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SUMMARY:Physics Research on the International Space Station
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DESCRIPTION:The International Space Station (ISS) is orbiting Earth at an 
 altitude of around 400 km. It has been manned since November 2000 and curr
 ently has a permanent crew of six. On-board ISS science is done in a wide 
 field of sciences\, from fundamental physics to biology and human physiolo
 gy. Many of the experiments utilize the unique conditions of weightlessnes
 s\, but also the views of space and the Earth are exploited. ESA’s (Euro
 pean Space Agency) ELIPS (European Programme Life and Physical sciences in
  Space) manages some 150 on-going and planned experiments for ISS\, which 
 is expected to be utilized at least to 2020.\n\nThis presentation will giv
 e a short introduction to ISS\, followed by an overview of the science fie
 ld within ELIPS and some resent results. The emphasis\, however\, will be 
 on ISS experiments which are close to the research performed at CERN. Sili
 con strip detectors like ALTEA are measuring the flux of ions inside the s
 tation. ACES (Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space) will provide unprecedented g
 lobal time accuracy and perform tests of Einstein’s general theory of re
 lativity. SpaceQUEST is proposed to test Bell inequalities for distances o
 ver 1000 km and a possible de-coherence effect due to gravity. Q-WEP aims 
 at an atom interferometry test of the weak equivalence principle to a few 
 parts in 10-15 by using samples of ultra-cold atoms\, possibly different i
 sotopes of Rb. JEM-EUSO will study the ultra-high energy cosmic rays from 
 space (E>7x10-19 eV) by measuring the fluorescence and Cherenkov radiation
  they create in the atmosphere. Although AMS was largely built in Europe a
 nd tested at an ESA’s facility\, it is not part of ELIPS and will only b
 e briefly mentioned.\n\nhttp://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=
 187351
LOCATION:CERN Council Chamber
URL:http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=187351
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