AMS-02 latest results

19 Oct 2015, 09:20
30m
Queen Kapiolani Hotel

Queen Kapiolani Hotel

150 Kapahulu Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96815

Speaker

Veronica Bindi (University of Hawai'i at Manoa (US))

Description

The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02) is a general-purpose high-energy particle physics detector. It was installed on the International Space Station (ISS) in May 2011 to conduct a unique long-duration mission of fundamental physics research in space. Precision measurements by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station of the primary cosmic-ray particles and nuclei fluxes and their ratios will be presented.

Author

Veronica Bindi (University of Hawai'i at Manoa (US))

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