A state-of-the-art particle detector installed on the International Space Station.
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A spectrometer on the International Space Station has measured the energy spectrum of iron—the heaviest cosmic-ray element characterized to date.
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Ironing Out Cosmic Rays
Primary Neon, Magnesium, and Silicon Fluxes
Properties of Helium Isotopes
Origin of Cosmic-Ray Positrons
Origin of Cosmic-Ray Electrons
Boron to Carbon Flux Ratio
Identical Rigidity Dependence of He, C and O
New Properties of Secondary Cosmic Rays Li, Be and B
Nitrogen and its Primary and Secondary Components
Fine Time Structures in the Cosmic Proton and Helium
Complex Time Structures in Cosmic-Ray Electron and Positron Fluxes
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Tracker: Charge Sign Identification
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Tracker: Absolute Rigidity Scale and Alignment
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Tracker: Rigidity Resolution at Low Rigidities
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ECAL: New Reconstruction Method
ECAL: Energy Reconstruction
ECAL: Proton Rejection
Measurements of Nuclei Cross Sections with cosmic rays
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The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station
