Author/Authors :
Adriani، نويسنده , , O. and Bonechi، نويسنده , , L. and Bongi، نويسنده , , M. and Castellini، نويسنده , , G. and DʹAlessandro، نويسنده , , R. and Gabbanini، نويسنده , , A. and Grandi، نويسنده , , M. Petrangeli Papini، نويسنده , , P. and B. Ricciarini، نويسنده , , S. and Spillantini، نويسنده , , P. and Straulino، نويسنده , , S. and Taccetti، نويسنده , , F. and Tesi، نويسنده , , M. and Vannuccini، نويسنده , , E.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
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.
Keywords :
Cosmic rays , Magnetic spectrometer , Silicon detector , PAMELA
