AMS-02, a Spaceborne Detector for GeV to TeV Cosmic Rays

by Prof. Martin Pohl (Université de Genève)

Friday 28 Jan 2011, 11:00 → 12:15 Europe/Zurich

40/S2-D01 - Salle Dirac (CERN)

Due to recent observations, there is a renewed interest in GeV to multi-TeV cosmic ray measurements.  Spectrum and composition measurements may in particular indicate dark matter contributions to the positron flux. Future instruments and their expected contributions to questions like cosmic ray origin, acceleration and propagation, as well as non-standard sources like dark matter or strangelets will enrich the observational base in the near future. The final flight set-up of the AMS-02 instrument is presented in detail and its performance is assessed. Its expected sensitivity to unusual sources of cosmic rays is estimated. The instrument will be installed on the International Space Station in spring 2011.

Organizer: Ferdinand Hahn PH/DT

Detector Seminar webpage

 

Slides CERN_det_seminar_2011.pdf