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Publications (6)

physics.ins-det2016

Temperature dependence of the plastic scintillator detector for DAMPE

Zhao-Min Wang, Yu-Hong Yu, Zhi-Yu Sun +7

The Plastic Scintillator Detector (PSD) is one of the main sub-detectors in the DArk Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) project. It will be operated over a large temperature range fr…

physics.ins-det2020

Comparison of proton shower developments in the BGO calorimeter of the Dark Matter Particle Explorer between GEANT4 and FLUKA simulations

Wei Jiang, Chuan Yue, Ming-Yang Cui +30

The DArk Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) is a satellite-borne detector for high-energy cosmic rays and -rays. To fully understand the detector performance and obtain reliable…

astro-ph.HE2022

Search for gamma-ray spectral lines with the DArk Matter Particle Explorer

Francesca Alemanno, Qi An, Philipp Azzarello +143

The DArk Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) is well suitable for searching for monochromatic and sharp -ray structures in the GeVTeV range thanks to its unprecedented high ene…

astro-ph.IM2018

A Method of Alignment of the Plastic Scintillator Detector of DAMPE

Peng-Xiong Ma, Yong-Jie Zhang, Ya-Peng Zhang +11

The Plastic Scintillator Detector (PSD) of the DArk Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) is designed to measure cosmic ray charge (Z) and to act as a veto detector for gamma-ray identi…

astro-ph.HE2026

Charge-dependent spectral softenings of primary cosmic-rays below the knee

DAMPE Collaboration, Francesca Alemanno, Qi An +146

In most particle acceleration or propagation theories, the characteristic features of the cosmic ray spectra due to acceleration limits or propagation phase changes are charge depe…

astro-ph.IM2018

Calibration of the DAMPE Plastic Scintillator Detector and its on-orbit performance

Meng Ding, Yapeng Zhang, Yong-Jie Zhang +17

DArk Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) is a space-borne apparatus for detecting the high-energy cosmic-rays like electrons, -rays, protons and heavy-ions. Plastic Scintillator D…