1. Results from the ARGO-YBJ experiment
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Aielli G, Bacci C, Bartoli B, Bernardini P, Bi XJ, Bleve C, Branchini P, Budano A, Calabrese Melcarne AK, Camarri P, Cao Z, Cappa A, Cardarelli R, Catalanotti S, Cattaneo C, Celio P, Chen SZ, Chen TL, Chen Y, Cheng N, Creti P, Cui SW, Dai BZ, D'Ali Staiti G, Danzengluobu, Dattoli M, De Mitri I, D'Ettorre Piazzoli B, De Vincenzi M, Di Girolamo T, Ding XH, Di Sciascio G, Feng CF, Feng Zhao Yang, Feng Zhen Yong, Galeazzi F, Galeotti P, Gargana R, Gou QB, Guo YQ, He HH, Hu Haibing, Hu Hong Bo, Huang Q, Iacovacci M, Iuppa R, James I, Jia HY, Labaciren, Li HJ, Li JY, Li XX, Liberti B, Liguori G, Liu C, Liu CQ, Liu MY, Liu J, Lu H, Ma XH, Mancarella G, MARI, Stefano Maria, Marsella G, Martello D, Mastroianni S, Meng XR, Montini P, Ning CC, Pagliaro A, Panareo M, Perrone L, Pistilli P, Qu XB, Rossi E, Ruggieri F, Saggese L, Salvini P, Santonico R, Shen PR, Sheng XD, Shi F, Stanescu C, Surdo A, Tan YH, Vallania P, Vernetto S, Vigorito C, Wang B, Wang H, Wu CY, Wu HR, Xu B, Xue L, Yan YX, Yang QY, Yang XC, Yuan AF, Zha M, Zhang HM, Zhang Ji Long, Zhang Jian Li, Zhang L, Zhang P, Zhang XY, Zhang Y, Zhaxisangzhu, Zhou XX, Zhu FR, Zhu QQ, Zizzi G., BUSSINO, Severino Angelo Maria, Aielli, G, Bacci, C, Bartoli, B, Bernardini, P, Bi, Xj, Bleve, C, Branchini, P, Budano, A, Bussino, Severino Angelo Maria, Calabrese Melcarne, Ak, Camarri, P, Cao, Z, Cappa, A, Cardarelli, R, Catalanotti, S, Cattaneo, C, Celio, P, Chen, Sz, Chen, Tl, Chen, Y, Cheng, N, Creti, P, Cui, Sw, Dai, Bz, D'Ali Staiti, G, Danzengluobu, Dattoli, M, De Mitri, I, D'Ettorre Piazzoli, B, DE VINCENZI, Mario, Di Girolamo, T, Ding, Xh, Di Sciascio, G, Feng, Cf, Feng Zhao, Yang, Feng Zhen, Yong, Galeazzi, F, Galeotti, P, Gargana, R, Gou, Qb, Guo, Yq, He, Hh, Hu, Haibing, Hu Hong, Bo, Huang, Q, Iacovacci, M, Iuppa, R, James, I, Jia, Hy, Labaciren, Li, Hj, Li, Jy, Li, Xx, Liberti, B, Liguori, G, Liu, C, Liu, Cq, Liu, My, Liu, J, Lu, H, Ma, Xh, Mancarella, G, Mari, Stefano Maria, Marsella, G, Martello, D, Mastroianni, S, Meng, Xr, Montini, P, Ning, Cc, Pagliaro, A, Panareo, M, Perrone, L, Pistilli, P, Qu, Xb, Rossi, E, Ruggieri, F, Saggese, L, Salvini, P, Santonico, R, Shen, Pr, Sheng, Xd, Shi, F, Stanescu, C, Surdo, A, Tan, Yh, Vallania, P, Vernetto, S, Vigorito, C, Wang, B, Wang, H, Wu, Cy, Wu, Hr, Xu, B, Xue, L, Yan, Yx, Yang, Qy, Yang, Xc, Yuan, Af, Zha, M, Zhang, Hm, Zhang Ji, Long, Zhang Jian, Li, Zhang, L, Zhang, P, Zhang, Xy, Zhang, Y, Zhaxisangzhu, Zhou, Xx, Zhu, Fr, Zhu, Qq, Zizzi, G., B., Bartoli, Bernardini, Paolo, X. J., Bi, C., Bleve, I., Bolognino, P., Branchini, A., Budano, A. K., Calabrese Melcarne, P., Camarri, Z., Cao, A., Cappa, R., Cardarelli, S., Catalanotti, C., Cattaneo, P., Celio, S. Z., Chen, T. L., Chen, Y., Chen, P., Creti, S. W., Cui, B. Z., Dai, G., D’Ali´ Staiti, M., Dattoli, DE MITRI, Ivan, B., D’Ettorre Piazzoli, T., Di Girolamo, X. H., Ding, G., Di