EPJ Web of Conferences (Apr 2014)
PAMELA mission: heralding a new era in cosmic ray physics
- Ricciarini S. B.,
- Adriani O.,
- Barbarino G.C.,
- Bazilevskaya G.A.,
- Bellotti R.,
- Boezio M.,
- Bogomolov E.A.,
- Bongi M.,
- Bonvicini V.,
- Bottai S.,
- Bruno A.,
- Cafagna F.,
- Campana D.,
- Carbone R.,
- Carlson P.,
- Casolino M.,
- Castellini G.,
- De Donato C.,
- De Pascale M.P.,
- De Santis C.,
- De Simone N.,
- Di Felice V.,
- Formato V.,
- Galper A.M.,
- Karelin A.V.,
- Kheymits M.D.,
- Koldashov S.V.,
- Koldobskiy S.,
- Krutkov S.Yu.,
- Kvashnin A.N.,
- Leonov A.,
- Malakhov V.,
- Marcelli L.,
- Martucci M.,
- Mayorov A.G.,
- Menn W.,
- Mergè M.,
- Mikhailov V.V.,
- Mocchiutti E.,
- Monaco A.,
- Mori N.,
- Munini R.,
- Osteria G.,
- Palma F.,
- Panico B.,
- Papini P.,
- Pearce M.,
- Picozza P.,
- Pizzolotto C.,
- Ricci M.,
- Sarkar R.,
- Simon M.,
- Scotti V.,
- Sparvoli R.,
- Spillantini P.,
- Stozhkov Y.I.,
- Vacchi A.,
- Vannuccini E.,
- Vasilyev G.I.,
- Voronov S.A.,
- Yurkin Y.T.,
- Zampa G.,
- Zampa N.,
- Zverev V.G.
Affiliations
- Ricciarini S. B.
- INFN
- Adriani O.
- RIKEN, Advanced Science Institute
- Barbarino G.C.
- Bazilevskaya G.A.
- Lebedev Physical Institute
- Bellotti R.
- Boezio M.
- INFN
- Bogomolov E.A.
- Ioffe Physical Technical Institute
- Bongi M.
- RIKEN, Advanced Science Institute
- Bonvicini V.
- INFN
- Bottai S.
- INFN
- Bruno A.
- Cafagna F.
- INFN
- Campana D.
- INFN
- Carbone R.
- INFN
- Carlson P.
- KTH, Department of Physics, and the Oskar Klein Centre for Cosmoparticle Physics, AlbaNova University Centre
- Casolino M.
- Castellini G.
- IFAC
- De Donato C.
- INFN
- De Pascale M.P.
- De Santis C.
- De Simone N.
- INFN
- Di Felice V.
- INFN
- Formato V.
- Galper A.M.
- NRNU MEPhI
- Karelin A.V.
- NRNU MEPhI
- Kheymits M.D.
- NRNU MEPhI
- Koldashov S.V.
- NRNU MEPhI
- Koldobskiy S.
- NRNU MEPhI
- Krutkov S.Yu.
- Ioffe Physical Technical Institute
- Kvashnin A.N.
- Lebedev Physical Institute
- Leonov A.
- NRNU MEPhI
- Malakhov V.
- NRNU MEPhI
- Marcelli L.
- University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Department of Physics
- Martucci M.
- Mayorov A.G.
- NRNU MEPhI
- Menn W.
- Universitat Siegen, Department of Physics
- Mergè M.
- Mikhailov V.V.
- NRNU MEPhI
- Mocchiutti E.
- INFN
- Monaco A.
- INFN
- Mori N.
- INFN
- Munini R.
- Osteria G.
- INFN
- Palma F.
- Panico B.
- INFN
- Papini P.
- INFN
- Pearce M.
- KTH, Department of Physics, and the Oskar Klein Centre for Cosmoparticle Physics, AlbaNova University Centre
- Picozza P.
- Pizzolotto C.
- Ricci M.
- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati
- Sarkar R.
- INFN
- Simon M.
- Universitat Siegen, Department of Physics
- Scotti V.
- Sparvoli R.
- Spillantini P.
- RIKEN, Advanced Science Institute
- Stozhkov Y.I.
- Lebedev Physical Institute
- Vacchi A.
- INFN
- Vannuccini E.
- INFN
- Vasilyev G.I.
- Ioffe Physical Technical Institute
- Voronov S.A.
- NRNU MEPhI
- Yurkin Y.T.
- NRNU MEPhI
- Zampa G.
- INFN
- Zampa N.
- INFN
- Zverev V.G.
- NRNU MEPhI
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20147100115
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 71
p. 00115
Abstract
After seven years of data taking in space, the experiment PAMELA is showing very interesting features in cosmic rays, namely in the fluxes of protons, helium, electrons, that might change our basic vision of the mechanisms of production, acceleration and propagation of cosmic rays in the galaxy. In addition, PAMELA measurements of cosmic antiproton and positron fluxes are setting strong constraints to the nature of Dark Matter. The continuous particle detection is allowing a constant monitoring of the solar activity and detailed study of the solar modulation for a long period, giving important improvements to the comprehension of the heliosphere mechanisms. PAMELA is also measuring the radiation environment around the Earth, and has recently discovered an antiproton radiation belt.
