The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) on the international space station: Part II—Results from the first seven years

M Aguilar, LA Cavasonza, G Ambrosi, L Arruda, N Attig… - Physics reports, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) is a precision particle physics detector on
the International Space Station (ISS) conducting a unique, long-duration mission of …

The origin of galactic cosmic rays

P Blasi - The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 2013 - Springer
Abstract One century ago Viktor Hess carried out several balloon flights that led him to
conclude that the penetrating radiation responsible for the discharge of electroscopes was of …

Review of particle physics

Particle Data Group, RL Workman… - … of theoretical and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The Review summarizes much of particle physics and cosmology. Using data from previous
editions, plus 2,143 new measurements from 709 papers, we list, evaluate, and average …

Precision measurement of the proton flux in primary cosmic rays from rigidity 1 GV to 1.8 TV with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station

M Aguilar, D Aisa, B Alpat, A Alvino, G Ambrosi… - Physical review …, 2015 - APS
A precise measurement of the proton flux in primary cosmic rays with rigidity
(momentum/charge) from 1 GV to 1.8 TV is presented based on 300 million events …

Precision measurement of the helium flux in primary cosmic rays of rigidities 1.9 GV to 3 TV with the alpha magnetic spectrometer on the international space station

M Aguilar, D Aisa, B Alpat, A Alvino, G Ambrosi… - Physical review …, 2015 - APS
Knowledge of the precise rigidity dependence of the helium flux is important in
understanding the origin, acceleration, and propagation of cosmic rays. A precise …

Observation of the identical rigidity dependence of He, C, and O cosmic rays at high rigidities by the alpha magnetic spectrometer on the international space station

M Aguilar, L Ali Cavasonza, B Alpat, G Ambrosi… - Physical review …, 2017 - APS
We report the observation of new properties of primary cosmic rays He, C, and O measured
in the rigidity (momentum/charge) range 2 GV to 3 TV with 90× 10 6 helium, 8.4× 10 6 …

Observation of new properties of secondary cosmic rays lithium, beryllium, and boron by the alpha magnetic spectrometer on the international space station

M Aguilar, L Ali Cavasonza, G Ambrosi, L Arruda… - Physical review …, 2018 - APS
We report on the observation of new properties of secondary cosmic rays Li, Be, and B
measured in the rigidity (momentum per unit charge) range 1.9 GV to 3.3 TV with a total of …

The nine lives of cosmic rays in galaxies

IA Grenier, JH Black, AW Strong - Annual Review of Astronomy …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Cosmic-ray astrophysics has advanced rapidly in recent years, and its impact on other
astronomical disciplines has broadened. Many new experiments measuring these particles …

Extended gamma-ray sources around pulsars constrain the origin of the positron flux at Earth

AU Abeysekara, A Albert, R Alfaro, C Alvarez… - Science, 2017 - science.org
The unexpectedly high flux of cosmic-ray positrons detected at Earth may originate from
nearby astrophysical sources, dark matter, or unknown processes of cosmic-ray secondary …

Galactic cosmic rays after the AMS-02 observations

C Evoli, R Aloisio, P Blasi - Physical Review D, 2019 - APS
The unprecedented quality of the data collected by the AMS-02 experiment onboard the
International Space Station allowed us to address subtle questions concerning the origin …