The DArk Matter Particle Explorer mission

The DArk Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE), one of the four scientific space science missions within the framework of the Strategic Pioneer Program on Space Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is a general purpose high energy cosmic-ray and gamma-ray observatory, which was successfully launch...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2017-09
Main Authors: Chang, J, Ambrosi, G, Q An, Azzarello, P, Bernardini, P, Bertucci, B, Cai, M S, Caragiulo, M, Chen, D Y, Chen, H F, Chen, J L, De Benedittis, A, Dong, T K, Dong, Z X, Duan, K K, Duan, J L, Duranti, M, D'Urso, D, Fan, Y Z, Fang, F, Feng, C Q, Feng, L, Fusco, P, Gallo, V, Gan, F J, Gan, W Q, Gao, S S, Gargano, F, Gong, K, Gong, Y Z, Guo, J H, Huang, G S, Huang, Y Y, Ionica, M, Jiang, D, Kong, J, Lei, S J, Y Li, Liang, Y M, Liao, N H, Liu, H, Liu, S B, Liu, Y, Loparco, F, T Ma, Ma, X Q, Ma, X Y, Mazziotta, M N, D Mo, Qiao, R, Rao, J N, Salinas, M M, Shang, G Z, Shen, W H, Shen, Z T, H Su, M Su, Sun, Z Y, Teng, X J, Tian, X B, Vitillo, S, Wang, C, Wang, H, Wang, H Y, Wang, L G, Wang, S, Wang, X H, Wang, Y P, Wen, S C, Wang, Z M, Wei, D M, Wei, Y F, D Wu, Wu, S S, X Wu, Xia, Z Q, Xin, Y L, Xu, H T, Xu, Z L, Xu, Z Z, Xue, G F, Yang, H B, Yang, P, Zang, J J, Zhang, C, Zhang, F, Zhang, J Y, Zhang, P F, Zhang, S X, Zhang, W Z, Zhang, Y, Zhang, Y Q, Zhang, Y L, Zhang, Z, Zhao, H, Zhao, H Y, Zhao, X F, Zhu, X, Zhu, Y, The DAMPE collaboration
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cosmic rays
Dark matter
Galactic cosmic rays
Gamma rays
High energy astronomy
Missions
Nuclei (nuclear physics)
Space telescopes
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Summary:The DArk Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE), one of the four scientific space science missions within the framework of the Strategic Pioneer Program on Space Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is a general purpose high energy cosmic-ray and gamma-ray observatory, which was successfully launched on December 17th, 2015 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The DAMPE scientific objectives include the study of galactic cosmic rays up to \(\sim 10\) TeV and hundreds of TeV for electrons/gammas and nuclei respectively, and the search for dark matter signatures in their spectra. In this paper we illustrate the layout of the DAMPE instrument, and discuss the results of beam tests and calibrations performed on ground. Finally we present the expected performance in space and give an overview of the mission key scientific goals.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1706.08453