We present a measurement of the cosmic ray (e(+) + e(-)) flux in the range 0.5 GeV to 1 TeV based on the analysis of 10.6 million (e(+) + e(-)) events collected by AMS. The statistics and the resolution of AMS provide a precision measurement of the flux. The flux is smooth and reveals new and distinct information. Above 30.2 GeV, the flux can be described by a single power law with a spectral index gamma = -3.170 +/- 0.008(stat + syst) +/- 0.008(energy scale).

Precision Measurement of the (e(+) + e(-)) Flux in Primary Cosmic Rays from 0.5 GeV to 1 TeV with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station / Aguilar, M; Aisa, D; Alpat, B; Alvino, A; Ambrosi, G; Andeen, K; Arruda, L; Attig, N; Azzarello, P; Bachlechner, A; Barao, F; Barrau, A; Barrin, L; Bartoloni, A; Basara, L; Battarbee, M; Battiston, R; Bazo, J; Becker, U; Behlmann, M; Beischer, B; Berdugo, J; Bertucci, B; Bigongiari, G; Bindi, V; Bizzaglia, S; Bizzarri, M; Boella, G; de Boer, W; Bollweg, K; Bonnivard, V; Borgia, B; Borsini, S; Boschini, Mj; Bourquin, M; Burger, J; Cadoux, F; Cai, Xd; Capell, M; Caroff, S; Casaus, J; Cascioli, V; Castellini, G; Cernuda, I; Cervelli, F; Chae, Mj; Chang, Yh; Chen, Ai; Chen, H; Cheng, Gm; Chen, Hs; Cheng, L; Chikanian, A; Chou, Hy; Choumilov, E; Choutko, V; Chung, Ch; Clark, C; Clavero, R; Coignet, G; Consolandi, C; Contin, A; Corti, C; Coste, B; Crispoltoni, M; Cui, Z; Dai, M; Delgado, C; Della Torre, S; Demirkoz, Mb; Derome, L; Di Falco, S; Di Masso, L; Dimiccoli, F; Diaz, C; von Doetinchem, P; Donnini, F; Du, Wj; Duranti, M; D'Urso, D; Eline, A; Eppling, Fj; Eronen, T; Fan, Yy; Farnesini, L; Feng, J; Fiandrini, E; Fiasson, A; Finch, E; Fisher, P; Galaktionov, Y; Gallucci, G; Garcia, B; Garcia-Lopez, R; Gargiulo, C; Gast, H; Gebauer, I; Gervasi, M; Ghelfi, A; Gillard, W; Giovacchini, F; Goglov, P; Gong, J; Goy, C; Grabski, V; Grandi, D; Graziani, M; Guandalini, C; Guerri, I; Guo, Kh; Habiby, M; Haino, S; Han, Kc; He, Zh; Heil, M; Hoffman, J; Hsieh, Th; Huang, Zc; Huh, C; Incagli, M; Ionica, M; Jang, Wy; Jinchi, H; Kanishev, K; Kim, Gn; Kim, Ks; Kirn, T; Kossakowski, R; Kounina, O; Kounine, A; Koutsenko, V; Krafczyk, Ms; Kunz, S; La Vacca, G; Laudi, E; Laurenti, G; Lazzizzera, I; Lebedev, A; Lee, Ht; Lee, Sc; Leluc, C; Li, Hl; Li, Jq; Li, Q; Li, Q; Li, Tx; Li, W; Li, Y; Li, Zh; Li, Zy; Lim, S; Lin, Ch; Lipari, P; Lippert, T; Liu, D; Liu, H; Lomtadze, T; Lu, Mj; Lu, Ys; Luebelsmeyer, K; Luo, F; Luo, Jz; Lv, Ss; Majka, R; Malinin, A; Mana, C; Marin, J; Martin, T; Martinez, G; Masi, N; Maurin, D; Menchaca-Rocha, A; Meng, Q; Mo, Dc; Morescalchi, L; Mott, P; Muller, M; Ni, Jq; Nikonov, N; Nozzoli, F; Nunes, P; Obermeier, A; Oliva, A; Orcinha, M; Palmonari, F; Palomares, C; Paniccia, M; Papi, A; Pauluzzi, M; Pedreschi, E; Pensotti, S; Pereira, R; Pilo, F; Piluso, A; Pizzolotto, C; Plyaskin, V; Pohl, M; Poireau, V; Postaci, E; Putze, A; Quadrani, L; Qi, Xm; Raiha, T; Rancoita, Pg; Rapin, D; Ricol, Js; Rodriguez, I; Rosier-Lees, S; Rozhkov, A; Rozza, D; Sagdeev, R; Sandweiss, J; Saouter, P; Sbarra, C; Schael, S; Schmidt, Sm; Schuckardt, D; von Dratzig, As; Schwering, G; Scolieri, G; Seo, Es; Shan, Bs; Shan, Yh; Shi, Jy; Shi, Xy; Shi, Ym; Siedenburg, T; Son, D; Spada, F; Spinella, F; Sun, W; Sun, Wh; Tacconi, M; Tang, Cp; Tang, Xw; Tang, Zc; Tao, L; Tescaro, D; Ting, Scc; Ting, Sm; Tomassetti, N; Torsti, J; Turkoglu, C; Urban, T; Vagelli, V; Valente, E; Vannini, C; Valtonen, E; Vaurynovich, S; Vecchi, M; Velasco, M; Vialle, Jp; Wang, Lq; Wang, Ql; Wang, Rs; Wang, X; Wang, Zx; Weng, Zl; Whitman, K; Wienkenhover, J; Wu, H; Xia, X; Xie, M; Xie, S; Xiong, Rq; Xin, Gm; Xu, Ns; Xu, W; Yan, Q; Yang, J; Yang, M; Ye, Qh; Yi, H; Yu, Yj; Yu, Zq; Zeissler, S; Zhang, Jh; Zhang, Mt; Zhang, Xb; Zhang, Z; Zheng, Zm; Zhuang, Hl; Zhukov, V; Zichichi, A; Zimmermann, N; Zuccon, P; Zurbach, C. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. - ISSN 0031-9007. - 113:22(2014). [10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.221102]

