AMS02
AMS02 (Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer) is particle detector installed from May 2011 on the International Space station (ISS) and will continue to operate throughout the lifetime of the ISS (2028). Since the installation, the AMS02 collected more than 166 billions cosmic rays' events and the AMS collaboration produced new measurements of unprecedented precision of charged particle fluxes that compose the Cosmic rays up to high Z nuclei. The physics goals are the study of CR properties, indirect search of Dark Matter and direct search of primordial antimatter.
The INFN Roma and the Sapienza university joined the AMS collaboration in 2001 and the Roma group has taken part to the construction of one of the instruments that compose AMS02, the Transition Radiation Detector. Now is participating to the data taking operations at CERN as well as to the data analysis.
From 2017 the Roma group has started to investigate the possible use of AMS02 data for research in life sciences in space. To address such problems a research collaboration on SPace RadioBiology (SPRB) is active since the 2017 between the INFN Roma-Sapienza AMS group and the Medical Physics Department of Policlinico S.Orsola in Bologna (Italy)
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Thesis Opportunities:
For information regarding thesis opportunities, please contact: Alessandro Bartoloni.
The following thesis are available:
Strategies for preventing radiobiological effects in space - Keywords: Space Radiation, AMS02, ISS, Radiobiology Collaborating Institute: Fisica Sanitaria Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna. The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) is the most powerful and sensitive cosmic-ray detector deployed in space to produce a complete inventory of charged particles and nuclei in cosmic rays near Earth in the rigidity (momentum/charge) range from GV to few TVs. Its physics goals are the study of cosmic-ray properties and space radiation environment, indirect search for Dark Matter and direct searches for primordial antimatter, exotic form of matter. In the light of the AMS02 measurements of charged particle in space, the student will study possible models for predicting the radiation induced risk for astronauts and identifying possible strategies for its mitigation.
Lunar Gateway Applications for Space Radiobiology - Keywords: ARTEMIS Program, Space Radiation, AMS02, Radiobiology - Collaborating Institute: Fisica Sanitaria Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna. The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) is the most powerful and sensitive cosmic-ray detector ever deployed in space to produce a complete inventory of charged particles and nuclei in cosmic rays near Earth in the rigidity (momentum/charge) range from GV to few TVs. Its physics goals are the study of cosmic-ray properties and space radiation environment, indirect search for Dark Matter and direct searches for primordial antimatter, exotic form of matter. The student will investigate possible space radiation applications to be proposed for the Lunar Gateway infrastructure. The Lunar Gateway is an in-development space station, intended to serve also as science laboratory and one of the main spacecraft of the ARTEMIS spaceflight program agenda.
AMS02 Charged Particle characterization for Space Radiobiology investigations - Keywords: Cosmic Rays, Space Radiation, AMS02, Radiobiology - Collaborating Institute: CERN, Geneva. The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) is the most powerful and sensitive cosmic-ray detector ever deployed in space to produce a complete inventory of charged particles and nuclei in cosmic rays near Earth in the rigidity (momentum/charge) range from GV to few TVs. Its physics goals are the study of cosmic-ray properties and space radiation environment, indirect search for Dark Matter and direct searches for primordial antimatter, exotic form of matter. The student will investigate the potentiality of AMS02 measurements in the field of space radiobiology.
Local Coordinator
Alessandro Bartoloni| Name | Surname | Role | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alessandro | Bartoloni | Dipendente | Primo Tecnologo |
| Bruno | Borgia | Associato | Professore Ordinario |
| Giuseppe | Della Gala | Associato | Specializzando |
| Aboma Negasa | Guracho | Associato | Assegnista |
| Giulia | Paolani | Associata | Specializzanda |
| Miriam | Santoro | Associata | Specializzanda |
| Lidia | Strigari | Associata | Direttore struttura complessa |
| Silvia | Strolin | Associata | Dirigente Fisico |
| Vincenzo | Valente | Associato | Dirigente di Ricerca |