We present the space spectrometer PAMELA observations of proton and helium fluxes
during the 2006 December 13 and 14 solar particle events. This is the first direct …

PAMELA is a satellite borne experiment designed to study with great accuracy cosmic rays
of galactic, solar, and trapped nature in a wide energy range (protons 80MeV–700GeV …

This book addresses the fundamental principles of interaction between radiation and matter,
the principles of working and the operation of particle detectors based on silicon solid state …

The PAMELA satellite-borne experiment, scheduled to be launched in 2004, is designed to
provide a better understanding of the antimatter component of the cosmic rays. Its ToF …

In this work, we report the study of temperature effects on light yield of siloxane-based
scintillators and on n/γ γ discrimination capability, in terms of pulse shape discrimination …

Abstract The Plastic Scintillator Detector (PSD) is one of the main sub-detectors in the DArk
Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) project. It will be operated over a large temperature range …

PAMELA is a space telescope orbiting around the Earth since June 2006. The scientific
objectives addressed by the mission are the measurement of the antiprotons and positrons …

PAMELA is a 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 …

The PAMELA experiment aims to measure with great precision the antimatter present in our
Galaxy in the form of high energy particles; in the same time it will measure the galactic …

PAMELA is a multi-purpose apparatus composed of a series of scintillator counters arranged
at the extremities of a permanent magnet spectrometer to provide charge, time-of-flight and …