The performance of the AMS-02 transition radiation detector

29th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2005

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages 289-292

  Schmanau, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; ELECTRON IRRADIATION; GALAXIES; POSITRONS; PROTONS; SPECTROMETERS; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS;

ALPHA MAGNETIC SPECTROMETERS; COSMIC RAY SPECTRA; DARK MATTER SEARCHES; ELECTRON EFFICIENCY; INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATIONS; MEASUREMENTS OF; PROTON REJECTION; TRANSITION RADIATION DETECTORS;

COSMIC RAY MEASUREMENT;

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DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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