Leptons in near earth orbit

J. Alcaraz; B. Alpat; G. Ambrosi; H. Anderhub; L. Ao; A. Arefiev; P. Azzarello; E. Babucci; L. Baldini; M. Basile; D. Barancourt; F. Barao; G. Barbier; G. Barreira; R. Battiston; R. Becker; U. Becker; L. Bellagamba; P. Béné; J. Berdugo; P. Berges; B. Bertucci; A. Biland; S. Bizzaglia; S. Blasko; G. Boella; M. Boschini; M. Bourquin; L. Brocco; G. Bruni; M. Buenerd; J. D. Burger; W. J. Burger; X. D. Cai; C. Camps; P. Cannarsa; M. Capell; D. Casadei; J. Casaus; G. Castellini; C. Cecchi; Y. H. Chang; H. F. Chen; H. S. Chen; Z. G. Chen; N. A. Chernoplekov; T. H. Chiueh; Y. L. Chuang; F. Cindolo; V. Commichau; A. Contin; P. Crespo; M. Cristinziani; J. P. da Cunha; T. S. Dai; J. D. Deus; N. Dinu; L. Djambazov; I. D'Antone; Z. R. Dong; P. Emonet; J. Engelberg; F. J. Eppling; T. Eronen; G. Esposito; P. Extermann; J. Favier; E. Fiandrini; P. H. Fisher; G. Fluegge; N. Fouque; Y. Galaktionov; M. Gervasi; P. Giusti; D. Grandi; O. Grimm; W. Q. Gu; K. Hangarter; A. Hasan; V. Hermel; H. Hofer; M. A. Huang; W. Hungerford; M. Ionica; R. Ionica; M. Jongmanns; K. Karlamaa; W. Karpinski; G. Kenney; J. Kenny; W. Kim; A. Klimentov; R. Kossakowski; V. Koutsenko; M. Kraeber; G. Laborie; T. Laitinen; G. Lamanna; G. Laurenti; A. Lebedev; S. C. Lee; G. Levi; P. Levtchenko; C. L. Liu; H. T. Liu; I. Lopes; G. Lu; Y. S. Lu; K. Lübelsmeyer; D. Luckey; W. Lustermann; C. Maña; A. Margotti; F. Mayet; R. R. McNeil; B. Meillon; M. Menichelli; A. Mihul; A. Mourao; A. Mujunen; F. Palmonari; A. Papi; I. H. Park; M. Pauluzzi; F. Pauss; E. Perrin; A. Pesci; A. Pevsner; M. Pimenta; V. Plyaskin; V. Pojidaev; V. Postolache; N. Produit; P. G. Rancoita; D. Rapin; F. Raupach; D. Ren; Z. Ren; M. Ribordy; J. P. Richeux; E. Riihonen; J. Ritakari; U. Roeser; C. Roissin; R. Sagdeev; G. Sartorelli; A. Schultz von Dratzig; G. Schwering; G. Scolieri; E. S. Seo; V. Shoutko; E. Shoumilov; R. Siedling; D. Son; T. Song; M. Steuer; G. S. Sun; H. Suter; X. W. Tang; C. C. Samuel Ting; S. M. Ting; M. Tornikoski; J. Torsti; J. Trümper; J. Ulbricht; S. Urpo; I. Usoskin; E. Valtonen; J. Vandenhirtz; F. Velcea; E. Velikhov; B. Verlaat; I. Vetlitsky; F. Vezzu; J. P. Vialle; G. Viertel; D. Vité; H. von Gunten; S. Waldmeier Wicki; W. Wallraff; B. C. Wang; J. Z. Wang; Y. H. Wang; K. Wiik; C. Williams; S. X. Wu; P. C. Xia; J. L. Yan; L. G. Yan; C. G. Yang; M. Yang; S. W. Ye; P. Yeh; Z. Z. Xu; H. Y. Zhang; Z. P. Zhang; D. X. Zhao; G. Y. Zhu; W. Z. Zhu; H. L. Zhuang; A. Zichichi; B. Zimmermann

