, J, Eppling, FJ, Eronen, T, Esposito, G, Extermann, P, Favier, J, Fiandrini, E, Fisher, PH, Fluegge, G, Fouque, N, Galaktionov, Y, Gervasi, M, Giusti, P, Grandi, D, Grimms, O, Gu, WQ, Hangarter, K, Hasan, A, Hermel, V, Hofer, H, Huang, MA, Hungerford, W, Ionica, M, Ionica, R, Jongmanns, M, Karlamaa, K, Karpinski, W, Kenney, G, Kenny, J, Kim, DH, Kim, GN, Kim, KS, Kim, MY, Klimentov, A, Kossakowski, R, Koutsenko, V, Kraeber, M, Laborie, G, Laitinen, T, Lamanna, G, Lanciotti, E, Laurenti, G, Lebedev, A, Lechanoine-Leluc, C, Lee, MW, Lee, SC, Levi, G, Levtchenko, P, Liu, CL, Liu, HT, Lopes, I, Lu, G, Lu, YS, Lübelsmeyer, K, Luckey, D, Lustermann, W, Maña, C, Margotti, A, Mayet, F, McNeil, RR, Meillon, B, Menichelli, M, Mihul, A, Mourao, A, Mujunen, A, Palmonari, F, Papi, A, Park, HB, Park, WH, Pauluzzi, M, Pauss, F, Perrin, E, Pesci, A, Pevsner, A, Pimenta, M, Plyaskin, V, Pojidaev, V, Pohl, M, Postolache, V, Produit, N, Rancoita, PG, Rapin, D, Raupach, F, Ren, D, Ren, Z, Ribordy, M, Richeux, JP, Riihonen, E, Ritakari, J, Ro, S, Roeser, U, Rossin, C, Sagdeev, R, Santos, D, Sartorelli, G, Sbarra, C, Schael, S, von Dratzig, AS, Schwering, G, Scolieri, G, Seo, ES, Shin, JW, Shoutko, V, Shoumilov, E, Siedling, R, Son, D, Song, T, Steuer, M, Sun, GS, Suter, H, Tang, XW, Ting, SCC, Ting, SM, Tornikoski, M, Torsti, J, Trümper, J, Ulbricht, J, Urpo, S, Valtonen, E, Vandenhirtz, J, Velcea, F, Velikhov, E, Verlaat, B, Vetlitsky, I, Vezzu, F, Vialle, JP, Viertel, G, Vité, D, von Gunten, H, Waldmeier Wicki, S, Wallraff, W, Wang, BC, Wang, JZ, Wang, YH, Wiik, K, Williams, C, WU, SX, Xia, PC, Yan, JL, Yan, LG, Yang, CG, Yang, J, Yang, M, Ye, SW, Yeh, P, Xu, ZZ, Zhang, HY, Zhang, ZP, Zhao, DX, Zhu, GY, Zhu, WZ, Zhuang, HL, Zichichi, A, Zimmermann, B & Zuccon, P 2002, 'The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) on the international space station: Part I - Results from the test flight on the space shuttle', Physics Reports, vol. 366, no. 6, pp. 331-405. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-1573(02)00013-3

TY - JOUR

T1 - The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) on the international space station

T2 - Part I - Results from the test flight on the space shuttle

AU - Aguilar, M.

AU - Alcaraz, J.

AU - Allaby, J.

AU - Alpat, B.

AU - Ambrosi, G.

AU - Anderhub, H.

AU - Ao, L.

AU - Arefiev, A.

AU - Azzarello, P.

AU - Babucci, E.

AU - Baldini, L.

AU - Basile, M.

AU - Barancourt, D.

AU - Barao, F.

AU - Barbier, G.

AU - Barreira, G.

AU - Battiston, R.

AU - Becker, R.

AU - Becker, U.

AU - Bellagamba, L.

AU - Béné, P.

AU - Berdugo, J.

AU - Berges, P.

AU - Bertucci, B.

AU - Biland, A.

AU - Bizzaglia, S.

AU - Blasko, S.

AU - Boella, G.

AU - Boschini, M.

AU - Bourquin, M.

AU - Brocco, L.

AU - Bruni, G.

AU - Buénerd, M.

AU - Burger, J. D.

AU - Burger, W. J.

AU - Cai, X. D.

AU - Camps, C.

AU - Cannarsa, P.

AU - Capell, M.

AU - Casadei, D.

AU - Casaus, J.

AU - Castellini, G.

AU - Cecchi, C.

AU - Chang, Y. H.

AU - Chen, H. F.

AU - Chen, H. S.

AU - Chen, Z. G.

AU - Chernoplekov, N. A.

AU - Chiueh, T. H.

AU - Cho, K.

AU - Choi, M. J.

AU - Choi, Y. Y.

AU - Chuang, Y. L.

AU - Cindolo, F.

AU - Commichau, V.

AU - Contin, A.

AU - Cortina-Gil, E.

AU - Cristinziani, M.

AU - da Cunha, J. P.

AU - Dai, T. S.

AU - Delgado, C.

AU - Deus, J. D.

AU - Dinu, N.

AU - Djambazov, L.

AU - D'Antone, I.

AU - Dong, Z. R.

AU - Emonet, P.

AU - Engelberg, J.

AU - Eppling, F. J.

AU - Eronen, T.

AU - Esposito, G.

AU - Extermann, P.

AU - Favier, J.

AU - Fiandrini, E.

