The space station's crown jewel.

• Autores: George Musser
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 304, Nº. 5, 2011, págs. 72-73
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses the design and construction of the International Space Center's cosmic-ray detector, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), which will scan the universe in search of dark matter and anti-matter. A brief overview of cosmic rays, which are subatomic particles and atomic nuclei, and a diagram which explains the purpose of various instruments on the AMS is presented.