doi:10.1016/S0370-2693(00)00588-8

Leptons in near earth orbit

J. Alcaraz, B. Alpat, G. Ambrosi, H. Anderhub, L. Ao, A. Arefiev, P. Azzarello, E. Babucci, L. Baldini, M. Basile, D. Barancourt, F. Barao, G. Barbier, G. Barreira, R. Battiston, R. Becker, U. Becker, L. Bellagamba, P. Béné, J. BerdugoP. Berges, B. Bertucci, A. Biland, S. Bizzaglia, S. Blasko, G. Boella, M. Boschini, M. Bourquin, L. Brocco, G. Bruni, M. Buenerd, J. D. Burger, W. J. Burger, X. D. Cai, C. Camps, P. Cannarsa, M. Capell, D. Casadei, J. Casaus, G. Castellini, C. Cecchi, Y. H. Chang, H. F. Chen, H. S. Chen, Z. G. Chen, N. A. Chernoplekov, T. H. Chiueh, Y. L. Chuang, F. Cindolo, V. Commichau, A. Contin, P. Crespo, M. Cristinziani, J. P. da Cunha, T. S. Dai, J. D. Deus, N. Dinu, L. Djambazov, I. D'Antone, Z. R. Dong, P. Emonet, J. Engelberg, F. J. Eppling, T. Eronen, G. Esposito, P. Extermann, J. Favier, E. Fiandrini, P. H. Fisher, G. Fluegge, N. Fouque, Y. Galaktionov, M. Gervasi, P. Giusti, D. Grandi, O. Grimm, W. Q. Gu, K. Hangarter, A. Hasan, V. Hermel, H. Hofer, M. A. Huang, W. Hungerford, M. Ionica, R. Ionica, M. Jongmanns, K. Karlamaa, W. Karpinski, G. Kenney, J. Kenny, W. Kim, A. Klimentov, R. Kossakowski, V. Koutsenko, M. Kraeber, G. Laborie, T. Laitinen, G. Lamanna, G. Laurenti, A. Lebedev, S. C. Lee, G. Levi, P. Levtchenko, C. L. Liu, H. T. Liu, I. Lopes, G. Lu, Y. S. Lu, K. Lübelsmeyer, D. Luckey, W. Lustermann, C. Maña, A. Margotti, F. Mayet, R. R. McNeil, B. Meillon, M. Menichelli, A. Mihul, A. Mourao, A. Mujunen, F. Palmonari, A. Papi, I. H. Park, M. Pauluzzi, F. Pauss, E. Perrin, A. Pesci, A. Pevsner, M. Pimenta, V. Plyaskin, V. Pojidaev, V. Postolache, N. Produit, P. G. Rancoita, D. Rapin, F. Raupach, D. Ren, Z. Ren, M. Ribordy, J. P. Richeux, E. Riihonen, J. Ritakari, U. Roeser, C. Roissin, R. Sagdeev, G. Sartorelli, A. Schultz von Dratzig, G. Schwering, G. Scolieri, E. S. Seo, V. Shoutko, E. Shoumilov, R. Siedling, D. Son, T. Song, M. Steuer, G. S. Sun, H. Suter, X. W. Tang, C. C. Samuel Ting, S. M. Ting, M. Tornikoski, J. Torsti, J. Trümper, J. Ulbricht, S. Urpo, I. Usoskin, E. Valtonen, J. Vandenhirtz, F. Velcea, E. Velikhov, B. Verlaat, I. Vetlitsky, F. Vezzu, J. P. Vialle, G. Viertel, D. Vité, H. von Gunten, S. Waldmeier Wicki, W. Wallraff, B. C. Wang, J. Z. Wang, Y. H. Wang, K. Wiik, C. Williams, S. X. Wu, P. C. Xia, J. L. Yan, L. G. Yan, C. G. Yang, M. Yang, S. W. Ye, P. Yeh, Z. Z. Xu, H. Y. Zhang, Z. P. Zhang, D. X. Zhao, G. Y. Zhu, W. Z. Zhu, H. L. Zhuang, A. Zichichi, B. Zimmermann

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Abstract

The lepton spectra in the kinetic energy ranges 0.2 to 40 GeV for e^- and 0.2 to 3 GeV for e⁺ were measured by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) during space shuttle flight STS-91 at altitudes near 380 km. From the origin of the leptons two distinct spectra were observed: a higher energy spectrum and a substantial second spectrum with positrons much more abundant than electrons. Tracing leptons from the second spectra shows that most of these leptons travel for an extended period of time in the geomagnetic field and that the e⁺ and e^- originate from two complementary geographic regions. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	10-22
Number of pages	13
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	484
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(00)00588-8
State	Published - 29 Jun 2000

