1. Search for gamma ray bursts with the ARGO-YBJ detector in scaler mode
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THE ARGO YBJ C.O.L.L.A.B.O.R.A.T.I.O.N.G. Aielli a, b, C. Bacci c, d, B. Bartoli e, f, P. Bernardini g, h, X. J. Bi i, C. Bleve g, P. Branchini d, A. Budano d, S. Bussino c, A. K. Calabrese Melcarne x, P. Camarri a, Z. Cao i, A. Cappa j, k, R. Cardarelli b, S. Catalanotti f, e, C. Cattaneo l, P. Celio c, S. Z. Chen i, Y. Chen i, N. Cheng i, P. Creti h, S. W. Cuim, B. Z. Dai o, G. D’Alí Staiti n, p, Danzengluobu q, M. Dattoli j, k, r, I. De Mitri g, B. D’Ettorre Piazzoli f, M. DeVincenzi c, T. Di Girolamo f, X. H. Ding q, G. Di Sciascio b, C. F. Feng s, ZhaoyangFeng i, Zhenyong Feng t, F. Galeazzi d, P. Galeotti j, r, R. Gargana d, Q. B. Gou i, Y. Q. Guo i, H. H. He i, Haibing Huq, Hongbo Hui, Q. Huang t, M. Iacovacci f, R. Iuppa a, I. James c, H. Y. Jia t, Labaciren q, H. J. Li q, J. Y. Li s, X. X. Li i, B. Liberti b, G. Liguori l, u, C. Liu i, C. Q. Liu o, M. Y. Lium, J. Liu o, H. Lui, X. H. Mai, G. Mancarellag, c, d, G. Marsella h, v, D. Martello g, S. Mastroianni e, X. R. Meng q, P. Montini c, C. C. Ning q, A. Pagliaro n, w, M. Panareo h, L. Perrone h, P. Pistilli c, X. B. Qu s, E. Rossi e, F. Ruggieri d, L. Saggese f, P. Salvini l, R. Santonico a, P. R. Shen i, X. D. Sheng i, F. Shi i, C. Stanescu d, A. Surdo h, Y. H. Tan i, P. Vallania j, S. Vernetto j, C. Vigorito j, B. Wangi, H. Wang i, C. Y. Wui, H. R. Wui, B. Xut, L. Xues, Y. X. Yanm, Q. Y. Yang o, X. C. Yang o, A. F. Yuan q, M. Zha i, H. M. Zhang i, JiLong Zhang i, JianLi Zhang i, L. Zhang o, P. Zhang o, X. Y. Zhang s, Y. Zhang i, Zhaxisangzhu q, X. X. Zhou t, F. R. Zhu i, Q. Q. Zhu i, G. Zizzi g, MARI, Stefano 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, 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., G., Aielli, C., Bacci, F., Barone, B., Bartoli, Bernardini, Paolo, X. J., Bi, C., Bleve, P., Branchini, A., Budano, S., Bussino, A. K., Calabrese Melcarne, P., Camarri, Z., Cao, A., Cappa, R., Cardarelli, S., Catalanotti, C., Cattaneo, S., Cavaliere, P., Celio, S. Z., Chen, N., Cheng, P., Creti, S. W., Cui, G., Cusumano, B. Z., Dai, G., D’Alí Staiti, M., Dattoli, DE MITRI, Ivan, R., De Rosa, B., D’Ettorre Piazzoli, M., De Vincenzi, T., Di Girolamo, X. H., Ding, G., Di Sciascio, C. F., Feng, Zhaoyang, Feng, Zhenyong, Feng, C., Ferrigno, F., Galeazzi, P., Galeotti, X. Y., Gao, R., Gargana, F., Garufi, Q. B., Gou, H. H., He, Haibing, Hu, Hongbo, Hu, Q., Huang, M., Iacovacci, I., Jame, H. Y., Jia, H. J., Li, J. Y., Li, B., Liberti, G., Liguori, C. Q., Liu, J., Liu, H., Lu, Mancarella, Giovanni, S. M., Mari, Marsella, Giovanni, Martello, Daniele, S., Mastroianni, X. R., Meng, J., Mu, L., Nicastro, C. C., Ning, L., Palummo, Panareo, Marco, Perrone, Lorenzo, P., Pistilli, X. B., Qu, E., Rossi, F., Ruggieri, L., Saggese, P., Salvini, R., Santonico, A., Segreto, P. R., Shen, X. D., Sheng, F., Shi, C., Stanescu, A., Surdo, Y. H., Tan, P., Vallania, S., Vernetto, C., Vigorito, H., Wang, Y. G., Wang, C. Y., Wu, H. R., Wu, B., Xu, L., Xue, H. T., Yang, Q. Y., Yang, X. C., Yang, G. C., Yu, A. F., Yuan, M., Zha, H. M., Zhang, J. L., Zhang, L., Zhang, P., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Y., Zhang, X. X., Zhou, F. R., Zhu, Q. Q., Zhu, G., Zizzi, Aielli a, THE ARGO YBJ C. O. L. L. A. B. O. R. A. T. I. O. N. G., B, C., Bacci c, D, B., Bartoli e, F, P., Bernardini g, H, X. J., Bi i, C., Bleve