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The Gamma Ray Detection Capabilities of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer

Astrophysics 2011-05-23 v2

Abstract

The modeled performance of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) as a high energy (0.3 to 100 GeV) gamma-ray detector is described, and its gamma ray astrophysics objectives are discussed.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9909432,
  title  = {The Gamma Ray Detection Capabilities of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer},
  author = {R. Battiston and M. Biasini and E. Fiandrini and J. Petrakis and M. H. Salamon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9909432},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

Latex2e file; 33 pages of text, 20 EPS figures. Accepted for publication in Astroparticle Physics. Correction to affiliations; no modifications of text