Performance of the AMS-02 transition rad
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Ph.v. Doetinchem; S. Fopp; W. Karpinski; Th. Kirn; K. LΓΌbelsmeyer; J. Orboeck; S
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Article
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2006
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Elsevier Science
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English
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For cosmic particle spectroscopy on the International Space Station the AMS experiment will be equipped with a Transition Radiation Detector (TRD) to improve particle identification. The TRD has 20 layers of fleece radiator with Xe/CO 2 proportional-mode straw-tube chambers. They are supported in a