g, P., Branchini d, A., Budano d, S., Bussino c, A. K., Calabrese Melcarne x, P., Camarri a, Z., Cao i, A., Cappa j, K, R., Cardarelli b, S., Catalanotti f, E, C., Cattaneo l, P., Celio c, S. Z., Chen i, Y., Chen i, N., Cheng i, P., Creti h, S. W., Cuim, B. Z., Dai o, G., D’Alí Staiti n, P, Danzengluobu, Q, M., Dattoli j, K, R, I., De Mitri g, B., D’Ettorre Piazzoli f, M., DeVincenzi c, T., Di Girolamo f, X. H., Ding q, G., Di Sciascio b, Zhaoyangfeng, I, Zhenyong Feng, T, F., Galeazzi d, P., Galeotti j, R, R., Gargana d, Q. B., Gou i, Y. Q., Guo i, H. H., He i, Haibing, Huq, Hongbo, Hui, Q., Huang t, M., Iacovacci f, R., Iuppa a, I., James c, H. Y., Jia t, Labaciren, Q, H. J., Li q, X. X., Li i, B., Liberti b, G., Liguori l, U, C., Liu i, C. Q., Liu o, M. Y., Lium, J., Liu o, H., Lui, X. H., Mai, G., Mancarellag, C, D, G., Marsella h, V, D., Martello g, S., Mastroianni e, X. R., Meng q, P., Montini c, C. C., Ning q, A., Pagliaro n, W, M., Panareo h, L., Perrone h, P., Pistilli c, E., Rossi e, F., Ruggieri d, L., Saggese f, P., Salvini l, R., Santonico a, P. R., Shen i, X. D., Sheng i, F., Shi i, C., Stanescu d, A., Surdo h, Y. H., Tan i, P., Vallania j, S., Vernetto j, C., Vigorito j, B., Wangi, H., Wang i, C. Y., Wui, H. R., Wui, B., Xut, Y. X., Yanm, Q. Y., Yang o, X. C., Yang o, A. F., Yuan q, M., Zha i, H. M., Zhang i, JiLong Zhang, I, JianLi Zhang, I, L., Zhang o, P., Zhang o, Y., Zhang i, Zhaxisangzhu, Q, X. X., Zhou t, F. R., Zhu i, Q. Q., Zhu i, G., Zizzi g, Barone, F, Melcarne, Akc, Cavaliere, S, Staiti, Gd, De Rosa, R, Piazzoli, Bd, DE VINCENZI, Mario, Feng, Zy, Gao, Xy, Garufi, F, Hu, Hb, Mu, J, Palummo, L, Segreto, A, Wang, Yg, Yang, Ht, Yu, Gc, Zhang, Jl, Bleve, Carla, CALABRESE MELCARNE, ANNA KAREN, G., D’Alì Staiti, Y. Q., Guo, R., Iuppa, Zizzi, Giovanni, DI GIROLAMO, Tristano, Aielli, G., Bacci, C., Barone, F., Bartoli, Bruno, Bernardini, P., Bleve, C., Branchini, P., Budano, A., Bussino, S., Calabrese Melcarne, A. K., Camarri, P., Cao, Z., Cappa, A., Cardarelli, R., Catalanotti, Sergio, Cattaneo, C., Cavaliere, Sergio, Celio, P., Chen, S. Z., Cheng, N., Creti, P., Cui, S. W., Dai, B. Z., D'Alì Staiti, G., Dattoli, M., De Mitri, I., DE ROSA, Rosario, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, De Vincenzi, M., Ding, X. H., Di Sciascio, G., Feng, C. F., Galeazzi, F., Galeotti, P., Gao, X. Y., Gargana, R., Garufi, Fabio, Gou, Q. B., Guo, Y. Q., Huang, Q., Iacovacci, Michele, Iuppa, R., James, I., Jia, H. Y., Liberti, B., Liguori, G., Liu, C. Q., Liu, J., Lu, H., Mancarella, G., Mari, S. M., Marsella, G., Martello, D., Mastroianni, S., Meng, X. R., Mu, J., Ning, C. C., Palummo, L., Panareo, M., Perrone, L., Pistilli, P., Rossi, E., Ruggieri, F., Saggese, L., Salvini, P., Santonico, R., Segreto, A., Shen, P. R., Sheng, X. D., Shi, F., Stanescu, C., Surdo, A., Tan, Y. H., Vallania, P., Vernetto, S., Vigorito, C., Wang, H., Wang, Y. G., Xu, B., Xue, L., Yang, H. T., Yang, Q. Y., Yang, X. C., Yuan, A. F., Zha, M., Zhang, H. M., Zhang, J. L., Zhang, L., Zhang, P., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Y., Zhou, X. X., Zhu, F. R., Zhu, Q. Q., AIELLI, G, BACCI, C, BARONE, F, BARTOLI, B, BERNARDINI, P, BI, XJ, BLEVE, C, BRANCHINI, P, BUDANO, A, BUSSINO, S, CALABRESE MELCARNE, AK, CAMARRI, P, CAO, Z, CAPPA, A, CARDARELLI, R, CATALANOTTI, S, CATTANEO, C, CAVALIERE, S, CELIO, P, CHEN, SZ, CHENG, N, CRETI, P, CUI, SW, DAI, BZ, D'ALI'STAITI, G, DANZENGLUOBU, DATTOLI, M, DE