University of Maryland
Computer & Space Science Building, Room 2400
3:00 PM Monday, October 6, 2008
Marco Casolino
INFN and University of Rome Tor Vergata
Cosmic ray matter and anti-matter research in space with Pamela Experiment
Pamela is a 500kg satellite-borne experiment designed to study with great accuracy cosmic rays of galactic, solar, and trapped nature in a wide energy range (protons: 80 MeV-700 GeV, electrons 50 MeV-400 GeV). Main objective is the study of the antimatter component: antiprotons (80 MeV-190 GeV), positrons (50 MeV-270 GeV) and search for antimatter with a precision of the order of 10-8. The experiment, housed on board the Russian Resurs-DK1 satellite, was launched on June, 15th 2006 in a 350 600 km orbit with an inclination of 70 degrees. We will describe the scientific objectives, the performance and the operations of Pamela in its first two years of flight. First results on protons of trapped, secondary and galactic nature - as well as measurements of the December 13 2006 Solar Particle Event - are also provided. We will also discuss recent measurements and possible implications of the antiproton and positron components in galactic cosmic rays.
Sponsored by: Department of Physics
and the Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland. For information
call Debbie Jenkins at (301) 405-4780 or go to the UMD Space Physics group seminar web site.
For free parking please park in lot DD or anywhere on levels 1-2 in lot B (the big parking garage) after 4:00 pm.
Make sure that you park in a spot WITHOUT a parking meter. More parking information is at the seminar website.