Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Alpha_Magnetic_Spectrometer_(AMS)
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf particle physics experiment
cosmic ray detector
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:AMS
gptkbp:AMS-01FlownIn 1998
gptkbp:AMS-01FlownOn gptkb:STS-91
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:China
gptkb:Czech_Republic
gptkb:Finland
gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Hungary
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:Romania
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:South_Korea
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkb:Taiwan
gptkb:Turkey
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:firstResultsPublished 2013
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:CERN
gptkb:ESA
gptkb:US_Department_of_Energy
various national agencies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS)
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Endeavour
May 16, 2011
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkbp:magnetType permanent magnet
gptkbp:mass 8500 kg
gptkbp:mission gptkb:STS-134
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:CERN
gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:powerSource 2 kW
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:AMS-01
gptkbp:principalInvestigator gptkb:Samuel_C._C._Ting
gptkbp:purpose search for antimatter
search for dark matter
study cosmic rays
gptkbp:sensorType magnetic spectrometer
gptkbp:website https://ams02.space/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Samuel_Chao_Chung_Ting
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6