Precision Measurement of the (e(+) + e(-)) Flux in Primary Cosmic Rays from 0.5 GeV to 1 TeV with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station

D'Urso D;Rozza D;
2014-01-01

Abstract

We present a measurement of the cosmic ray (e(+) + e(-)) flux in the range 0.5 GeV to 1 TeV based on the analysis of 10.6 million (e(+) + e(-)) events collected by AMS. The statistics and the resolution of AMS provide a precision measurement of the flux. The flux is smooth and reveals new and distinct information. Above 30.2 GeV, the flux can be described by a single power law with a spectral index gamma = -3.170 +/- 0.008(stat + syst) +/- 0.008(energy scale).
2014
Precision Measurement of the (e(+) + e(-)) Flux in Primary Cosmic Rays from 0.5 GeV to 1 TeV with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station / Aguilar, M; Aisa, D; Alpat, B; Alvino, A; Ambrosi, G; Andeen, K; Arruda, L; Attig, N; Azzarello, P; Bachlechner, A; Barao, F; Barrau, A; Barrin, L; Bartoloni, A; Basara, L; Battarbee, M; Battiston, R; Bazo, J; Becker, U; Behlmann, M; Beischer, B; Berdugo, J; Bertucci, B; Bigongiari, G; Bindi, V; Bizzaglia, S; Bizzarri, M; Boella, G; de Boer, W; Bollweg, K; Bonnivard, V; Borgia, B; Borsini, S; Boschini, Mj; Bourquin, M; Burger, J; Cadoux, F; Cai, Xd; Capell, M; Caroff, S; Casaus, J; Cascioli, V; Castellini, G; Cernuda, I; Cervelli, F; Chae, Mj; Chang, Yh; Chen, Ai; Chen, H; Cheng, Gm; Chen, Hs; Cheng, L; Chikanian, A; Chou, Hy; Choumilov, E; Choutko, V; Chung, Ch; Clark, C; Clavero, R; Coignet, G; Consolandi, C; Contin, A; Corti, C; Coste, B; Crispoltoni, M; Cui, Z; Dai, M; Delgado, C; Della Torre, S; Demirkoz, Mb; Derome, L; Di Falco, S; Di Masso, L; Dimiccoli, F; Diaz, C; von Doetinchem, P; Donnini, F; Du, Wj; Duranti, M; D'Urso, D; Eline, A; Eppling, Fj; Eronen, T; Fan, Yy; Farnesini, L; Feng, J; Fiandrini, E; Fiasson, A; Finch, E; Fisher, P; Galaktionov, Y; Gallucci, G; Garcia, B; Garcia-Lopez, R; Gargiulo, C; Gast, H; Gebauer, I; Gervasi, M; Ghelfi, A; Gillard, W; Giovacchini, F; Goglov, P; Gong, J; Goy, C; Grabski, V; Grandi, D; Graziani, M; Guandalini, C; Guerri, I; Guo, Kh; Habiby, M; Haino, S; Han, Kc; He, Zh; Heil, M; Hoffman, J; Hsieh, Th; Huang, Zc; Huh, C; Incagli, M; Ionica, M; Jang, Wy; Jinchi, H; Kanishev, K; Kim, Gn; Kim, Ks; Kirn, T; Kossakowski, R; Kounina, O; Kounine, A; Koutsenko, V; Krafczyk, Ms; Kunz, S; La