Annual meeting of the Swiss Physical Society 2018

【372】 Measuring Silicon Nuclei in Cosmic Rays with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station

29 Aug 2018, 18:30

1h 30m

Salle polyvalente (EPFL)

Poster Nuclear, Particle- and Astrophysics (TASK) Poster Session

Speaker

Mr Yao Chen (University of Geneva, DPNC)

Description

Understanding the precise rigidity dependence of the Silicon flux sheds light on the origin, acceleration and propagation of cosmic rays. The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02) provides measurements of cosmic rays with high accuracy. Data analysis procedures, focusing on charge selection and tracking efficiency calculation, will be presented.