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1. Search for E-gamma >= 5 x 10(13) eV gamma-ray transients through the BAKSAN and EAS-TOP correlated data

Author

M. Aglietta, B. Alessandro, V. V. Alexeenko, Y. M. Andreev, P. Antonioli, F. Arneodo, L. Bergamasco, M. Bertaina, C. Castagnoli, A. Castellina, A. Chiavassa, G. C. Castagnoli, G. D. Sciascio, D. D. Djappuev, W. Fulgione, P. Galeotti, P. L. Ghia, E. N. Gulieva, N. S. Khaerdinov, A. U. Kudzhaev, A. S. Lidvansky, G. Mannocchi, O. I. Mikhailova, C. Morello, G. Navarra, S. K. Ozrokov, V. B. Petkov, V. Y. Poddubny, O. Saavedra, Y. V. Stenkin, V. I. Stepanov, G. C. Trinchero, P. Vallania, S. Vernetto, C. Vigorito, A. V. Voevodsky, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, BENEDETTO, IACOVACCI, MICHELE, M., Aglietta, B., Alessandro, V. V., Alexeenko, Y. M., Andreev, P., Antonioli, F., Arneodo, L., Bergamasco, M., Bertaina, C., Castagnoli, A., Castellina, A., Chiavassa, G. C., Castagnoli, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, G. D., Sciascio, D. D., Djappuev, W., Fulgione, P., Galeotti, P. L., Ghia, E. N., Gulieva, Iacovacci, Michele, N. S., Khaerdinov, A. U., Kudzhaev, A. S., Lidvansky, G., Mannocchi, O. I., Mikhailova, C., Morello, G., Navarra, S. K., Ozrokov, V. B., Petkov, V. Y., Poddubny, O., Saavedra, Y. V., Stenkin, V. I., Stepanov, G. C., Trinchero, P., Vallania, S., Vernetto, C., Vigorito, and A. V., Voevodsky

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ENERGY COSMIC-RAYS, CRAB-NEBULA, SPECTRUM, POINT SOURCES, TEV, ARRAY, MKN-501, PSR 1706-44, BURST, MARKARIAN-421
Abstract

A search for transient point sources of ultra-high-energy (UHE) gamma-rays has been performed, based on the correlation of two extensive air shower arrays, BAKSAN (North Caucasus, 1700 m a.s.l., BAKSAN Neutrino Observatory, Russia) and EAS-TOP (Campo Imperatore, 2005 a.s.l., Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Italy), which are located at very similar latitudes (phi approximate to 43 degrees N), and separated in longitude by Delta lambda approximate to 33.7 degrees. The search has been conducted at primary energy E (gamma) greater than or equal to 5 x 10(13) eV on the time scale of a daily source transit over the sky, observable in the northern hemisphere (19 degrees < delta < 69 degrees), and for three sources, namely the Crab Nebula, Markarian 421 and Markarian 501, observed at TeV energies by atmospheric Cherenkov detectors. The stability of the single detectors has been studied and verified up to high significance level. No coincident excess, not compatible with the expectations from statistical fluctuations, has been observed. The obtained upper limits to the rate of transient events, n gamma, at 90% c.l., are concerning the sky survey, in the declination band corresponding to the zenith, n gamma/(Omega t)< 12/(yr sr) with Phi(gamma),(E-gamma > 5 x 10(13) eV)> 2.0 x 10(-11) cm(-2)s(-1) and duration Delta t < 8 h; concerning the candidate sources, e.g., for Markarian 421: n gamma/t < 7.7/yr with Phi(gamma),(E-gamma, > 5 x 10(13) eV) > 1.3 x 10(11) cm(-2) s(-1) and Delta t < 7.5 h. cm A coincident episode from Markarian 421. observed on 15 January, 1994, with expected chance imitation rate n(ch) = 0.01 is discussed. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Published
2000

2. Study of jet production in p-N interactions at root s approximate to 500 GeV in EAS multicore events

Author

M. Aglietta, B. Alessandro, P. Antonioli, F. Arneodo, L. Bergamasco, M. Bertaina, C. Castagnoli, A. Castellina, A. Chiavassa, G. C. Castagnoli, G. D. Sciascio, W. Fulgione, P. Galeotti, P. L. Ghia, G. Mannocchi, C. Morello, G. Navarra, L. Riccati, O. Saavedra, G. C. Trinchero, P. Vallania, S. Vernetto, C. Vigorito, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, BENEDETTO, IACOVACCI, MICHELE, M., Aglietta, B., Alessandro, P., Antonioli, F., Arneodo, L., Bergamasco, M., Bertaina, C., Castagnoli, A., Castellina, A., Chiavassa, G. C., Castagnoli, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, G. D., Sciascio, W., Fulgione, P., Galeotti, P. L., Ghia, Iacovacci, Michele, G., Mannocchi, C., Morello, G., Navarra, L., Riccati, O., Saavedra, G. C., Trinchero, P., Vallania, S., Vernetto, and C., Vigorito

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COLLISIONS
Abstract

The cross section for large p(t) jet production for transverse momentum 10 less than or equal to p(t) less than or equal to 20 GeV/c and rapidity 1.6 less than or equal to eta less than or equal to 2.6 in p-N (p-'air') interactions is studied from the analysis of multicore Extensive Air Showers recorded in the EAS-TOP calorimeter. The projectiles are the leading particles interacting at atmospheric depths between 250 and 480 cm(-2), the CMS energy of interaction being root s = 500 GeV. The slope of the p(t) distribution agrees with the expected one from the p-(p) over bar collider data at the same CMS energy. The measured jet production cross section in p-N interactions with respect to p-(p) over bar interactions is (d sigma/dp(t))(pN)(jet) = (d sigma/dp(t))(p (p) over bar)(jet) . A(alpha) with alpha = 1.56 +/- 0.07 for A = 14.7 (average mass number of 'air' nuclei). Such value is compatible within the experimental uncertainties with the one obtained in p-nucleus accelerator measurements at root s similar to 30 GeV in the same range of transverse momentum and rapidity. No indication of increase of alpha with energy, i.e. of the entity of the 'Cronin effect', is found. (C) 1999 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Published
1999

