The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer

by Sam Ting (CERN and MIT)

Tuesday 20 Feb 2001, 16:30 → 17:30 Europe/Zurich

500/1-001 - Main Auditorium (CERN)

The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) is a particle physics experiment scheduled to be installed on the International Space Station in November 2003. The purpose of this experiment is to provide a high statistics measurement of charged particles and nuclei from 0.1 GeV to 1 TeV, and to provide a sensitive search for cosmic antimatter (antihelium) and dark matter, and to study the properties of cosmic rays. A 10-day test run was carried out on the space shuttle Discovery in June 1998. The physics results of this test run and the progress on the construction of the final detector will be presented.

Organiser(s): Jasper Kirkby / EP Division

Note: Tea & coffee will be served at 16.00 hrs.