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Alcaraz, J., Alpat, B., Ambrosi, G., Anderhub, H., Ao, L., Arefiev, A., Azzarello, P., Babucci, E., Baldini, L., Basile, M., Barancourt, D., Barao, F., Barbier, G., Barreira, G., Battiston, R., Becker, R., Becker, U., Bellagamba, L., Béné, P., ... Zimmermann, B. (2000). Leptons in near earth orbit. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 484(1-2), 10-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(00)00588-8

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abstract = "The lepton spectra in the kinetic energy ranges 0.2 to 40 GeV for e- and 0.2 to 3 GeV for e+ were measured by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) during space shuttle flight STS-91 at altitudes near 380 km. From the origin of the leptons two distinct spectra were observed: a higher energy spectrum and a substantial second spectrum with positrons much more abundant than electrons. Tracing leptons from the second spectra shows that most of these leptons travel for an extended period of time in the geomagnetic field and that the e+ and e- originate from two complementary geographic regions. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.",

author = "J. Alcaraz and B. Alpat and G. Ambrosi and H. Anderhub and L. Ao and A. Arefiev and P. Azzarello and E. Babucci and L. Baldini and M. Basile and D. Barancourt and F. Barao and G. Barbier and G. Barreira and R. Battiston and R. Becker and U. Becker and L. Bellagamba and P. B{\'e}n{\'e} and J. Berdugo and P. Berges and B. Bertucci and A. Biland and S. Bizzaglia and S. Blasko and G. Boella and M. Boschini and M. Bourquin and L. Brocco and G. Bruni and M. Buenerd and Burger, {J. D.} and Burger, {W. J.} and Cai, {X. D.} and C. Camps and P. Cannarsa and M. Capell and D. Casadei and J. Casaus and G. Castellini and C. Cecchi and Chang, {Y. H.} and Chen, {H. F.} and Chen, {H. S.} and Chen, {Z. G.} and Chernoplekov, {N. A.} and Chiueh, {T. H.} and Chuang, {Y. L.} and F. Cindolo and V. Commichau and A. Contin and P. Crespo and M. Cristinziani and {da Cunha}, {J. P.} and Dai, {T. S.} and Deus, {J. D.} and N. Dinu and L. Djambazov and I. D'Antone and Dong, {Z. R.} and P. Emonet and J. Engelberg and Eppling, {F. J.} and T. Eronen and G. Esposito and P. Extermann and J. Favier and E. Fiandrini and Fisher, {P. H.} and G. Fluegge and N. Fouque and Y. Galaktionov and M. Gervasi and P. Giusti and D. Grandi and O. Grimm and Gu, {W. Q.} and K. Hangarter and A. Hasan and V. Hermel and H. Hofer and Huang, {M. A.} and W. Hungerford and M. Ionica and R. Ionica and M. Jongmanns and K. Karlamaa and W. Karpinski and G. Kenney and J. Kenny and W. Kim and A. Klimentov and R. Kossakowski and V. Koutsenko and M. Kraeber and G. Laborie and T. Laitinen and G. Lamanna and G. Laurenti and A. Lebedev and Lee, {S. C.} and G. Levi and P. Levtchenko and Liu, {C. L.} and Liu, {H. T.} and I. Lopes and G. Lu and Lu, {Y. S.} and K. L{\"u}belsmeyer and D. Luckey and W. Lustermann and C. Ma{\~n}a and A. Margotti and F. Mayet and McNeil, {R. R.} and B. Meillon and M. Menichelli and A. Mihul and A. Mourao and A. Mujunen and F. Palmonari and A. Papi and Park, {I. H.} and M. Pauluzzi and F. Pauss and E. Perrin and A. Pesci and A. Pevsner and M. Pimenta and V. Plyaskin and V. Pojidaev and V. Postolache and N. Produit and Rancoita, {P. G.} and D. Rapin and F. Raupach and D. Ren and Z. Ren and M. Ribordy and Richeux, {J. P.} and E. Riihonen and J. Ritakari and U. Roeser and C. Roissin and R. Sagdeev and G. Sartorelli and {Schultz von Dratzig}, A. and G. Schwering and G. Scolieri and Seo, {E. S.} and V. Shoutko and E. Shoumilov and R. Siedling and D. Son and T. Song and M. Steuer and Sun, {G. S.} and H. Suter and Tang, {X. W.} and {Samuel Ting}, {C. C.} and Ting, {S. M.} and M. Tornikoski and J. Torsti and J. Tr{\"u}mper and J. Ulbricht and S. Urpo and I. Usoskin and E. Valtonen and J. Vandenhirtz and F. Velcea and E. Velikhov and B. Verlaat and I. Vetlitsky and F. Vezzu and Vialle, {J. P.} and G. Viertel and D. Vit{\'e} and {von Gunten}, H. and {Waldmeier Wicki}, S. and W. Wallraff and Wang, {B. C.} and Wang, {J. Z.} and Wang, {Y. H.} and K. Wiik and C. Williams and Wu, {S. X.} and Xia, {P. C.} and Yan, {J. L.} and Yan, {L. G.} and Yang, {C. G.} and M. Yang and Ye, {S. W.} and P. Yeh and Xu, {Z. Z.} and Zhang, {H. Y.} and Zhang, {Z. P.} and Zhao, {D. X.} and Zhu, {G. Y.} and Zhu, {W. Z.} and Zhuang, {H. L.} and A. Zichichi and B. Zimmermann",