AU - Fisher, P. H.

AU - Fluegge, G.

AU - Fouque, N.

AU - Galaktionov, Yu

AU - Gervasi, M.

AU - Giusti, P.

AU - Grandi, D.

AU - Grimms, O.

AU - Gu, W. Q.

AU - Hangarter, K.

AU - Hasan, A.

AU - Hermel, V.

AU - Hofer, H.

AU - Huang, M. A.

AU - Hungerford, W.

AU - Ionica, M.

AU - Ionica, R.

AU - Jongmanns, M.

AU - Karlamaa, K.

AU - Karpinski, W.

AU - Kenney, G.

AU - Kenny, J.

AU - Kim, D. H.

AU - Kim, G. N.

AU - Kim, K. S.

AU - Kim, M. Y.

AU - Klimentov, A.

AU - Kossakowski, R.

AU - Koutsenko, V.

AU - Kraeber, M.

AU - Laborie, G.

AU - Laitinen, T.

AU - Lamanna, G.

AU - Lanciotti, E.

AU - Laurenti, G.

AU - Lebedev, A.

AU - Lechanoine-Leluc, C.

AU - Lee, M. W.

AU - Lee, S. C.

AU - Levi, G.

AU - Levtchenko, P.

AU - Liu, C. L.

AU - Liu, H. T.

AU - Lopes, I.

AU - Lu, G.

AU - Lu, Y. S.

AU - Lübelsmeyer, K.

AU - Luckey, D.

AU - Lustermann, W.

AU - Maña, C.

AU - Margotti, A.

AU - Mayet, F.

AU - McNeil, R. R.

AU - Meillon, B.

AU - Menichelli, M.

AU - Mihul, A.

AU - Mourao, A.

AU - Mujunen, A.

AU - Palmonari, F.

AU - Papi, A.

AU - Park, H. B.

AU - Park, W. H.

AU - Pauluzzi, M.

AU - Pauss, F.

AU - Perrin, E.

AU - Pesci, A.

AU - Pevsner, A.

AU - Pimenta, M.

AU - Plyaskin, V.

AU - Pojidaev, V.

AU - Pohl, M.

AU - Postolache, V.

AU - Produit, N.

AU - Rancoita, P. G.

AU - Rapin, D.

AU - Raupach, F.

AU - Ren, D.

AU - Ren, Z.

AU - Ribordy, M.

AU - Richeux, J. P.

AU - Riihonen, E.

AU - Ritakari, J.

AU - Ro, S.

AU - Roeser, U.

AU - Rossin, C.

AU - Sagdeev, R.

AU - Santos, D.

AU - Sartorelli, G.

AU - Sbarra, C.

AU - Schael, S.

AU - von Dratzig, A. Schultz

AU - Schwering, G.

AU - Scolieri, G.

AU - Seo, E. S.

AU - Shin, J. W.

AU - Shoutko, V.

AU - Shoumilov, E.

AU - Siedling, R.

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PY - 2002

Y1 - 2002

N2 - The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) was flown on the space shuttle Discovery during flight STS-91 (June 1998) in a 51.7° orbit at altitudes between 320 and 390 km. A search for antihelium nuclei in the rigidity range 1-140 GV was performed. No antihelium nuclei were detected at any rigidity. An upper limit on the flux ratio of antihelium to helium of < 1.1 × 10-6 was obtained. The high energy proton, electron, positron, helium, antiproton and deuterium spectra were accurately measured. For each particle and nuclei two distinct spectra were observed: a higher energy spectrum and a substantial second spectrum. Positrons in the second spectrum were found to be much more abundant than electrons. Tracing particles from the second spectra shows that most of them travel for an extended period of time in the geomagnetic field, and that the positive particles (p and e+) and negative ones (e-) originate from two complementary geographic regions. The second helium spectrum flux over the energy range 0.1-1.2 GeV/nucleon was measured to be (6.3 ± 0.9) × 10-3(m2 s sr)-1. Over 90 percent of the helium flux was determined to be 3He at the 90% confidence level.

AB - The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) was flown on the space shuttle Discovery during flight STS-91 (June 1998) in a 51.7° orbit at altitudes between 320 and 390 km. A search for antihelium nuclei in the rigidity range 1-140 GV was performed. No antihelium nuclei were detected at any rigidity. An upper limit on the flux ratio of antihelium to helium of < 1.1 × 10-6 was obtained. The high energy proton, electron, positron, helium, antiproton and deuterium spectra were accurately measured. For each particle and nuclei two distinct spectra were observed: a higher energy spectrum and a substantial second spectrum. Positrons in the second spectrum were found to be much more abundant than electrons. Tracing particles from the second spectra shows that most of them travel for an extended period of time in the geomagnetic field, and that the positive particles (p and e+) and negative ones (e-) originate from two complementary geographic regions. The second helium spectrum flux over the energy range 0.1-1.2 GeV/nucleon was measured to be (6.3 ± 0.9) × 10-3(m2 s sr)-1. Over 90 percent of the helium flux was determined to be 3He at the 90% confidence level.

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U2 - 10.1016/S0370-1573(02)00013-3

DO - 10.1016/S0370-1573(02)00013-3

M3 - Review article

AN - SCOPUS:0036296546

SN - 0370-1573

VL - 366

SP - 331

EP - 405

JO - Physics Reports

JF - Physics Reports

IS - 6

ER -

The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) on the international space station: Part I - Results from the test flight on the space shuttle

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