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Equalization for the low-response cells of the AMS-02 electromagnetic calorimeter
Performing precision equalization on the low-response detection units of electromagnetic calorimeter (ECAL), it is essential for precision energy measurements of Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02).
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Cosmic-ray helium nuclei measurement with the calorimeter of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer
The distributions of energy responses of helium measured by the electromagnetic calorimeter (ECAL) of Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02) in Monte-Carlo do not agree with those in real data, thus using energy...
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On-orbit equalization of the electromagnetic calorimeter of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02) will continuously collect data for the lifetime of the International Space Station (ISS). On-orbit equalization must be performed to ensure the accuracy of the AMS ener...
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Improvement of cosmic-ray proton measurement with the electromagnetic calorimeter of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer
The energy response of protons measured by electromagnetic calorimeter (ECAL) of Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02) shows disagreement between Monte Carlo (MC) simulation and data. Therefore, using the respo...
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Improvement in the 3D shower shapes description in the Monte Carlo simulation for a lead-scintillating fiber electromagnetic calorimeter
The lead-scintillating fiber electromagnetic calorimeter (ECAL) of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer measures the energy of positrons/electrons and separates them from hadrons. The electromagnetic shower shapes ...
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Improvements on the particle identification with dead cell and side leakage corrections for the electromagnetic calorimeter of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer
The electromagnetic calorimeter (ECAL) of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02) measures the energy of electrons/positrons and separates them from protons. Currently, there are five dead cells in the ECAL w...