3. The proton attenuation length and the p-air inelastic cross section at root s similar to 2 TeV from EAS-TOP

Author

M. Aglietta, B. Alessandro, P. Antonioli, F. Arneodo, L. Bergamasco, M. Bertaina, C. Castagnoli, A. Castellina, A. Chiavassa, G. C. Castagnoli, G. D. Sciascio, W. Fulgione, P. Galeotti, P. L. Ghia, A. L. de, G. Mannocchi, C. Morello, G. Navarra, O. Saavedra, G. C. Trinchero, P. Vallania, S. Vernetto, C. Vigorito, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, BENEDETTO, IACOVACCI, MICHELE, M., Aglietta, B., Alessandro, P., Antonioli, F., Arneodo, L., Bergamasco, M., Bertaina, C., Castagnoli, A., Castellina, A., Chiavassa, G. C., Castagnoli, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, G. D., Sciascio, W., Fulgione, P., Galeotti, P. L., Ghia, A. L., De, Iacovacci, Michele, G., Mannocchi, C., Morello, G., Navarra, O., Saavedra, G. C., Trinchero, P., Vallania, S., Vernetto, and C., Vigorito

Subjects
MODEL, COLLISIONS, ENERGIES
Abstract

The attenuation length of proton primaries and the proton-air inelastic cross section are studied at energies E-0 approximate to 10(15) eV by using the EAS-TOP array data. Proton initiated Extensive Air Showers, in the energy range (2 divided by 4) 10(15) eV and near maximum development, are selected from their N-mu(E-mu > 1 GeV) and N-e sizes. The experimental attenuation length Lambda(obs) is compared with those obtained from simulations, including the full detector response, based on different interaction models (HDPM, VENUS, DPMJET, QGSJET and SIBYLL) in the frame of CORSIKA code. The proton-air inelastic cross section is also inferred by using the factor k = Lambda(obs)(sim)/lambda(p-air)(sim) obtained from each interaction model.

Published
1999

4. Performance of large-size streamer-tubes operated with argon-ethane mixture

Author

D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, BENEDETTO, IACOVACCI, MICHELE, G. D. Sciascio, H. Huihai, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, G. D., Sciascio, H., Huihai, and Iacovacci, Michele

Subjects
GRAN-SASSO, ARRAY, TOP, DETECTOR
Abstract

A study of the performance of large-size (3 cm(2)) streamer tubes operated with argon/ethane gas mixtures has been carried out. Unlike previous results obtained with small-size (1 cm(2)) streamer tubes, stable operation is achieved when gas mixtures with an ethane fraction greater than 70% are used. The use of ethane replacing isobutane allows one to avoid problems due to the low vapour pressure of this gas. Thus, owing to their high mechanical and electrical reliability and their low cost, the operation of these streamer tubes in large patches addressed to the detection of the EAS muon component could be envisaged. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Published
1998