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Leptons in near earth orbit

AU - Alcaraz, J.

AU - Alpat, B.

AU - Ambrosi, G.

AU - Anderhub, H.

AU - Ao, L.

AU - Arefiev, A.

AU - Azzarello, P.

AU - Babucci, E.

AU - Baldini, L.

AU - Basile, M.

AU - Barancourt, D.

AU - Barao, F.

AU - Barbier, G.

AU - Barreira, G.

AU - Battiston, R.

AU - Becker, R.

AU - Becker, U.

AU - Bellagamba, L.

AU - Béné, P.

AU - Berdugo, J.

AU - Berges, P.

AU - Bertucci, B.

AU - Biland, A.

AU - Bizzaglia, S.

AU - Blasko, S.

AU - Boella, G.

AU - Boschini, M.

AU - Bourquin, M.

AU - Brocco, L.

AU - Bruni, G.

AU - Buenerd, M.

AU - Burger, J. D.

AU - Burger, W. J.

AU - Cai, X. D.

AU - Camps, C.

AU - Cannarsa, P.

AU - Capell, M.

AU - Casadei, D.

AU - Casaus, J.

AU - Castellini, G.

AU - Cecchi, C.

AU - Chang, Y. H.

AU - Chen, H. F.

AU - Chen, H. S.

AU - Chen, Z. G.

AU - Chernoplekov, N. A.

AU - Chiueh, T. H.

AU - Chuang, Y. L.

AU - Cindolo, F.

AU - Commichau, V.

AU - Contin, A.

AU - Crespo, P.

AU - Cristinziani, M.

AU - da Cunha, J. P.

AU - Dai, T. S.

AU - Deus, J. D.

AU - Dinu, N.

AU - Djambazov, L.

AU - D'Antone, I.

AU - Dong, Z. R.

AU - Emonet, P.

AU - Engelberg, J.

AU - Eppling, F. J.

AU - Eronen, T.

AU - Esposito, G.

AU - Extermann, P.

AU - Favier, J.

AU - Fiandrini, E.

AU - Fisher, P. H.

AU - Fluegge, G.

AU - Fouque, N.

AU - Galaktionov, Y.

AU - Gervasi, M.

AU - Giusti, P.

AU - Grandi, D.

AU - Grimm, O.

AU - Gu, W. Q.

AU - Hangarter, K.

AU - Hasan, A.

AU - Hermel, V.

AU - Hofer, H.

AU - Huang, M. A.

AU - Hungerford, W.

AU - Ionica, M.

AU - Ionica, R.

AU - Jongmanns, M.

AU - Karlamaa, K.

AU - Karpinski, W.

AU - Kenney, G.

AU - Kenny, J.

AU - Kim, W.

AU - Klimentov, A.

AU - Kossakowski, R.

AU - Koutsenko, V.

AU - Kraeber, M.

AU - Laborie, G.

AU - Laitinen, T.

AU - Lamanna, G.

AU - Laurenti, G.

AU - Lebedev, A.

AU - Lee, S. C.

AU - Levi, G.

AU - Levtchenko, P.

AU - Liu, C. L.

AU - Liu, H. T.

AU - Lopes, I.

AU - Lu, G.

AU - Lu, Y. S.

AU - Lübelsmeyer, K.

AU - Luckey, D.

AU - Lustermann, W.

AU - Maña, C.

AU - Margotti, A.

AU - Mayet, F.

AU - McNeil, R. R.

AU - Meillon, B.

