Publications by authors named "Rapin D"

Precision measurements by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) on the International Space Station of the deuteron (D) flux are presented. The measurements are based on 21×10^{6} D nuclei in the rigidity range from 1.9 to 21 GV collected from May 2011 to April 2021.

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We present the precision measurements of 11 years of daily cosmic positron fluxes in the rigidity range from 1.00 to 41.9 GV based on 3.

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We present the precision measurements of 11 years of daily cosmic electron fluxes in the rigidity interval from 1.00 to 41.9 GV based on 2.

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We present the precision measurement of 2824 daily helium fluxes in cosmic rays from May 20, 2011 to October 29, 2019 in the rigidity interval from 1.71 to 100 GV based on 7.6×10^{8} helium nuclei collected with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) aboard the International Space Station.

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We present the precision measurement of the daily proton fluxes in cosmic rays from May 20, 2011 to October 29, 2019 (a total of 2824 days or 114 Bartels rotations) in the rigidity interval from 1 to 100 GV based on 5.5×10^{9} protons collected with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer aboard the International Space Station. The proton fluxes exhibit variations on multiple timescales.

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  • This study analyzes the cosmic rays of sodium (Na) and aluminum (Al) within a rigidity range of 2.15 GV to 3.0 TV, using data from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the ISS.
  • The findings indicate that Na and Al belong to a unique cosmic ray group alongside nitrogen (N), showing similar flux behaviors.
  • The research establishes that both Na and Al fluxes can be explained by a combination of primary and secondary cosmic ray components, with the primary component becoming more significant at higher rigidities.
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Precise knowledge of the charge and rigidity dependence of the secondary cosmic ray fluxes and the secondary-to-primary flux ratios is essential in the understanding of cosmic ray propagation. We report the properties of heavy secondary cosmic ray fluorine F in the rigidity R range 2.15 GV to 2.

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We report the observation of new properties of primary iron (Fe) cosmic rays in the rigidity range 2.65 GV to 3.0 TV with 0.

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We report the observation of new properties of primary cosmic rays, neon (Ne), magnesium (Mg), and silicon (Si), measured in the rigidity range 2.15 GV to 3.0 TV with 1.

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  • - The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) conducted precision measurements of helium isotopes (^3He and ^4He) on the International Space Station, collecting data from 100 million ^4He and 18 million ^3He nuclei over six years from 2011 to 2017.
  • - The study found that the fluxes of both helium isotopes varied similarly over time, but the amount of variation decreased as the rigidity (energy per unit charge) increased.
  • - For the first time, researchers measured the rigidity dependence of the ^3He/^4He flux ratio, showing notable long-term changes below 4 GV but stable characteristics and a specific power law relationship above that threshold, aligning with other spectral indices in
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Precision results on cosmic-ray electrons are presented in the energy range from 0.5 GeV to 1.4 TeV based on 28.

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  • Precision measurements of cosmic ray positrons up to 1 TeV were gathered by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer aboard the International Space Station, analyzing 1.9 million positrons.
  • A significant excess of positrons begins at around 25.2 GeV, followed by a sharp decrease above approximately 284 GeV, indicating a complex energy dependency.
  • The data suggests that at high energies, positrons mainly come from either dark matter annihilation or other astrophysical sources, with a notable energy cutoff of the source term established at about 810 GeV.
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We present high-statistics, precision measurements of the detailed time and energy dependence of the primary cosmic-ray electron flux and positron flux over 79 Bartels rotations from May 2011 to May 2017 in the energy range from 1 to 50 GeV. For the first time, the charge-sign dependent modulation during solar maximum has been investigated in detail by leptons alone. Based on 23.

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We present the precision measurement from May 2011 to May 2017 (79 Bartels rotations) of the proton fluxes at rigidities from 1 to 60 GV and the helium fluxes from 1.9 to 60 GV based on a total of 1×10^{9} events collected with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer aboard the International Space Station. This measurement is in solar cycle 24, which has the solar maximum in April 2014.

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  • * The fluxes of Li and B show a similar rigidity dependence above 7 GV, and all three (Li, Be, B) share this behavior above 30 GV, with a measured Li/Be ratio of 2.0±0.1.
  • * Unlike primary cosmic rays, which include elements like He, C, and O, secondary cosmic rays show a different pattern; specifically, secondary cosmic rays become harder than primary cosmic rays when exceeding 200 GV
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We report the observation of new properties of primary cosmic rays He, C, and O measured in the rigidity (momentum/charge) range 2 GV to 3 TV with 90×10^{6} helium, 8.4×10^{6} carbon, and 7.0×10^{6} oxygen nuclei collected by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) during the first five years of operation.

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  • Knowledge of the boron to carbon (B/C) flux ratio is crucial for understanding cosmic ray propagation.
  • A precise measurement of this ratio was made from 1.9 GV to 2.6 TV using data from 2.3 million boron and 8.3 million carbon nuclei collected by AMS over 5 years.
  • The findings indicate that the B/C ratio does not demonstrate significant structures at high rigidities, and above 65 GV, it follows a single power law closely aligning with Kolmogorov's turbulence theory.
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A precision measurement by AMS of the antiproton flux and the antiproton-to-proton flux ratio in primary cosmic rays in the absolute rigidity range from 1 to 450 GV is presented based on 3.49×10^{5} antiproton events and 2.42×10^{9} proton events.

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Knowledge of the precise rigidity dependence of the helium flux is important in understanding the origin, acceleration, and propagation of cosmic rays. A precise measurement of the helium flux in primary cosmic rays with rigidity (momentum/charge) from 1.9 GV to 3 TV based on 50 million events is presented and compared to the proton flux.

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A precise measurement of the proton flux in primary cosmic rays with rigidity (momentum/charge) from 1 GV to 1.8 TV is presented based on 300 million events. Knowledge of the rigidity dependence of the proton flux is important in understanding the origin, acceleration, and propagation of cosmic rays.

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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.

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Precision measurements by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station of the primary cosmic-ray electron flux in the range 0.5 to 700 GeV and the positron flux in the range 0.5 to 500 GeV are presented.

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