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U. Becker

U. Becker

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Physics

D-Index
87
Citations
33199
World Ranking
2442
National Ranking
1228

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For leadership in experiments elucidating the electroweak and strong interaction theories, primarily through the development of advanced instrumentation

Overview

U. Becker was affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Their academic contributions were situated primarily in the fields associated with advanced experimental physics.

During their career, Becker was recognized with the Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) award in 2006. The citation for this fellowship highlighted leadership in experiments aimed at elucidating the electroweak and strong interaction theories, particularly through the development of advanced instrumentation.

Their research focused on topics related to particle physics and instrumentation for high-energy experiments, contributing to a deeper understanding of fundamental interactions in physics. Becker's work was marked by a specialization in experimental methods rather than theoretical frameworks.

Given the scope of the available data, Becker did not have recorded recent papers, listed co-authors, or predominant publication venues documented in this profile. However, the recognition by APS situates their work within the core research community involved in particle physics experimentation.

Becker's contributions are indicative of the important role experimental physicists play in advancing knowledge of particle interactions, through innovation in measurement devices and experimental setups.

Best Publications

  • First result from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station: precision measurement of the positron fraction in primary cosmic rays of 0.5-350 GeV.

    M Aguilar;G Alberti;B Alpat;A Alvino

  • Precision Measurement of the Proton Flux in Primary Cosmic Rays from Rigidity 1 GV to 1.8 TV with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station

    M. Aguilar;D. Aisa;B. Alpat;A. Alvino

  • The construction of the L3 experiment

    B. Adeva;M. Aguilar-Benitez;H. Akbari;J. Alcaraz

  • Electroweak measurements in electron positron collisions at W-boson-pair energies at LEP

    S. Schael;R. Barate;R. Brunelière;D. Buskulic

  • Search for neutral MSSM Higgs bosons at LEP

    S. Schael;R. Barate;R. Bruneliére;I. de Bonis

  • High Statistics Measurement of the Positron Fraction in Primary Cosmic Rays of 0.5-500 GeV with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station

    L. Accardo;M. Aguilar;D. Aisa;D. Aisa;B. Alpat

  • Discovery of Three-Jet Events and a Test of Quantum Chromodynamics at PETRA

    D. P. Barber;U. Becker;H. Benda;A. Boehm

  • Electron and Positron Fluxes in Primary Cosmic Rays Measured with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station

    M. Aguilar;D. Aisa;A. Alvino;G. Ambrosi

  • The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS)on the International Space Station : Part I - results from the test flight on the space shuttle

    M. Aguilar;J. Alcaraz;B. Alpat;G. Ambrosi;G. Ambrosi

  • Antiproton Flux, Antiproton-to-Proton Flux Ratio, and Properties of Elementary Particle Fluxes in Primary Cosmic Rays Measured with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station

    M. Aguilar;L. Ali Cavasonza;B. Alpat;G. Ambrosi

  • Precision Measurement of the Helium Flux in Primary Cosmic Rays of Rigidities 1.9 GV to 3 TV with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station

    M. Aguilar;D. Aisa;B. Alpat;A. Alvino

  • Protons in near earth orbit

    J. Alcaraz;D. Alvisi;B. Alpat;G. Ambrosi

  • The Forward muon detector of L3

    A. Adam;M. Aguilar-Benitez;J. Alarcon;J. Alberdi

  • Precision Measurement of the $\left({e}^{+}+{e}^{-} ight)$ Flux in Primary Cosmic Rays from 0.5 GeV to 1 TeV with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station

    M. Aguilar;A. Piluso;A. Lebedev;U. Becker

  • Cosmic-ray positron fraction measurement from 1 to 30 GeV with AMS-01

    M. Aguilar;J. Alcaraz;J. Allaby;B. Alpat

  • A determination of the properties of the neutral intermediate vector boson Z0

    B. Adeva;O. Adriani;M. Aguilar-Benitez;H. Akbari

  • Leptons in near earth orbit

    J. Alcaraz;B. Alpat;G. Ambrosi;H. Anderhub

  • Precision Measurement of the Boron to Carbon Flux Ratio in Cosmic Rays from 1.9 GV to 2.6 TV with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station.

    M. Aguilar;L. Ali Cavasonza;G. Ambrosi;L. Arruda

  • A measurement of the inclusive b -> s gamma branching ratio

    R. Barate;D. Buskulic;D. Decamp

  • High Statistics Measurement of the Positron Fraction in Primary Cosmic Rays of 0.5–500 GeV with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station

    L. Accardo;M. Aguilar;D. Aisa;B. Alpat

Frequent Co-Authors

Harvey B Newman
Harvey B Newman California Institute of Technology
Antonino Zichichi
Antonino Zichichi University of Bologna
L. J. Gutay
L. J. Gutay Purdue University West Lafayette
P. A. Piroué
P. A. Piroué Princeton University
F. Becattini
F. Becattini University of Florence

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