Measurement of the high-energy electron and positron spectrum in the PAMELA experiment

S. V. Borisov, M. Boezio, S. A. Voronov, A. M. Galper, G. Jerse, A. V. Karelin, E. Mocchiutti, P. Picozza, O. Adriani, G. A. Bazilevskaya, R. Bellotti, V. Bonvicini, L. Bonechi, S. Bottai, A. Bruno, A. Vacchi, E. Vannuccini, G. Vasil'ev, J. Wu, L. GrishantsevaM. P. de Pascale, C. de Santis, N. de Simone, V. Di Felice, W. Gillard, G. Zampa, N. Zampa, V. G. Zverev, M. Casolino, D. Campana, R. Carbone, G. Castellini, P. Carlson, F. Cafagna, A. N. Kvashnin, S. V. Koldashov, L. Consiglio, S. Yu Krutkov, A. Leonov, V. Malvezzi, L. Marcelli, W. Menn, V. V. Mikhailov, A. Monaco, N. Mori, N. Nikonov, G. Osteria, P. Papini, M. Pearce, S. B. Ricciarini, M. Ricci, L. Rossetto, M. Simon, R. Sparvoli, P. Spillantini, Yu I. Stozhkov, P. Hofverberg, Yu T. Yurkin

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Abstract

The PAMELA magnetic spectrometer onboard the Resurs DK1 satellite no. 1 was put into (Earth) orbit on June 15, 2006; measurements continue at the present time. The scientific objective of the spectrometer is the study of antiproton, proton, positron, electron and light nucleus fluxes in cosmic rays. In this paper, we present the technique for measuring electron and positron spectra in the energy range from 20 to 800 GeV.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)184-190
Number of pages7
JournalBulletin of the Lebedev Physics Institute
Volume37
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness.

Funding

This study was supported in part by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project no. 07-02-000922a.

FundersFunder number
Russian Foundation for Basic Research07-02-000922a

    Keywords

    • Cosmic rays
    • High-energy positrons and electrons
    • PAMELA magnetic spectrometer

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