Isotopic mass separation with the RICH detector of the AMS Experiment

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dc.creatorArruda, Luísa
dc.creatorBarão, Fernando
dc.creatorBorges, João
dc.creatorGonçalves, Patrícia
dc.creatorPereira, Rui
dc.creatorPimenta, Mário
dc.creatorCarmo, Fernando
dc.date2008-01-30
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:57:17Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:57:17Z
dc.descriptionThe Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) to be installed on the International Space Station (ISS) will be equipped with a proximity focusing Ring Imaging Cerenkov detector (RICH). Reconstruction of the Cerenkov angle and the electric charge with RICH are discussed. A likelihood method for the Cerenkov angle reconstruction was applied leading to a velocity determination for protons with a resolution around 0.1%. The electric charge reconstruction is based on the counting of the number of photoelectrons and on an overall efficiency estimation on an event-by-event basis. The isotopic mass separation of helium and beryllium is presented.
dc.description6 pages. Contribution to the International School of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics- 15th Course Astrophysics at Ultra-High Energies (Erice, Italy, 2006). Presenter: Luisa Arruda
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0801.4658
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0801.4658
dc.identifierProceedings of the 15th Course Astrophysics at Ultra-High Energies (Erice 2006), p. 145-150, World Scientific
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/146909
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleIsotopic mass separation with the RICH detector of the AMS Experiment
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