RIMRIM

Russian Italian MissionsRussian Italian Missions

Piergiorgio PicozzaPiergiorgio Picozza

INFN and University of “Rome Tor Vergata”INFN and University of “Rome Tor Vergata”

Bari Florence Frascati

Italy:TriesteNaples Rome CNR, Florence

Moscow St. Petersburg

Russia:

India:

Mumbay

Germany:Siegen

Sweden:KTH, Stockholm

RIM COLLABORATIONRIM COLLABORATION

1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 ·2008 · 2009……

PAMELA

NINA-2NINA-1

NINA-1 NINA-2

SILEYE-2 SILEYE-1 ALTEINO: SILEYE-3

SILEYE-1 SILEYE-2 Alteino-SILEYE-3 Lazio ALTEA SI-RAD

Si-Rad

RIM PROGRAMRIM PROGRAM

PAMELA

ALTEA: SILEYE-4

LAZIO SIRAD

ZENIT rocket Baikonur, Kazakhstan July 10 1998

COSMOS rocket

Plesetsk, Russia July 15 2000

NINA2-MITA

89° 440 km

NINA-RESURS

97° 810 km

NINA MissionsNuclei P-Fe

10-200 MeV/n

Cosmic Rays: Galactic

Trapped

Solar Flares

NINA 1

NINA 2

Galactic Cosmic RaysGalactic Cosmic Rays Cosmic ray abundances, with the Cosmic ray abundances, with the odd-evenodd-even effect, effect,

the peaks at C and O, and the relative depression the peaks at C and O, and the relative depression of the light elements Li, Be and B of the light elements Li, Be and B

Very good Very good agreementagreement among SIS, CRIS and NINA among SIS, CRIS and NINA resultsresults

Solar Energetic ParticlesSolar Energetic Particles

Time (day)

Par

ticl

es *

100

/(cm

2 sr

s)

S(E) = A exp(- S(E) = A exp(- )+ B(E) )+ B(E)

B(E) B(E) galactic backgroundgalactic background 33He : (He : ( = 2.5 ± 0.6) = 2.5 ± 0.6) 44He : (He : ( = 3.7 ± 0.3) = 3.7 ± 0.3) 33He/He/44He ratio increases with energyHe ratio increases with energy

Light FlashesLight Flashes

The Detectors on board ISS

ALTEA: July 4 2006on board ISS

SilEyeprojects

SDU:3 silicon planes with double detector, view X e Y:area: 2 x (8 x 8) cm2

pitch: 2.4 mm32 strips per viewthickness 380 µm

threshold 0.21 MeV saturation 160 MeVplanes distance : 3.75 cmmaximum error of angular reconstruction: ±1.8°

(Silicon Detector System,Composed by

6 SDU, Silicon Detector Units)

SDS

EEG

(Visual Stimulator Unit)

VSU

University of Genoa

University of Rome“Tor Vergata”

ALTEA / Si-Rad Facility at Houston

Pamela Flight ModelPamela Flight Model

ARKADY M. GALPER

TALK

June 15 2006