Talk detail

Participant	Di Felice, Valeria
Institution	INFN Rome 'Tor Vergata' - Via della RIcerca scientifica, 1 - Rome - Italy - Italy

Session	AP1	Accepted	Yes	Order	8	Time	18:00 - 18:30
Talk	Oral abstract	Title	Six years of PAMELA in orbit
Co-authors	Pamela Collaboration
Abstract	After six years of data taking in space, the experiment PAMELA is showing very interesting features in cosmic rays, namely in the fluxes of protons, helium, electrons, that might change our basic vision of the mechanisms of production, acceleration and propagation of cosmic rays in the galaxy. In addition, PAMELA measurements of cosmic antiproton and positron fluxes are setting strong constraints to the nature of Dark Matter. The continuous particle detection is allowing a constant monitoring of the solar activity and detailed study of the solar modulation for a long period, giving important improvements to the comprehension of the heliosphere mechanisms. PAMELA is also measuring the radiation environment around the Earth, and has recently discovered an antiproton radiation belt. In this talk PAMELA main results will be reviewed.