The DArk Matter Particle Explorer mission

2017/06/30 by Jin Chang, J. Chang, G. Ambrosi +217 · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #COSMIC cancer database #Cosmic ray #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #Dark matter #Observatory #Particle Detector Development and Performance #Physics #Satellite #Space (punctuation) #Space Science #astro-ph.HE #astro-ph.IM #hep-ex #physics.ins-det

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2017.08.005

published as Astropart. Phys. 95 (2017) 6-24 · 45 pages, including 29 figures and 6 tables. Published in Astropart. Phys

openalex publication_date 2017/08/18 · arxiv created 2017/09/14 · arxiv updated 2017/09/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

The DArk Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE), one of the four scientific space science missions within the framework of the Strategic Pioneer Program on Space Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is a general purpose high energy cosmic-ray and gamma-ray observatory, which was successfully launched on December 17th, 2015 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The DAMPE scientific objectives include the study of galactic cosmic rays up to ∼ 10 TeV and hundreds of TeV for electrons/gammas and nuclei respectively, and the search for dark matter signatures in their spectra. In this paper we illustrate the layout of the DAMPE instrument, and discuss the results of beam tests and calibrations performed on ground. Finally we present the expected performance in space and give an overview of the mission key scientific goals.

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