Capability of the PAMELA Time-Of-Flight to identify light nuclei: results from a beam test calibration

PAMELA is a space telescope orbiting around the Earth since June 2006. The scientific objectives addressed by the mission are the measurement of the antiprotons and positrons spectra in cosmic rays, the hunt for anti-nuclei as well as the determination of light nuclei fluxes from Hydrogen to Oxygen...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2008-10
Main Authors: Campana, D, Carbone, R, De Rosa, G, Osteria, G, Russo, S, Menn, W, Malvezzi, V, Marcelli, L, Picozza, P, Sparvoli, R, Bonechi, L, Bongi, M, Ricciarini, S, Vannuccini, E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antiparticles
Antiprotons
Calibration
Cosmic rays
Fluxes
Nuclei
Positrons
Space telescopes
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Summary:PAMELA is a space telescope orbiting around the Earth since June 2006. The scientific objectives addressed by the mission are the measurement of the antiprotons and positrons spectra in cosmic rays, the hunt for anti-nuclei as well as the determination of light nuclei fluxes from Hydrogen to Oxygen in a wide energy range and with very high statistics. In this paper the charge discrimination capabilities of the PAMELA Time-Of-Flight system for light nuclei, determined during a beam test calibration, will be presented.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.0810.3830