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AMS-02 Briefly
Magnet bends in opposite directions charged particles/antiparticles
Transition Radiation Detector (TRD) identifies electrons and positrons among other cosmic-rays
Time-of-Flight System (ToF) warns the sub-detectors of incoming cosmic-rays
Silicon Tracker (Tracker) detects the particle charge sign, separating matter from antimatter
Ring-Imaging Cherenkov Detector (RICH) measures with high precision the velocity of cosmic-rays
Electromagnetic Calorimeter (ECAL) measures energy of incoming electrons, positrons and γ-rays
Anti-Coincidence Counter (ACC) rejects cosmic rays traversing the magnet walls
Tracker Alignment System (TAS) checks the Tracker alignment stability
Star Tracker and GPS defines the position and orientation of the AMS-02 experiment
AMS-02 Briefly
Magnet bends in opposite directions charged particles/antiparticles
Transition Radiation Detector (TRD) identifies electrons and positrons among other cosmic-rays
Time-of-Flight System (ToF) warns the sub-detectors of incoming cosmic-rays
Silicon Tracker (Tracker) detects the particle charge sign, separating matter from antimatter
Ring-Imaging Cherenkov Detector (RICH) measures with high precision the velocity of cosmic-rays
Electromagnetic Calorimeter (ECAL) measures energy of incoming electrons, positrons and γ-rays
Anti-Coincidence Counter (ACC) rejects cosmic rays traversing the magnet walls
Tracker Alignment System (TAS) checks the Tracker alignment stability
Star Tracker and GPS defines the position and orientation of the AMS-02 experiment
AMS-02 and the TOF Detector: