Theses

PhD theses

  • Study of solar modulation effects on cosmic ray fluxes measured by the AMS experiment, Miguel Reis Orcinha (IST, Feb 2023)  thesis
  • On the measurement and interpretation of the fluxes of galactic cosmic-ray nuclei, Eduardo Ferronato Bueno (U. Groningen, Dec 2022)  thesis
  • Reconstruction methods and tests of the AMS RICH detector – Sensitivity to light isotope measurements and dark matter searches, Rui Faísca Pereira (IST, Sep 2010)
  • Charge and Velocity reconstruction with the RICH detector of the AMS experiment: analysis of the rich prototype data, Luísa Arruda (IST, Jan 2008)

Msc theses

  • Solar modulation studies and proton-electron separation with the AMS/RICH detector, Miguel Orcinha (IST, 2014)  thesis
  • Effect of Cerenkov Polarization in the Cosmic Rays charge reconstruction – Charge reconstruction with RICH/AMS-02 data, Bruno Santos (IST, 2013)  thesis
  • Solar Modulation effects on Cosmic Rays: modelization with force-field approximation, 1D and 2D numerical approaches and characterization with AMS02 proton fluxes, Luís Batalha (IST, Jul 2012)  thesis
  • Velocity reconstruction with the RICH detector of the AMS experiment, João Borges (IST, 2004)
  • Cerenkov Ring Acceptance in the RICH Detector of the AMS experiment: optimization of a dual radiator configuration, Luísa Arruda (IST, 2003)
  • Development of a standalone method for the reconstruction of cerenkov rings in the AMS experiment: prototype data analysis, Rui Faísca Pereira (IST, 2003)
  • Charge reconstruction with the RICH detector of the AMS experiment, Ana Keating (IST, 2002)
  • Measuring the particle velocity with the Cerenkov counter (ATC) of the AMS experiment, Laura Barros (IST, 2001)