Sciascio, C. F., Feng, Zhaoyang, Feng, Zhenyong, Feng, F., Galeazzi, P., Galeotti, E., Giroletti, Q. B., Gou, Y. Q., Guo, H. H., He, Haibing, Huo, Hongbo, Hue, Q., Huang, M., Iacovacci, R., Iuppa, I., Jame, H. Y., Jia, H. J., Li, J. Y., Li, X. X., Li, G., Liguori, C., Liu, C. Q., Liu, J., Liu, M. Y., Liu, H., Lu, X. H., Ma, Mancarella, Giovanni, S. M., Mari, Marsella, Giovanni, Martello, Daniele, S., Mastroianni, P., Montini, C. C., Ning, A., Pagliaro, Panareo, Marco, B., Panico, Perrone, Lorenzo, P., Pistilli, X. B., Qu, E., Rossi, F., Ruggieri, P., Salvini, R., Santonico, P. R., Shen, X. D., Sheng, F., Shi, C., Stanescu, A., Surdo, Y. H., Tan, P., Vallania, S., Vernetto, C., Vigorito, B., Wang, H., Wang, C. Y., Wu, H. R., Wu, B., Xu, L., Xue, Y. X., Yan, Q. Y., Yang, X. C., Yang, Z. G., Yao, A. F., Yuan, M., Zha, H. M., Zhang, Jilongzhang, Jianlizhang, L., Zhang, P., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Y., Zhang, Zhaxiciren, Zhaxisangzhu, X. X., Zhou, F. R., Zhu, Q. Q., Zhu, G., Zizzi, and De Vincenzi, M
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Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Cosmic ray ,Blazar ,Argo-Ybj ,RPCS ,Nuclear physics ,Cosmic Ray Physic ,Air showers ,Guard ring ,Gamma ray sources, Blazar, Air shower ,Instrumentation ,Argo ,Mathematical Physics ,Astroparticle physics ,Physics ,Resistive touchscreen ,Resistive-plate chambers ,Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics ,Gamma ray source ,Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics ,Gamma-Ray Astronomy ,Performance of High Energy Physics Detectors ,Air shower ,Single layer - Abstract
""The full coverage extensive air shower detector ARGO-YBJ, located in Tibet at 4300 m of altitude, has monitored the sky at gamma ray energy E>0.6TeV in the declination band from -10° to 70°. In 424 days the Crab Nebula and Mrk421 have been detected with a significance, respectively, of 7.0 and 8.0 standard deviations. The analysis of the cosmic ray background in the same sky band, has revealed the existence of a significant excess of the cosmic ray flux in two localized regions of angular size 10°30°, confirming previous indications. The origin of such excesses is still unexplained. Concerning the gamma ray sources, the measured spectrum of the Crab Nebula is dN\\\/dE=(3.7±0.8)×10-11E-2.67±0.25photonscm-2s-1TeV-1, in agreement with other experiments. During 2008 the observed Mrk421 flux was highly variable, with the strongest flares in MarchJune, in good correlation with X-ray data. One of the most intense flares occurred in the first half of June and has been deeply studied by different detectors in the energy range from optical to 100 MeV gamma rays, but only partially up to TeV energies, since the moonlight hampered the Cherenkov telescope measurements during the second and most intense part of the emission. Our data complete these observations, with the detection of a signal of intensity of about 7 Crab units on June 1113, with a statistical significance of 4.2 standard deviations. The observed flux is consistent with a prediction made in the framework of the Synchrotron Self-Compton model, in which the flare is caused by a rapid acceleration of leptons in the jet. ""
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- 2013
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