The PAMELA experiment: A decade of Cosmic Ray Physics in space
- Galper A. M.
- Sparvoli R.
- Adriani O.
- Barbarino G.
- Bazilevskaya G. A.
- Bellotti R.
- Boezio M.
- Bogomolov E. A.
- Bongi M.
- Bonvicini V.
- Bottai S.
- Bruno A.
- Cafagna F.
- Campana D.
- Carlson P.
- Casolino M.
- Castellini G.
- De Donato C.
- De Santis C.
- Di Felice V.
- Karelin A. V.
- Koldashov S. V.
- Koldobskiy S. A.
- Krutkov S. Y.
- Kvashnin A. N.
- Leonov A. A.
- Malakhov V. V.
- Marcelli L.
- Martucci M.
- Mayorov A. G.
- Menn W.
- Merge M.
- Mikhailov V. V.
- Mocchiutti E.
- Mori N.
- Munini R.
- Osteria G.
- Palma F.
- Panico B.
- Papini P.
- Pearce M.
- Picozza P.
- Ricci M.
- Ricciarini S. B.
- Simon M.
- Spillantini P.
- Stozhkov Y. I.
- Vacchi A.
- Vannuccini E.
- Vasilyev G. I.
- Voronov S. A.
- Yurkin Y. T.
- Zampa G.
- Zampa N.
DOIAbstract
The PAMELA detector was launched on June 15 th of 2006 on board the Russian Resurs-DK1 satellite and during ten years of continuous data-taking it has observed very interesting features in cosmic rays, especially in the fluxes of protons, helium and electrons. Moreover, PAMELA measurements of cosmic antiproton and positron fluxes and positron-to-all-electron ratio have set strong constraints to the nature of Dark Matter. Measurements of boron, carbon, lithium and beryllium (together with the isotopic fraction) have also shed new light on the elemental composition of the cosmic radiation. Search for signatures of more exotic processes (such as the ones involving Strange Quark Matter) has also been pursued. Furthermore, over the years the ins...
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