5. Performance of the RPCs for the ARGO detector operated at the YangBaJing laboratory (4300m a.s.l.)

Author

Bacci, C., Bao, K. Z., Barone, Fabrizio, Bartoli, B., Bastieri, D., Bernardini, P., Buonomo, R., Bussino, S., Calloni, E., Cao, B. Y., Cardarelli, R., Catalanotti, S., Cavaliere, A., Cesaroni, F., Creti, P., Danzengluobu, D'Ettorre Piazzoli, B., De Vincenzi, M., Di Girolamo, T., Di Sciascio, G., Feng, Z. Y., Fu, Y., Gao, X. Y., Geng, Q. X., Guo, H. W., H. H., He, He, M., Huang, Q., Iacovacci, M., Iucci, N., Jai, H. Y., Kong, F. M., Kuang, H. H., Labaciren, Li, B., J. Y., Li, Liu, Z. Q., Lu, H., X. H., Ma, Mancarella, G., Mari, S. M., Marsella, G., Martello, D., Mei, D. M., Meng, X. R., Milano, L., Morselli, A., Mu, J., Oliviero, M., Padovani, P., Panareo, M., Parisi, M., Pellizzoni, G., Peng, Z. R., Pistilli, P., Santonico, R., Sartori, G., Sbarra, C., Severino, G., Shen, P. R., Sparvoli, R., Stanescu, C., Su, J., Sun, L. R., Sun, S. C., Surdo, A., Tan, Y. H., Vernetto, S., Vietri, M., Wang, C. R., Wang, H., Wang, H. Y., Wei, Y. N., Yang, H. T., Yao, Q. K., G. C., Yu, Yue, X. D., Yuan, A. F., Zhang, H. M., Zhang, J. L., Zhang, N. J., Zhang, T. J., Zhang, X. Y., Zhaxisangzhu, Zhaxiciren, Zhu, Q. Q., Bacci, C, Bao, Kz, Barone, F, Bartoli, B, Bernardini, P, Bussino, Severino Angelo Maria, Calloni, E, Cao, By, Cardarelli, R, Catalanotti, S, Cavaliere, S, Cesaroni, F, Creti, P, Danzengluobu, Piazzoli, Bd, De Vincenzi, M, Di Girolamo, T, Di Sciascio, G, Feng, Zy, Fu, Y, Gao, Xy, Geng, Qx, Guo, Hw, He, Hh, He, M, Huang, Q, Iacovacci, M, Iucci, N, Jai, Hy, Jing, Cl, Kong, Fm, Kuang, Hh, Labaciren, Li, B, Li, Jy, Liu, Zq, Lu, H, Ma, Xh, Mancarella, G, Mari, Stefano Maria, Marsella, G, Martello, D, Meng, Xr, Milano, L, Mu, J, Panareo, M, Peng, Zr, Pistilli, P, Saggese, L, Santonico, R, Shen, Pr, Stanescu, C, Sun, Lr, Sun, Sc, Surdo, A, Tan, Yh, Vernetto, S, Wang, Cr, Wang, H, Wang, Hy, Wei, Yn, Yang, Ht, Yao, Q, Yu, Gc, Yue, Xd, Yuan, Af, Zha, M, Zhang, Hm, Zhang, Jl, Zhang, Nj, Zhang, Xy, Zhaxisangzhu, Zhaxiciren, Zhu, Qq, C., Bacci, K. Z., Bao, F., Barone, Bartoli, Bruno, P., Bernardini, S., Bussino, Calloni, Enrico, B. Y., Cao, R., Cardarelli, Catalanotti, Sergio, S., Cavaliere, F., Cesaroni, P., Creti, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, M. D., Vincenzi, DI GIROLAMO, Tristano, G. D., Sciascio, Z. Y., Feng, Y., Fu, X. Y., Gao, Q. X., Geng, H. W., Guo, H. H., He, M., He, Q., Huang, Iacovacci, Michele, N., Iucci, H. Y., Jai, C. L., Jing, F. M., Kong, H. H., Kuang, B., Li, J. Y., Li, Z. Q., Liu, H., Lu, X. H., Ma, G., Mancarella, S. M., Mari, G., Marsella, D., Martello, X. R., Meng, L., Milano, J., Mu, M., Panareo, Z. R., Peng, P., Pistilli, L., Saggese, R., Santonico, P. R., Shen, C., Stanescu, L. R., Sun, S. C., Sun, A., Surdo, Y. H., Tan, S., Vernetto, C. R., Wang, H., Wang, H. Y., Wang, Y. N., Wei, H. T., Yang, Q., Yao, G. C., Yu, X. D., Yue, A. F., Yuan, M., Zha, H. M., Zhang, J. L., Zhang, N. J., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Q. Q., Zhu, B., Bartoli, Bernardini, Paolo, E., Calloni, S., Catalanotti, B., D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, M., DE VINCENZI, T., DI GIROLAMO, G., DI SCIASCIO, M., Iacovacci, Mancarella, Giovanni, Marsella, Giovanni, Martello, Daniele, Panareo, Marco, and Q. K., Yao

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Gamma-ray Astronomy, Extensive air showers, RPCs, Gamma-ray astronomy, Detector, Astronomy, Extensive Air Shower, Time resolution, ARGO-YBJ experiment, chemistry.chemical_compound, chemistry, Operating temperature, Bakelite, Instrumentation, Argo, Counting rate, Remote sensing
Abstract

Bakelite RPCs, assembled according to the ARGO design, have been operated in the high altitude Laboratory of YBJ using dedicated electronics to pick-up the streamer signal. Here we report on the results concerning absorbed current, single counting rate, efficiency and time resolution. Environmental data concerning the operating temperature inside the ARGO experimental hall are also reported. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Published
2003
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6. Study of the cosmic ray primary spectrum at 1015 < E0 < 1016 eV with the EAS-TOP array

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Antonella Castellina, C. Morello, Marco Aglietta, G. Cini Castagnoli, B. D'Ettorre Piazzoli, A. Chiavassa, Bruno Alessandro, O. Saavedra, Carlotta Castagnoli, P. L. Ghia, L. Bergamasco, M. Iacovacci, A. Lima de Godoi, G. Mannocchi, W. Fulgione, P. Galeotti, Carlo Vigorito, Gian Carlo Trinchero, M. E. Bertaina, S. Valchierotti, Piero Vallania, F. Arneodo, G. Di Sciascio, Pietro Antonioli, G. Navarra, S. Vernetto, M., Aglietta, B., Alessandro, P., Antonioli, F., Arneodo, L., Bergamasco, M., Bertaina, C., Castagnoli, A., Castellina, A., Chiavassa, G. C., Castagnoli, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, G. D., Sciascio, W., Fulgione, P., Galeotti, P. L., Ghia, Iacovacci, Michele, A. L., De, G., Mannocchi, C., Morello, G., Navarra, O., Saavedra, G. C., Trinchero, S., Valchierotti, P., Vallania, S., Vernetto, and C., Vigorito

Subjects
Nuclear physics, Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Range (particle radiation), Primary energy, Primary (astronomy), Cosmic ray, Electron, Absorption (electromagnetic radiation), Power law, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Energy (signal processing)
Abstract

The break observed in the electron shower size power law spectrum of Extensive Air Showers (EAS) at corresponding primary energy E-0 similar to (3 - 5)10(15) eV ("knee") is studied in different EAS components (electromagnetic and muonic) and at different atmospheric depths. A consistent description is obtained. The interpretation of data in terms of primary composition, and following the most accepted high energy interaction models, leads to an increasing average primary mass in this energy range. The study of such behaviour is expected to provide a crucial information for the understanding of the physical parameters that characterize the break for the different primaries.

