A high resolution, low power time-of-flight system for the space experiment AMS

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

Volumn 437, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 212-221

  Alvisi, D ^a   Anselmo, F ^a   Baldini, L ^a   Bari, G ^a   Basile, M ^a   Bellagamba, L ^a   Bruni, A ^a   Bruni, G ^a   Boscherini, D ^a   Casadei, D ^a   Cara Romeo, G ^a   Castellini, G ^b   Cifarelli, L ^a   Cindolo, F ^a   Contin, A ^a   De Pasquale, S ^a   Giusti, P ^a   Iacobucci, G ^a   Laurenti, G ^a   Levi, G ^a   Margotti, A ^a   Massam, T ^a   Nania, R ^a   Palmonari, F ^a   Polini, A ^a   Recupero, S ^a   Sartorelli, G ^a   Williams, C ^a   Zichichi, A ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

AMS experiment; Plastic scintillator; TOF

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; COSMIC RAYS; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; SILICON SENSORS;

ALPHA MAGNET SPECTROMETER; COSMIC RAY FLUXES; PLASTIC SCINTILLATOR COUNTERS; TIME OF FLIGHT SYSTEM;

SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

EID: 19244380386     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(99)00523-9     Document Type: Article

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