Urgent refit for space magnet
APR 23, 2010
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.024271
Nature : From a vantage on the International Space Station, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer will look for antihelium nuclei and other exotic matter, whose existence would help clarify why matter predominates over antimatter—provided the experiment gets launched. As the number of shuttle launches dwindles, AMS scientists are rushing to replace the experiment’s superconducting magnet with a permanent magnet. Tests had revealed that the superconducting magnet consumed more power than expected. If AMS had flown with the SC magnet, its mission would have been drastically shortened.
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