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2000
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7. The EAS size spectrum and the cosmic ray energy spectrum in the region 1015–1016 eV

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M. E. Bertaina, P. L. Ghia, Bruno Alessandro, B. D'Ettorre Piazzoli, O. Saavedra, Piero Vallania, F. Arneodo, C. Morello, L. Bergamasco, A. Chiavassa, Antonella Castellina, G. Navarra, M. Iacovacci, P. Galeotti, Gian Carlo Trinchero, Marco Aglietta, W. Fulgione, Pietro Antonioli, S. Vernetto, G. Cini Castagnoli, Carlo Vigorito, Carlotta Castagnoli, G. Mannocchi, G. Di Sciascio, M., Aglietta, B., Alessandro, P., Antonioli, E., Arneodo, L., Bergamasco, M., Bertaina, C., Castagnoli, A., Castellina, A., Chiavassa, G. C., Castagnoli, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, G. D., Sciascio, W., Fulgione, P., Galeotti, P. L., Ghia, Iacovacci, Michele, G., Mannocchi, C., Morello, G., Navarra, O., Saavedra, G. C., Trinchero, P., Vallania, S., Vernetto, and C., Vigorito

Subjects
Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Range (particle radiation), KNEE REGION, Attenuation, Extrapolation, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Cosmic ray, Astrophysics, Power law, Charged particle, Bin, Zenith
Abstract

The cosmic ray energy spectrum in the range E-o = 10(15)-10(16) eV (including the region of the steepening, "knee") is studied by means of the EAS-TOP array (Campo Imperatore, Gran Sasso Laboratories, atmospheric depth 820 g cm(-2)). Measurements of the electromagnetic size (N-e = total number of charged particles at the observation level) are performed as a function of zenith angle with statistical accuracies of a few percent. The change of slope of the spectrum is observed in each bin of zenith angle at size values decreasing with increasing atmospheric depth. Its attenuation is compatible with the one of shower particles (Lambda(e) = 219 +/- 3 g cm(-2)). This observation provides a consistency check, supporting a normal behaviour of showers at the break, that make plausible astrophysical interpretations based on an effect on primaries occurring at a given primary energy. The break has a "sharp" shape (i.e., within experimental errors is compatible with two intersecting power laws) that represents a constraint with which any interpretation has to match. The change of slope of the power law index reproducing the size spectrum is Delta gamma = 0.40 +/- 0.09. The derived all particle energy spectrum is in good agreement with the extrapolation of the direct measurements at low energies and with other EAS data at and above the knee. Power laws fits to the energy spectrum below and above the knee give tin units of m(-2) s(-1) sr(-1) TeV-1) S(E-o) = (3.48 +/- 0.06) x 10(-10) (E-o/2300)(-2.76+/-0.03) for 900 TeV < E-o < 2300 TeV and S(E-o) = (3.77 +/- 0.08) x 10(-11) (E-o/5000)(-3.19+/-0.06) for 5000 TeV < E-o < 10(4) TeV. The systematic uncertainties connected to the interaction model and the primary composition are discussed. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V.

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1999
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8. Study of the c.r. composition and interaction at E0 = 10 – 100 TeV from the observation of H.E. muons and atmospheric Cherenkov light in EAS

Author

F. Gomez Serito, L. Pinsky, G.T. Zatsepin, A. Turtelli, A. De Silva, P. V. Korchaguin, B. Alessandro, R. Nania, A. Contin, A. Megna, L. G. Dos Santos, G. Badino, F. Cindolo, J.A. Chinellato, C. Morello, N. Inoue, M. Selvi, G.C. Trinchero, K. Lau, F. Arneodo, E.D. Alyea, V.S. Berezinsky, A. Chiavassa, A. Bosco, V.P. Talochkin, V. G. Ryasny, P. Dominici, R. Granella, F. F. Khalchukov, M. Basile, Antonella Castellina, E. S. Hafen, V. A. Kudryavtsev, R. Bertoni, G. Sartorelli, R. I. Enikeev, I. Yamamoto, P. Vallania, J. Moromisato, G. Cara Romeo, B. D'Ettorre Piazzoli, R. Weinstein, P. Picchi, G. Cini Castagnoli, G. Bari, G. Vigorito, F. Grianti, E. von Goeler, A. Zichichi, L. Emaldi, A. Pesci, I.A. Pless, O. Saavedra, G. Navarra, N. Mengotti Silva, S. Vernetto, P. Giusti, G. Mannocchi, J. Pyrlik, L. Periale, V. L. Dadykin, V. B. Korchaguin, T. Wada, O.G. Ryazhskaya, N. Taborgna, G. Bonoli, G. Conforto, M. E. Bertaina, J. Tang, L. Panaro, M. Luvisetto, Marco Aglietta, F. Bersani, M. Widgoff, R. Mantovani, S. Santini, B. Alpat, G. Guidi, P. b. Ghia, V.F. Yakushev, E. Kemp, Giuseppe Iacobucci, I. Uman, F. Vetrano, M. Deutsch, G. Maccarone, W. Fulgione, C. Castagnoli, F. L. Fabbri, K. Saitoh, A. S. Malguin, C. Ghetti, S. Tsuji, L. Votano, G. Van Buren, E. V. Korolkova, P. Haridas, Pietro Antonioli, Luisa Cifarelli, M. Iacovacci, G. Di Sciascio, T. Massam, G. Bruni, L. Bergamasco, P. Galeotti, B. Mayes, M., Aglietta, B., Alessandro, B., Alpat, E. D., Alyea, P., Antonioli, F., Arneodo, G., Badino, G., Bari, M., Basile, V. S., Berezinsky, L., Bergamasco, F., Bersani, M., Bertaina, R., Bertoni, G., Bonoli, A., Bosco, G., Bruni, G. C., Romeo, C., Castagnoli, A., Castellina, A., Chiavassa, G. C., Castagnoli, J. A., Chinellato, L., Cifarelli, F., Cindolo, G., Conforto, A., Contin, V. L., Dadykin, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, A. D., Silva, M., Deutsch, G. D., Sciascio, P., Dominici, L. G., Do, L., Emaldi, R. I., Enikeev, F. L., Fabbri, W., Fulgione, P., Galeotti, C., Ghetti, P., Ghia, P., Giusti, F. G., Serito, R., Granella, F., Grianti, G., Guidi, E. S., Hafen, P., Harida, G., Iacobucci, Iacovacci, Michele, N., Inoue, E., Kemp, F. F., Khalchukov, E. V., Korolkova, P. V., Korchaguin, V. B., Korchaguin, V. A., Kudryavtsev, K., Lau, M., Luvisetto, G., Maccarone, A. S., Malguin, G., Mannocchi, R., Mantovani, T., Massam, B., Maye, A., Megna, N. M., Silva, C., Morello, J., Moromisato, R., Nania, G., Navarra, L., Panaro, L., Periale, A., Pesci, P., Picchi, L., Pinsky, I. A., Ple, J., Pyrlik, V. G., Ryasny, O. G., Ryazhskaya, O., Saavedra, K., Saitoh, S., Santini, G., Sartorelli, M., Selvi, N., Taborgna, V. P., Talochkin, J., Tang, G. C., Trinchero, S., Tsuji, A., Turtelli, I., Uman, P., Vallania, G. V., Buren, S., Vernetto, F., Vetrano, C., Vigorito, E. v., Goeler, L., Votano, T., Wada, R., Weinstein, M., Widgoff, V. F., Yakushev, I., Yamamoto, G. T., Zatsepin, and A., Zichichi