Vacca, G; Laudi, E; Laurenti, G; Lazzizzera, I; Lebedev, A; Lee, Ht; Lee, Sc; Leluc, C; Li, Hl; Li, Jq; Li, Q; Li, Q; Li, Tx; Li, W; Li, Y; Li, Zh; Li, Zy; Lim, S; Lin, Ch; Lipari, P; Lippert, T; Liu, D; Liu, H; Lomtadze, T; Lu, Mj; Lu, Ys; Luebelsmeyer, K; Luo, F; Luo, Jz; Lv, Ss; Majka, R; Malinin, A; Mana, C; Marin, J; Martin, T; Martinez, G; Masi, N; Maurin, D; Menchaca-Rocha, A; Meng, Q; Mo, Dc; Morescalchi, L; Mott, P; Muller, M; Ni, Jq; Nikonov, N; Nozzoli, F; Nunes, P; Obermeier, A; Oliva, A; Orcinha, M; Palmonari, F; Palomares, C; Paniccia, M; Papi, A; Pauluzzi, M; Pedreschi, E; Pensotti, S; Pereira, R; Pilo, F; Piluso, A; Pizzolotto, C; Plyaskin, V; Pohl, M; Poireau, V; Postaci, E; Putze, A; Quadrani, L; Qi, Xm; Raiha, T; Rancoita, Pg; Rapin, D; Ricol, Js; Rodriguez, I; Rosier-Lees, S; Rozhkov, A; Rozza, D; Sagdeev, R; Sandweiss, J; Saouter, P; Sbarra, C; Schael, S; Schmidt, Sm; Schuckardt, D; von Dratzig, As; Schwering, G; Scolieri, G; Seo, Es; Shan, Bs; Shan, Yh; Shi, Jy; Shi, Xy; Shi, Ym; Siedenburg, T; Son, D; Spada, F; Spinella, F; Sun, W; Sun, Wh; Tacconi, M; Tang, Cp; Tang, Xw; Tang, Zc; Tao, L; Tescaro, D; Ting, Scc; Ting, Sm; Tomassetti, N; Torsti, J; Turkoglu, C; Urban, T; Vagelli, V; Valente, E; Vannini, C; Valtonen, E; Vaurynovich, S; Vecchi, M; Velasco, M; Vialle, Jp; Wang, Lq; Wang, Ql; Wang, Rs; Wang, X; Wang, Zx; Weng, Zl; Whitman, K; Wienkenhover, J; Wu, H; Xia, X; Xie, M; Xie, S; Xiong, Rq; Xin, Gm; Xu, Ns; Xu, W; Yan, Q; Yang, J; Yang, M; Ye, Qh; Yi, H; Yu, Yj; Yu, Zq; Zeissler, S; Zhang, Jh; Zhang, Mt; Zhang, Xb; Zhang, Z; Zheng, Zm; Zhuang, Hl; Zhukov, V; Zichichi, A; Zimmermann, N; Zuccon, P; Zurbach, C. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. - ISSN 0031-9007. - 113:22(2014). [10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.221102]
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