Speaker
Maura Graziani
(Universita e INFN, Perugia (IT))
Description
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS‑02) is a cosmic‑ray detector installed on the International Space Station (ISS) on May 19, 2011. To date, the instrument has recorded more than 260 billion events, providing high‑precision measurements of the composition and energy spectra of cosmic rays up to the TeV scale. This contribution presents the most recent AMS‑02 measurements and their implications for our understanding of the mechanisms governing the origin, acceleration, and propagation of cosmic rays, as well as for the identification of possible astrophysical sources that have so far remained undetected. Future prospects enabled by ongoing developments and by the activities funded through the SUPER-C project will also be discussed.