Subjects
Nuclear reaction, Physics, GRAN SASSO, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Range (particle radiation), Particle physics, Muon, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Cosmic ray, Threshold energy, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Nuclear physics, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nucleon, DETECTOR, Cherenkov radiation, Lepton
Abstract

In the energy region 10 - 100 TeV both the c.r. composition from direct measurements and the cross section for high energy secondary production in the very forward region for p-air interactions are rather uncertain. Contemporaneous measurements of the total energy and of the threshold energy/nucleon of the primary particle can be provided by the atmospheric Cherenkov light and high energy muons. These measurements are performed by the combined operation of the Cherenkov array of the EAS-TOP experiment on the surface (810 gcm(2) atmospheric depth) and of the LVD experiment in the underground Gran Sasso Laboratories (3300 m w.e.; E-mu(th) = 1.3 TeV) leading to the measurement of < N-mu > (E-mu > 1.3 TeV, E-o) in the given energy range. The combined operation of the experiments and preliminary results are reported.

Published
1999
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9. Measurement of the cosmic ray hadron spectrum up to 30 TeV at mountain altitude: the primary proton spectrum

Author

O. Saavedra, C. Morello, P.L. Ghia, C. Castagnoli, F. Arneodo, A. Castellina, P. Galeotti, B. D'Ettorre Piazzoli, G. Cini Castagnoli, Carlo Vigorito, Pietro Antonioli, G. Mannocchi, P. Vallania, W. Fulgione, L. Riccati, S. Vernetto, G. Di Sciascio, M. Aglietta, G. Navarra, Bruno Alessandro, M. E. Bertaina, G.C. Trinchero, S. Valchierotti, M. Iacovacci, L. Bergamasco, A. Chiavassa, M., Aglietta, B., Alessandro, P., Antonioli, F., Arneodo, L., Bergamasco, M., Bertaina, C., Castagnoli, A., Castellina, A., Chiavassa, G. C., Castagnoli, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, G. D., Sciascio, W., Fulgione, P., Galeotti, P. L., Ghia, Iacovacci, Michele, G., Mannocchi, C., Morello, G., Navarra, L., Riccati, O., Saavedra, G. C., Trinchero, S., Valchierotti, P., Vallania, S., Vernetto, and C., Vigorito

Subjects
Physics, FLUX, Range (particle radiation), Particle physics, Proton, NUCLEI, Hadron, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Cosmic ray, HELIUM SPECTRA, ATMOSPHERE, Astrophysics, Power law, Nuclear physics, Altitude, KASCADE, Cosmic rays, Energy (signal processing)
Abstract

The flux of cosmic ray hadrons at the atmospheric depth of 820 g/cm^2 has been measured by means of the EAS-TOP hadron calorimeter (Campo Imperatore, National Gran Sasso Laboratories, 2005 m a.s.l.). The hadron spectrum is well described by a single power law : S(E_h) = (2.25 +- 0.21 +- 0.34(sys)) 10^(-7)(E_h/1000)^(-2.79 +- 0.05) m^(-2) s^(-1) sr^(-1) GeV^(-1) over the energy range 30 GeV-30 TeV. The procedure and the accuracy of the measurement are discussed. The primary proton spectrum is derived from the data by using the CORSIKA/QGSJET code to compute the local hadron flux as a function of the primary proton spectrum and to calculate and subtract the heavy nuclei contribution (basing on direct measurements). Over a wide energy range E_0 = 0.5-50 TeV its best fit is given by a single power law : S(E_0) = (9.8 +- 1.1 +- 1.6(sys)) 10^(-5) (E_0/1000)^(-2.80 +- 0.06) m^(-2) s^(-1) sr^(-1) GeV^(-1). The validity of the CORSIKA/QGSJET code for such application has been checked using the EAS-TOP and KASCADE experimental data by reproducing the ratio of the measured hadron fluxes at the two experimental depths (820 and 1030 g/cm^2 respectively) at better than 10% in the considered energy range., Comment: 16 pages, 9 figures, accepted for publication in Astroparticle Physics

