The alpha magnetic spectrometer (AMS)

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 409, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 458-463

  Battiston, Roberto ^a  

^a INFN SEZIONE DI PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimatter; Dark matter; Magnet; Silicon; Space station; Spectrometer

Indexed keywords

EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; SILICON SENSORS; SPACE STATIONS;

ALPHA MAGNETIC SPECTROMETERS (AMS); ANTIMATTER; DARK MATTER; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS;

ALPHA PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS;

EID: 0032068163     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(98)00126-0     Document Type: Article

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