AU - Menichelli, M.

AU - Mihul, A.

AU - Mourao, A.

AU - Mujunen, A.

AU - Palmonari, F.

AU - Papi, A.

AU - Park, I. H.

AU - Pauluzzi, M.

AU - Pauss, F.

AU - Perrin, E.

AU - Pesci, A.

AU - Pevsner, A.

AU - Pimenta, M.

AU - Plyaskin, V.

AU - Pojidaev, V.

AU - Postolache, V.

AU - Produit, N.

AU - Rancoita, P. G.

AU - Rapin, D.

AU - Raupach, F.

AU - Ren, D.

AU - Ren, Z.

AU - Ribordy, M.

AU - Richeux, J. P.

AU - Riihonen, E.

AU - Ritakari, J.

AU - Roeser, U.

AU - Roissin, C.

AU - Sagdeev, R.

AU - Sartorelli, G.

AU - Schultz von Dratzig, A.

AU - Schwering, G.

AU - Scolieri, G.

AU - Seo, E. S.

AU - Shoutko, V.

AU - Shoumilov, E.

AU - Siedling, R.

AU - Son, D.

AU - Song, T.

AU - Steuer, M.

AU - Sun, G. S.

AU - Suter, H.

AU - Tang, X. W.

AU - Samuel Ting, C. C.

AU - Ting, S. M.

AU - Tornikoski, M.

AU - Torsti, J.

AU - Trümper, J.

AU - Ulbricht, J.

AU - Urpo, S.

AU - Usoskin, I.

AU - Valtonen, E.

AU - Vandenhirtz, J.

AU - Velcea, F.

AU - Velikhov, E.

AU - Verlaat, B.

AU - Vetlitsky, I.

AU - Vezzu, F.

AU - Vialle, J. P.

AU - Viertel, G.

AU - Vité, D.

AU - von Gunten, H.

AU - Waldmeier Wicki, S.

AU - Wallraff, W.

AU - Wang, B. C.

AU - Wang, J. Z.

AU - Wang, Y. H.

AU - Wiik, K.

AU - Williams, C.

AU - Wu, S. X.

AU - Xia, P. C.

AU - Yan, J. L.

AU - Yan, L. G.

AU - Yang, C. G.

AU - Yang, M.

AU - Ye, S. W.

AU - Yeh, P.

AU - Xu, Z. Z.

AU - Zhang, H. Y.

AU - Zhang, Z. P.

AU - Zhao, D. X.

AU - Zhu, G. Y.

AU - Zhu, W. Z.

AU - Zhuang, H. L.

AU - Zichichi, A.

AU - Zimmermann, B.

N1 - Funding Information: The support of INFN, Italy, ETH-Zürich, the University of Geneva, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academia Sinica and National Central University, Taiwan, the RWTH-Aachen, Germany, the University of Turku, the University of Technology of Helsinki, Finland, the US DOE and M.I.T., CIEMAT, Spain, LIP, Portugal and IN2P3, France, is gratefully acknowledged.

PY - 2000/6/29

Y1 - 2000/6/29

N2 - The lepton spectra in the kinetic energy ranges 0.2 to 40 GeV for e- and 0.2 to 3 GeV for e+ were measured by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) during space shuttle flight STS-91 at altitudes near 380 km. From the origin of the leptons two distinct spectra were observed: a higher energy spectrum and a substantial second spectrum with positrons much more abundant than electrons. Tracing leptons from the second spectra shows that most of these leptons travel for an extended period of time in the geomagnetic field and that the e+ and e- originate from two complementary geographic regions. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.

AB - The lepton spectra in the kinetic energy ranges 0.2 to 40 GeV for e- and 0.2 to 3 GeV for e+ were measured by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) during space shuttle flight STS-91 at altitudes near 380 km. From the origin of the leptons two distinct spectra were observed: a higher energy spectrum and a substantial second spectrum with positrons much more abundant than electrons. Tracing leptons from the second spectra shows that most of these leptons travel for an extended period of time in the geomagnetic field and that the e+ and e- originate from two complementary geographic regions. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.

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U2 - 10.1016/S0370-2693(00)00588-8

DO - 10.1016/S0370-2693(00)00588-8

M3 - 期刊論文

AN - SCOPUS:0034729638

SN - 0370-2693

VL - 484

SP - 10

EP - 22

JO - Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics

JF - Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics

IS - 1-2

ER -

Leptons in near earth orbit

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