Published
2002

10. Results from the ARGO-YBJ test experiment ARGO-YBJ collaboration

Author

Bacci C, Bao KZ, Barone F, Bartoli B, Bernardini P, BUSSINO, Severino Angelo Maria, Calloni E, Cao BY, Cardarelli R, Catalanotti S, Cavaliere S, Cesaroni F, Creti P, Danzengluobu, Piazzoli BD, De Vincenzi M, Di Girolamo T, Di Sciascio G, Feng ZY, Fu Y, Gao XY, Geng QX, Guo HW, He HH, He M, Huang Q, Iacovacci M, Iucci N, Jai HY, Jing CL, Kong FM, Kuang HH, Labaciren, Li B, Li JY, Liu ZQ, Lu H, Ma XH, Mancarella G, MARI, Stefano Maria, Marsella G, Martello D, Meng XR, Milano L, Mu J, Panareo M, Peng ZR, Pistilli P, Santonico R, Shen PR, Stanescu C, Sun LR, Sun SC, Surdo A, Tan YH, Vernetto S, Wang CR, Wang H, Wang HY, Wei YN, Yang HT, Yao QK, Yu GC, Yue XD, Yuan AF, Zha M, Zhang HM, Zhang JL, Zhang NJ, Zhang XY, Zhaxisangzhu, Zhaxiciren, Zhu QQ, C., Bacci, K. Z., Bao, F., Barone, Bartoli, Bruno, P., Bernardini, S., Bussino, Calloni, Enrico, B. Y., Cao, R., Cardarelli, Catalanotti, Sergio, S., Cavaliere, F., Cesaroni, P., Creti, Danzengluobu, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, M. D., Vincenzi, DI GIROLAMO, Tristano, G. D., Sciascio, Z. Y., Feng, Y., Fu, X. Y., Gao, Q. X., Geng, H. W., Guo, H. H., He, M., He, Q., Huang, Iacovacci, Michele, N., Iucci, H. Y., Jai, C. L., Jing, F. M., Kong, H. H., Kuang, Labaciren, B., Li, J. Y., Li, Z. Q., Liu, H., Lu, X. H., Ma, G., Mancarella, S. M., Mari, G., Marsella, D., Martello, X. R., Meng, L., Milano, J., Mu, M., Panareo, Z. R., Peng, P., Pistilli, R., Santonico, P. R., Shen, C., Stanescu, L. R., Sun, S. C., Sun, A., Surdo, Y. H., Tan, S., Vernetto, C. R., Wang, H., Wang, H. Y., Wang, Y. N., Wei, H. T., Yang, Q. K., Yao, G. C., Yu, X. D., Yue, A. F., Yuan, M., Zha, H. M., Zhang, J. L., Zhang, N. J., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Zhaxisangzhu, Zhaxiciren, Q. Q., Zhu, Bacci, C, Bao, Kz, Barone, F, Bartoli, B, Bernardini, P, Bussino, Severino Angelo Maria, Calloni, E, Cao, By, Cardarelli, R, Catalanotti, S, Cavaliere, S, Cesaroni, F, Creti, P, Piazzoli, Bd, De Vincenzi, M, Di Girolamo, T, Di Sciascio, G, Feng, Zy, Fu, Y, Gao, Xy, Geng, Qx, Guo, Hw, He, Hh, He, M, Huang, Q, Iacovacci, M, Iucci, N, Jai, Hy, Jing, Cl, Kong, Fm, Kuang, Hh, Li, B, Li, Jy, Liu, Zq, Lu, H, Ma, Xh, Mancarella, G, Mari, Stefano Maria, Marsella, G, Martello, D, Meng, Xr, Milano, L, Mu, J, Panareo, M, Peng, Zr, Pistilli, P, Santonico, R, Shen, Pr, Stanescu, C, Sun, Lr, Sun, Sc, Surdo, A, Tan, Yh, Vernetto, S, Wang, Cr, Wang, H, Wang, Hy, Wei, Yn, Yang, Ht, Yao, Qk, Yu, Gc, Yue, Xd, Yuan, Af, Zha, M, Zhang, Hm, Zhang, Jl, Zhang, Nj, Zhang, Xy, and Zhu, Qq

Subjects
AIR SHOWERS, RPCS
Abstract

A resistive plate counters (RPCs) carpet of similar to50 m(2) has been put in operation in the Yangbajing Laboratory (Tibet, P.R. China) at 4300 in a.s.l., in order to study the RPCs performance at high altitude and the detector capability of imaging the EAS disc. This test has been performed in view of an enlarged use of RPCs for the ARGO-YBJ experiment. This experiment will be devoted to a wide range of fundamental issues in cosmic rays and astroparticle physics, including in particular gamma-ray astronomy and gamma-ray bursts physics at energies greater than or equal to 100 GeV. In this paper we present and discuss the procedures adopted to calibrate the detector and reconstruct the shower direction. Results concerning many shower features as the angular distribution, the density spectrum, the time profile of the shower front, are found well consistent with the expectation. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Published
2002

