cosmic rays;
magnetic spectrometer;
silicon detector;
PAMELA;
D O I:
10.1016/S0168-9002(03)01754-6
中图分类号:
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号:
0804 ;
080401 ;
081102 ;
摘要:
In this paper, we describe in detail the design and the construction of the magnetic spectrometer of the PAMELA experiment, that will be launched during 2003 to do a precise measurement of the energy spectra of the antimatter components in cosmic rays. This paper will mainly focus on the detailed description of the tracking system and on the solutions adopted to deal with the technical challenges that are required to build a very precise detector to be used in the hostile space environment. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.