German contributions to AMS02 Prof' S' Schael, RWTH Aachen

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German contributions to AMS-02Prof. S. Schael,
RWTH Aachen
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AMS-02 Particle Identification
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The project is funded by theGerman space agency
(DLR) 25 scientists engineers
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AMS-02 TRD Project
MIT
RWTH Aachen
Uni. Karlsruhe
Uni. Rome
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TRD Flight Hardware
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AMS-02 Transition Radiation Detector
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Detector Thermal Vacuum Test
4 layers of straw modules
Gas System
UHVD (FM) UFE (FM)
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial
PhysicsProf. Dr. J. Trümper
AMS-02 Space Qualification
1990-1999 ROSAT, P.I. J. Trümper
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Tracker Mechanics Alignment System
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AMS-02 Tracker support structure
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ACC purpose

• ACC detects unwanted particle (p-, ) tracks
  running through the tracker volume outside the
  main acceptance mimicking antinuclei.
• Requirements
• High detection efficiency
• operational in high field
• fast response for trigger

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ACC System
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ACC AMS-01 ETH Zürich July 1997
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Summary

• AMS is an excellent project supported by the
  German Space Agency due to
• it's outstanding potential to discover new
  physics
• it's technical challenges
• it's international visibility
• it's attractiveness for young, bright students