11. Study on the performance of YBJ 50m(2) RPC carpet

Author

He HH, Bacci C, Bao KZ, Barone F, Bartoli B, Bernardini P, BUSSINO, Severino Angelo Maria, Calloni E, Cardarelli R, Catalanotti S, Cavaliere S, Cesaroni F, Cha M, Creti P, Danzengluobu, Piazzoli BD, de Vincenzi M, di Girolamo T, di Sciascio G, Feng ZY, Fu Y, Gao XY, Geng QX, Guo HW, He M, Huang Q, Iacovacci M, Iucci N, Jia HY, Jing CL, Kong FM, Kuang HH, Labaciren, Li JY, Liu CQ, Lu H, Ma XH, Mancarella G, Marsella G, Martello D, Meng XR, Milano L, Mu J, Peng ZR, Pistilli P, Qu RF, Santonico R, Sbarra C, Shen PR, Stanescu C, Sun LR, Sun SC, Surdo A, Tan YH, Vernetto S, Wang CR, Wang H, Wang HY, Wei YN, Yang HT, Yao QK, Yu GC, Yue XD, Yuan AF, Zhang HM, Zhang JL, Zhang NJ, Zhang XY, Zhaxisangzhu, Zhaxiciren, Zhu QQ, MARI, Stefano Maria, H. H., He, C., Bacci, K. Z., Bao, F., Barone, B., Bartoli, P., Bernardini, S., Bussino, E., Calloni, R., Cardarelli, S., Catalanotti, S., Cavaliere, F., Cesaroni, M., Cha, P., Creti, Danzengluobu, B. D., Piazzoli, M. d., Vincenzi, T. d., Girolamo, G. d., Sciascio, Z. Y., Feng, Y., Fu, X. Y., Gao, Q. X., Geng, H. W., Guo, M., He, Q., Huang, M., Iacovacci, N., Iucci, H. Y., Jia, C. L., Jing, F. M., Kong, H. H., Kuang, Labaciren, J. Y., Li, C. Q., Liu, H., Lu, X. H., Ma, Mancarella, Giovanni, S. M., Mari, Marsella, Giovanni, Martello, Daniele, X. R., Meng, L., Milano, J., Mu, Z. R., Peng, P., Pistilli, R. F., Qu, R., Santonico, C., Sbarra, P. R., Shen, C., Stanescu, L. R., Sun, S. C., Sun, A., Surdo, Y. H., Tan, S., Vernetto, C. R., Wang, H., Wang, H. Y., Wang, Y. N., Wei, H. T., Yang, Q. K., Yao, G. C., Yu, X. D., Yue, A. F., Yuan, H. M., Zhang, J. L., Zhang, N. J., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Zhaxisangzhu, Zhaxiciren, Q. Q., Zhu, Bartoli, Bruno, Calloni, Enrico, Catalanotti, Sergio, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, DI GIROLAMO, Tristano, Iacovacci, Michele, G., Mancarella, G., Marsella, D., Martello, He, Hh, Bacci, C, Bao, Kz, Barone, F, Bartoli, B, Bernardini, P, Bussino, Severino Angelo Maria, Calloni, E, Cardarelli, R, Catalanotti, S, Cavaliere, S, Cesaroni, F, Cha, M, Creti, P, Piazzoli, Bd, de Vincenzi, M, di Girolamo, T, di Sciascio, G, Feng, Zy, Fu, Y, Gao, Xy, Geng, Qx, Guo, Hw, He, M, Huang, Q, Iacovacci, M, Iucci, N, Jia, Hy, Jing, Cl, Kong, Fm, Kuang, Hh, Li, Jy, Liu, Cq, Lu, H, Ma, Xh, Mancarella, G, Mari, Stefano Maria, Marsella, G, Martello, D, Meng, Xr, Milano, L, Mu, J, Peng, Zr, Pistilli, P, Qu, Rf, Santonico, R, Sbarra, C, Shen, Pr, Stanescu, C, Sun, Lr, Sun, Sc, Surdo, A, Tan, Yh, Vernetto, S, Wang, Cr, Wang, H, Wang, Hy, Wei, Yn, Yang, Ht, Yao, Qk, Yu, Gc, Yue, Xd, Yuan, Af, Zhang, Hm, Zhang, Jl, Zhang, Nj, Zhang, Xy, Zhu, Qq, Bussino, S, DE VINCENZI, M, DI GIROLAMO, T, DI SCIASCIO, G, and Mari, Sm

Abstract

The characteristics of a 50m(2) RPC carpet(prototype of YBJ-ARGO experiment)was analyzed using its test run data. A correction method of the systematic time error is suggested, and nonuniform azimuthal angle distribution possibly due to direction reconstruction error on an asymmetric carpet is reported.

Published
2001

12. Study of RPC gas mixtures for the ARGO-YBJ experiment

Author

B. D'Ettorre Piazzoli, Enrico Calloni, M. Iacovacci, R. Buonomo, G. Di Sciascio, S. Catalanotti, B. Bartoli, Bartoli, Bruno, R., Buonomo, Calloni, Enrico, Catalanotti, Sergio, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, G. D., Sciascio, and Iacovacci, Michele

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Photon, gamma ray detectors, hep-ex, FOS: Physical sciences, Time resolution, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Instrumentation, Gamma rays: burst, Argo, Counting rate
Abstract

The ARGO-YBJ experiment consists of a RPC carpet to be operated at the Yangbajing laboratory (Tibet, P.R. China), 4300 m a.s.l., and devoted to the detection of showers initiated by photon primaries in the energy range 100 GeV - 20 TeV. The measurement technique, namely the timing on the shower front with a few tens of particles, requires RPC operation with 1 ns time resolution, low strip multiplicity, high efficiency and low single counting rate. We have tested RPCs with many gas mixtures, at sea level, in order to optimize these parameters. The results of this study are reported., 6 pages, 3 figures. To be published in Nucl. Instr. Meth. A, talk given at the "5th International Workshop on RPCs and Related Detectors", Bari (Italy) 1999

