  The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) is a particle physics detector designed
to operate on the International Space Station (ISS). The aim of AMS is the
direct detection of charged particles in the rigidity range from 0.5 GV to few
TV to perform high statistics studies of cosmic rays in space and search for
antimatter and dark matter. This will be possible because of the large
geometrical acceptance, a very accurate energy determination and a very precise
particle identification through redundant measurements of its energy, velocity
and electric charge. AMS is scheduled to be placed on the ISS at the beginning
of 2008 for a 3 year exposure.
