The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS): search for antimatter and dark matter on the International Space Station
R. Battiston (INFN, U. of Perugia, Italy)
TL;DR
The AMS is a sophisticated detector installed on the ISS to search for antimatter and dark matter, aiming to advance our understanding of the universe's composition through extraterrestrial particle detection.
Contribution
This paper describes the AMS detector and reviews its physics potential for detecting antimatter and dark matter in space.
Findings
AMS successfully installed on the ISS for a three-year mission
Potential to detect antimatter and dark matter particles in space
Advances in extraterrestrial particle detection technology
Abstract
The AMS is a state of the art detector for extraterrestrial study of antimatter, matter and missing matter. After a precursor flight on STS91 in May 1998, AMS will be installed on the International Space Station where it will operate for three years. In this paper the AMS experiment is described and is physics potential reviewed.
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Taxonomy
TopicsDark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena · Scientific Research and Discoveries · Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life