On the cosmic-ray spectra of three-body lepton-flavor-violating dark matter decays

We consider possible leptonic three-body decays of spin-1/2, charge-asymmetric dark matter. Assuming a general Dirac structure for the four-fermion contact interactions of interest, we study the cosmic-ray electron and positron spectra and show that good fits to the current data can be obtained for both charged-lepton-flavor-conserving and flavor-violating decay channels. We find that different choices for the Dirac structure of the underlying decay operator can be significantly compensated by different choices for the dark matter mass and lifetime. The decay modes we consider provide differing predictions for the cosmic-ray positron fraction at energies higher than those currently probed at the PAMELA experiment; these predictions might be tested at cosmic-ray detectors like AMS-02.     

Spectral hardening of cosmic ray protons and helium nuclei in supernova remnant shocks

The observed hardening of the spectra of cosmic ray protons and helium nuclei is studied within the model of nonlinear diffusive shock acceleration of supernova remnants(SNRs). In this model, the injected particles with energies below the spectral "knee" are assumed to be described by two populations with different spectral indexes around 200 GeV. The high-energy population is dominated by the particles with energies above 200 GeV released upstream of the shock of SNR, and the low-energy population is attributed to the particles with energies below 200 GeV released downstream of the shock of SNR. In this scenario, the spectral hardening of cosmic ray protons and helium nuclei observed by PAMELA, AMS-02, and CREAM experiments can be reproduced.     

Antiproton identification below threshold with the AMS-02 RICH detector

The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer(AMS-02),which is installed on the International Space Station(ISS),has been collecting data successfully since May 2011.The main goals of AMS-02 are the search for cosmic anti-matter,dark matter and the precise measurement of the relative abundance of elements and isotopes in galactic cosmic rays.In order to identify particle properties,AMS-02 includes several specialized sub-detectors.Among these,the AMS-02 Ring Imaging Cherenkov detector(RICH) is designed to provide a very precise measurement of the velocity and electric charge of particles.We describe a method to reject the dominant electron background in antiproton identification with the use of the AMS-02 RICH detector as a veto for rigidities below 3 GV.A ray tracing integration method is used to maximize the statistics of  with the lowest possible e background,providing 4 times rejection power gain for e background with respect to only 3% of  signal efficiency loss.By using the collected cosmic-ray data,e contamination can be well suppressed within 3% with β≈ 1,while keeping 76% efficiency for  below the threshold.     

Astroparticle physics with AMS-02

The main physics goals of the AMS-02 experiment in the astroparticle domain are searches for antimatter and dark matter. The discovery potential of primordial antimatter by AMS-02 is presented, emphasizing the completeness of the AMS-02 detector for these searches. Meanwhile, antiproton detection suffers from a large secondary interaction background; the anti-⁴He or anti-³He signal would allow one to probe the Universe for existence of antimatter. The expected signal in AMS-02 is presented and compared to results from present experiments. The e⁺ and antiproton channels will contribute to the dark matter detection studies. A SUSY neutralino candidate is considered. The expected flux sensitivities in a three-year exposure for the e⁺/e^? ratio and antiproton yields as a function of energy are presented and compared to other direct and indirect searches.     

AMS-02超导磁体300K-80K受控冷却系统的工艺流程设计

300K-80K受控冷却系统是AMS-02探测器的低温地面支持设备(CGSE)系统中的重要子系统,其主要作用是实现AMS-02磁体从常温(约300K)到接近液氮温度(约80K)的冷却。对该系统进行了工艺流程设计,在恒温器内设置多个调节阀和温度、压力、流量检测元件,通过自动调节手段控制经该系统冷却后前往磁体的氦气的温度和流量。同时介绍了该系统的组成及低温恒温器、HX1、HX2和HX3的结构和特点。     

抽真空获取1.8K超流氦方案分析以及真空泵抽速的预测

低温地面支持系统(CGSE)是专为AMS-02国际合作科学实验项目开发研究的低温地面支持和冷却系统,该系统要完成将AMS-02超导磁体从环境温度到1.8K的冷却过程,超流氦(HeII)的获得是其重要环节。文中针对抽真空获取HeII的方案进行了比较详细的分析和计算,同时针对此方案给出了其物理过程的T-s图、流程简图和实现该过程的主要设备。最后针对此方案,对真空泵抽速进行了预测,这将对后续阶段真空泵的选型具有指导意义。     

Cosmic-ray antiproton constraints on light singlino-like dark matter candidates

The CoGeNT experiment, dedicated to direct detection of dark matter, has recently released excess events that could be interpreted as elastic collisions of ∼10 GeV dark matter particles, which might simultaneously explain the still mysterious DAMA/LIBRA modulation signals, while in conflict with results from other experiments such as CDMS, XENON-100 and SIMPLE. It was shown that 5-15 GeV singlino-like dark matter candidates arising in singlet extensions of minimal supersymmetric scenarios can fit these data; annihilation then mostly proceeds into light singlet-dominated Higgs (pseudo-)scalar fields. We develop an effective Lagrangian approach to confront these models with the existing data on cosmic-ray antiprotons, including the latest PAMELA data. Focusing on a parameter space consistent with the CoGeNT region, we show that the predicted antiproton flux is generically in tension with the data whenever the produced (pseudo-)scalars can decay into quarks energetic enough to produce antiprotons, provided the annihilation S-wave is significant at freeze out in the early universe. In this regime, a bound on the singlino annihilation cross section is obtained, 〈σv〉?¹⁰−26 cm³/s, assuming a dynamically constrained halo density profile with a local value of ρ_⊙=0.4 GeV/cm³. Finally, we provide indications on how PAMELA or AMS-02 could further constrain or detect those configurations producing antiprotons which are not yet excluded.     

