PAMELA - A Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics
P. Picozza, A. M. Galper, G. Castellini, O. Adriani, F. Altamura, M. Ambriola, G. C. Barbarino, A. Basili, G. A. Bazilevskaja, R. Bencardino, M. Boezio, E. A. Bogomolov, L. Bonechi, M. Bongi, L. Bongiorno, V. Bonvicini, F. Cafagna, D. Campana, P. Carlson, M. Casolino, C. De Marzo, M. P. De Pascale, G. De Rosa, D. Fedele, P. Hofverberg, S. V. Koldashov, S. Yu. Krutkov, A. N. Kvashnin, J. Lund, J. Lundquist, O. Maksumov, V. Malvezzi, L. Marcelli, W. Menn, V. V. Mikhailov, M. Minori, S. Misin, E. Mocchiutti, A. Morselli, N. N. Nikonov, S. Orsi, G. Osteria, P. Papini, M. Pearce, M. Ricci, S. B. Ricciarini, M. F. Runtso, S. Russo, M. Simon, R. Sparvoli, P. Spillantini, Yu. I. Stozhkov, E. Taddei, A. Vacchi, E. Vannuccini, S. A. Voronov, Y. T. Yurkin, G. Zampa, N. Zampa, V. G. Zverev
Abstract
The PAMELA experiment is a satellite-borne apparatus designed to study charged particles in the cosmic radiation with a particular focus on antiparticles. PAMELA is mounted on the Resurs DK1 satellite that was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome on June 15th 2006. The PAMELA apparatus comprises a time-of-flight system, a magnetic spectrometer, a silicon-tungsten electromagnetic calorimeter, an anticoincidence system, a shower tail catcher scintillator and a neutron detector. The combination of these devices allows antiparticles to be reliably identified from a large background of other charged particles. This paper reviews the design, space qualification and on-ground performance of PAMELA. The in-orbit performance will be discussed in future publications.
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