Direct measurements reveal charge-dependent spectral softenings in primary cosmic rays at a common rigidity of ~15 TV, rejecting mass-dependent softening at >99.999% confidence.
The DArk Matter Particle Explorer mission
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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 $\sim 10$ 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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MINOT modeling of Abell 3667 predicts a hadronic 1–300 GeV flux of ~1.15e-10 cm^-2 s^-1 at 3.7 R500, matching Fermi-LAT, with ~76% of flux outside R500 and IC subdominant by ~20.
DAMPE sub-detectors (PSD, STK, BGO, NUD) are calibrated on-orbit with cosmic rays and gamma sources, with results showing stability over nearly two years.
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Charge-dependent spectral softenings of primary cosmic-rays below the knee
Direct measurements reveal charge-dependent spectral softenings in primary cosmic rays at a common rigidity of ~15 TV, rejecting mass-dependent softening at >99.999% confidence.
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A MINOT-based Study of Gamma-ray emission from SPT-CL J2012-5649/Abell 3667
MINOT modeling of Abell 3667 predicts a hadronic 1–300 GeV flux of ~1.15e-10 cm^-2 s^-1 at 3.7 R500, matching Fermi-LAT, with ~76% of flux outside R500 and IC subdominant by ~20.
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The on-orbit calibration of DArk Matter Particle Explorer
DAMPE sub-detectors (PSD, STK, BGO, NUD) are calibrated on-orbit with cosmic rays and gamma sources, with results showing stability over nearly two years.