MITRI, I, DE ROSA, R, DETTORRE PIAZZOLI, B, DE VINCENZI, M, DI GIROLAMO, T, DING, XH, DI SCIASCIO, G, FENG, CF, FENG, ZHAOYANG, FENG, ZHENYONG, GALEAZZI, F, GALEOTTI, P, GAO, XY, GARGANA, R, GARUFI, F, GOU, QB, GUO, YQ, HE, HH, HU, HAIBING, HU, HONGBO, HUANG, Q, IACOVACCI, M, IUPPA, R, JAMES, I, JIA, HY, LABACIREN, LI, HJ, LI, JY, LIBERTI, B, LIGUORI, G, LIU, CQ, LIU, J, LU, H, MANCARELLA, G, MARI, SM, MARSELLA, G, MARTELLO, D, MASTROIANNI, S, MENG, XR, MU, J, NING, CC, PALUMMO, L, PANAREO, M, PERRONE, L, PISTILLI, P, QU, XB, ROSSI, E, RUGGIERI, F, SAGGESE, L, SALVINI, P, SANTONICO, R, SEGRETO, A, SHEN, PR, SHENG, XD, SHI, F, STANESCU, C, SURDO, A, TAN, YH, VALLANIA, P, VERNETTO, S, VIGORITO, C, WANG, H, WANG, YG, WU, CY, WU, HR, XU, B, XUE, L, YANG, HT, YANG, QY, YANG, XC, YU, GC, YUAN, AF, ZHA, M, ZHANG, HM, ZHANG, JL, ZHANG, L, ZHANG, P, ZHANG, XY, ZHANG, Y, ZHAXISANGZHU, ZHOU, XX, ZHU, FR, ZHU, QQ, and ZIZZI, G
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Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,Gamma ray burst ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Air shower array ,Astrophysics ,Argo-Ybj ,Settore FIS/05 - Astronomia e Astrofisica ,Observatory ,Gamma Rays Observations ,Instrumentation ,Zenith ,Argo ,Physics ,Range (particle radiation) ,Apparati di sciame ,Detector ,Settore FIS/01 - Fisica Sperimentale ,Gamma ray ,Gamma ray bursts, Air shower arrays ,Mode (statistics) ,Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Redshift ,Air shower ,Space and Planetary Science ,Gamma Ray Bursts, Gamma Ray Emission ,Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Gamma-ray burst - Abstract
We report on the search for Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) in the energy range 1-100 GeV in coincidence with the prompt emission detected by satellites using the Astrophysical Radiation with Ground-based Observatory at YangBaJing (ARGO-YBJ) air shower detector. Thanks to its mountain location (Yangbajing, Tibet, P.R. China, 4300 m a.s.l.), active surface (about 6700 m**2 of Resistive Plate Chambers), and large field of view (about 2 sr, limited only by the atmospheric absorption), the ARGO-YBJ air shower detector is particularly suitable for the detection of unpredictable and short duration events such as GRBs. The search is carried out using the "single particle technique", i.e. counting all the particles hitting the detector without measurement of the energy and arrival direction of the primary gamma rays. Between 2004 December 17 and 2009 April 7, 81 GRBs detected by satellites occurred within the field of view of ARGO-YBJ (zenith angle < 45 deg). It was possible to examine 62 of these for >1 GeV counterpart in the ARGO-YBJ data finding no statistically significant emission. With a lack of detected spectra in this energy range fluence upper limits are profitable, especially when the redshift is known and the correction for the extragalactic absorption can be considered. The obtained fluence upper limits reach values as low as 10**{-5} erg cm**{-2} in the 1-100 GeV energy region. Besides this individual search for a higher energy counterpart, a statistical study of the stack of all the GRBs both in time and in phase was made, looking for a common feature in the GRB high energy emission. No significant signal has been detected., Comment: accepted for publication in ApJ
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- 2008