The Gamma Ray Detection Capabilities of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer

Abstract

The modeled performance of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) as a high energy (0.3 to 100 GeV) gamma-ray detector is described, and its gamma ray astrophysics objectives are discussed.

arXiv commentLatex2e file; 33 pages of text, 20 EPS figures. Accepted for publication in Astroparticle Physics. Correction to affiliations; no modifications of text

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