Confronting cosmic ray electron and positron excesses with hybrid triplet Higgs portal dark matter

We perform a detailed study of scalar dark matter with triplet Higgs extensions of the Standard Model in order to explain the cosmic ray electron and positron excesses reported by AMS-02 and DAMPE. A detailed analysis of the AMS-02 positron excess reveals that for different orderings (normal, inverted, and quasi-degenerate) of neutrino mass, the hybrid triplet Higgs portal framework is more favored with respect to the single triplet Higgs portal for TeV scale dark matter. We also show that the resonant peak and continuous excess in DAMPE cosmic ray data can be well explained with the hybrid triplet Higgs portal dark matter when a dark matter sub-halo nearby is taken into account.     

Indirect searches for dark matter with AMS-02

AMS-02 is a multi-purpose spectrometer with superconducting magnet, and is designed for 3 years of data taking aboard the International Space Station. Its high performance regarding particle identification and energy measurement will allow performing indirect searches for dark matter (DM) in different channels simultaneously: gamma rays, positrons and antiprotons. AMS-02 sensitivity to those signals are presented and – provided the positron excess is due to DM signal – it is shown that it allows to probe new physics models in detail. Its high sensitivity could even be a unique opportunity to reach the Majorana nature of the DM particle through final state polarization effects. PACS  95.35.+d; 95.55.Vj     

低温地面支持设备系统CGSE中模拟器的结构和强度设计

第二代阿尔法磁谱仪AMS02是即将送入宇宙空间的第一个大型磁谱仪,低温地面支持设备系统CGSE是用于冷却AMS02的磁体组件并将超流氦加注入AMS02磁体杜瓦的低温设备系统,上海交通大学将完成CGSE系统的施工设计、制造和调试。文中介绍用于测试CGSE性能的模拟器,模拟器方案、功能、结构设计特点,并进行了模拟器强度校核计算。     

阿尔法磁谱仪配电系统的热控系统设计及实验研究

本文以阿尔法磁谱仪中的配电系统为研究对象,阐述了利用热管解决配电系统局部温度过高的热控问题。通过数值模拟,采用体点散热问题的仿生优化方法,获得了高导热性的热管在母板中的人工构造,构建了一种有效的热控系统。数值模拟和实验结果对比验证了数值模拟模型的可靠性和仿生优化方法的可行性,也说明了热管在均温和传热方面的优良作用。     

Implications on cosmic ray injection and propagation parameters from Voyager/ACE/AMS-02 nucleus data

We study the propagation and injection models of cosmic rays using the latest measurements of the boron-to-carbon ratio and fluxes of protons, helium, carbon, and oxygen nuclei by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and the Advanced Composition Explorer at top of the Earth, and the Voyager spacecraft outside the heliosphere. The Advanced Composition Explorer(ACE) data during the same time interval of the AMS-02 data are extracted to minimize the complexity of the solar modulation effect. We find that the cosmic ray nucleus data favor a modified version of the diffusion-reacceleration scenario of the propagation. The diffusion coefficient is, however, required to increase moderately with decreasing rigidity at low energies, which has interesting implications on the particle and plasma interaction in the Milky Way. We further find that the low rigidity( a few GV) injection spectra are different for different compositions. The injection spectra are softer for lighter nuclei. These results are expected to be helpful in understanding the acceleration process of cosmic rays.     

Solar Modulation of <Superscript>2</Superscript>H/<Superscript>1</Superscript>H and <Superscript>3</Superscript>He/<Superscript>4</Superscript>He according to Data Obtained in the PAMELA Satellite-Borne Experiment between 2006 and 2014

Preliminary results of measurements of the solar modulation of the isotopic hydrogen and helium content in galactic cosmic rays are presented for the first time. These data were obtained between 2006 and 2014 in the PAMELA international orbital experiment via measuring the time of flight of nuclei in the Pamela scintillation telescope and via analyzing, in the multilayered calorimeter of the PAMELA magnetic spectrometer, ionization losses of nuclei whose rigidity was known from trajectory measurements and which traversed the instrument without undergoing nuclear interactions. The results of these measurements are compared with existing experimental and calculated data, which are quite scanty.     

Characteristics of the energy spectra of cosmic rays and a single source model

As the accuracy of measuring the energy spectra of different nuclei in the primary cosmic ray flux and their ratios grows, more evidence appears for the nonpower character of these spectra at energies below the knee at 3–4 PeV. Irregularities in the spectra are the natural consequence of the nonuniformity of the cosmic ray source distributions: their types, ages and distances to the Earth; the nonuniformity of the interstellar medium; and the different densities, temperatures, and natures of magnetic fields. In particular, the flattening of the proton and helium energy spectra, the growth of the fraction of positrons in the total flux of positrons and electrons, and the constancy of the ratio of antiprotons to protons at sub-PeV energies could be due to the contribution from nearby and young sources emitting harder energy spectra of particles. It is shown that the recent measurements of the ratio of the boron and carbon nuclei performed in the AMS-02 experiment could also indicate that there is a contribution from a single comparatively young and nearby source.     

AMS02超导磁体的低温地面支持设备系统(CGSE)方案研究

AMS02是用于探测空间反物质、暗物质及宇宙射线的第二代阿尔法磁谱探测仪,它将利用航天飞机发射至国际空间站上,并以超导状态工作3年以上。AMS02的核心是一个大型超导磁体,重达2000kg,需要在发射前用一低温地面支持设备系统(CGSE)对磁体进行冷却并在磁体杜瓦中加注2.5m3的超流氦。该文介绍此CGSE的技术要求、总体方案、冷却过程和主要子系统。     

Light Nuclei Identification in Cosmic Rays in the PAMELA Experiment by Multiple Measurements of Energy Loss along the Particle Track

Physics of Atomic Nuclei - The article presents a method for identifying light nuclei in cosmic rays from PAMELA spectrometer measurements of magnetic rigidity and energy losses of particles along...     

Measurement of the high-energy electron and positron spectrum in the PAMELA experiment

The PAMELA magnetic spectrometer onboard the Resurs DK1 satellite no. 1 was put into (Earth) orbit on June 15, 2006; measurements continue at the present time. The scientific objective of the spectrometer is the study of antiproton, proton, positron, electron and light nucleus fluxes in cosmic rays. In this paper, we present the technique for measuring electron and positron spectra in the energy range from 20 to 800 GeV.     

Boron Isotopes in the PAMELA Experiment

Analysis of the isotope composition of nuclei in galactic cosmic rays (GCR) in the PAMELA orbital international experiment allows studying the problems of cosmic-ray origin and propagation in our Galaxy. PAMELA magnetic spectrometer data provided the significant progress in the study of the light nuclei isotope composition of GCR from H to Be in the energy range ∼0.1–1 GeV/nucleon. This makes it possible to estimate the contribution of local (∼100 pc) young (∼10⁶ years) interstellar sources (LISS) into GCR fluxes from supernova explosions. The analysis of boron (B) isotope fluxes in the GCR has so far been carried out only in the energy range ∼0.08–0.17 GeV/nucleon in the space experiments Voyager, Ulysses, ACE. In the present contribution the attempt was done to determine the ¹¹B/¹⁰B ratio in the energy range ∼0.1–1.0 GeV/nucleon for the first time on the base of 2006–2014 PAMELA data using the measurements of the detected nuclei rigidities, velocities and ionization losses in a multilayer calorimeter. The new PAMELA results are consistent with existing as experimental data and those expected from simulations. However the statistical and systematic measurement uncertainties do not allow to separate the local boron source contributions into GCR fluxes. The preliminary results of the boron isotope flux analysis in GCR (¹⁰B, ¹¹B spectra and ¹¹B/¹⁰B ratio dependences on the rigidity and energy) are presented as well as the existing measurement data and simulation results.

     

Validation of the galactic cosmic ray and geomagnetic transmission models

A very high-momentum resolution particle spectrometer called the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) was flown in the payload bay of the Space Shuttle in a 51.65 degrees x 380-km orbit during the last solar minimum. This spectrometer has provided the first high statistics data set for galactic cosmic radiation protons, and helium, as well as limited spectral data on carbon and oxygen nuclei in the International Space Station orbit. First measurements of the albedo protons at this inclination were also made. Because of the high-momentum resolution and high statistics, the data can be separated as a function of magnetic latitude. A related investigation, the balloon borne experiment with a superconducting solenoid spectrometer (BESS), has been flown from Lynn Lake, Canada and has also provided excellent high-resolution data on protons and helium. These two data sets have been used here to study the validity of two galactic cosmic ray models and the geomagnetic transmission function developed from the 1990 geomagnetic reference field model. The predictions of both the CREME96 and NASA/JSC models are in good agreement with the AMS data. The shape of the AMS measured albedo proton spectrum, up to 2 GeV, is in excellent agreement with the previous balloon and satellite observations. A new LIS spectrum was developed that is consistent with both previous and new BESS 3He observations. Because the astronaut radiation exposures onboard ISS will be highest around the time of the solar minimum, these AMS measurements and these models provide important benchmarks for future radiation studies. AMS-02 slated for launch in September 2003, will provide even better momentum resolution and higher statistics data.