Published
2000

13. Results from the analysis of data collected with a 50m(2) RPC carpet at YangBaJing

Author

THE ARGO YBJ COLLABORATION, G. AIELLI, R. ASSIRO, C. BACCI, B. BARTOLI, P. BERNARDINI, X. J. BI, B. BIONDO, C. BLEVE, S. BRICOLA, F. BUDANO, BUSSINO, Severino Angelo Maria, A. K. CALABRESE MELCARNE, P. CAMARRI, D. CAMPANA, Z. CAO, R. CARDARELLI, S. CATALANOTTI, S. CAVALIERE, P. CELIO, N. CHENG, P. CRETI, G. CUSUMANO, B. Z. DAI, G. DALI STAITI, DANZENGLUOBU, B. DAQUINO, E. DE MARINIS, I. DE MITRI, B. DETTORRE PIAZZOLI, M. DE VINCENZI, T. DI GIROLAMO, X. H. DING, G. DI SCIASCIO, C. F. FENG, ZHAOYANG FENG, ZHENYONG FENG, K. FRATINI, X. F. GAO, Q. B. GOU, H. H. HE, M. HE, HAIBING HU, HONGBO HU, Q. HUANG, M. IACOVACCI, I. JAMES, H. Y. JIA, LABACIREN, H. J. LI, J. Y. LI, B. LIBERTI, G. LIGUORI, C. Q. LIU, J. LIU, H. LU, G. MANCARELLA, A. MANGANO, G. MARSELLA, D. MARTELLO, S. MASTROIANNI, X. R. MENG, J. MU, L. NICASTRO, C. C. NING, M. PANAREO, L. PERRONE, C. PINO, C. PINTO, P. PISTILLI, E. ROSSI, L. SAGGESE, P. SALVINI, R. SANTONICO, P. R. SHEN, X. D. SHENG, F. SHI, C. STANESCU, A. SURDO, Y. H. TAN, P. VALLANIA, S. VERNETTO, H. WANG, YONGGANG WANG, YUNGANG WANG, C. Y. WU, H. R. WU, 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, N. J. ZHANG, P. ZHANG, X. Y. ZHANG, Y. ZHANG, ZHAXISANGZHU, X. X. ZHOL, F. R. ZHU, Q. Q. ZHU, MARI, Stefano Maria, Bacci, C., Bao, K. Z., Barone, F., Bartoli, B., Bernardini, P., Bussino, S., Calloni, E., Cao, B. Y., Cardarelli, R., Catalanotti, S., Cavaliere, A., Cavaliere, S., Cesaroni, F., Creti, P., Danzengluobu, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, B., DE VINCENZI, M., DI GIROLAMO, T., DI SCIASCIO, G., Feng, Z. Y., Fu, Y., Gao, X. Y., Geng, Q. X., Guo, H. W., H. H., He, He, M., Huang, Q., Iacovacci, M., Iucci, N., Jai, H. Y., Kong, F. M., Kuang, H. H., Labaciren, Li, B., J. Y., Li, Liu, Z. Q., Lu, H., X. H., Ma, Mancarella, G., Mari, S. M., Marsella, Giovanni, Martello, Daniele, Mei, D. M., Meng, X. R., Milano, L., Mu, J., Panareo, Marco, Pellizzoni, G., Peng, Z. R., Pinto, C., Pistilli, P., Reali, E., Santonico, R., Sbarra, C., Shen, P. R., Stanescu, C., Su, J., Sun, L. R., Sun, S. C., Surdo, A., Tan, Y. H., Vernetto, S., Wang, C. R., Wang, H., Wang, H. Y., Wei, Y. N., Yang, H. T., Yao, Q. K., G. C., Yu, Yue, X. D., Yuan, A. F., Zhang, H. M., Zhang, J. L., Zhang, N. J., Zhang, T. J., Zhang, X. Y., Zhaxisangzhu, Zhaxiciren, Zhu, Q. Q., C., Bacci, K. Z., Bao, F., Barone, Bartoli, Bruno, P., Bernardini, S., Bussino, Calloni, Enrico, B. Y., Cao, R., Cardarelli, Catalanotti, Sergio, A., Cavaliere, S., Cavaliere, F., Cesaroni, P., Creti, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, M. D., Vincenzi, DI GIROLAMO, Tristano, G. D., Sciascio, Z. Y., Feng, Y., Fu, X. Y., Gao, Q. X., Geng, H. W., Guo, M., He, Q., Huang, Iacovacci, Michele, N., Iucci, H. Y., Jai, F. M., Kong, H. H., Kuang, B., Li, Z. Q., Liu, H., Lu, G., Mancarella, S. M., Mari, G., Marsella, D., Martello, D. M., Mei, X. R., Meng, L., Milano, J., Mu, M., Panareo, C., Pellizzoni, Z. R., Peng, C., Pinto, P., Pistilli, E., Reali, R., Santonico, C., Sbarra, P. R., Shen, C., Stanescu, J., Su, L. R., Sun, S. C., Sun, A., Surdo, Y. H., Tan, S., Vernetto, C. R., Wang, H., Wang, H. Y., Wang, Y. N., Wei, H. T., Yang, Q. K., Yao, X. D., Yue, A. F., Yuan, H. M., Zhang, J. L., Zhang, N. J., Zhang, T. J., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Q. Q., Zhu, Piazzoli, B. D., Vincenzi, M. D., Girolamo, T. D., Sciascio, G. D., Mancarella, Giovanni, Pellizzoni, C., THE ARGO YBJ, Collaboration, G., Aielli, R., Assiro, B., Bartoli, X. J., Bi, B., Biondo, C., Bleve, S., Bricola, F., Budano, Bussino, Severino Angelo Maria, A. K., CALABRESE MELCARNE, P., Camarri, D., Campana, Z., Cao, S., Catalanotti, P., Celio, N., Cheng, G., Cusumano, B. Z., Dai, G., DALI STAITI, B., Daquino, E., DE MARINIS, I., DE MITRI, B., DETTORRE PIAZZOLI, M., DE VINCENZI, T., DI GIROLAMO, X. H., Ding, G., DI SCIASCIO, C. F., Feng, Zhaoyang, Feng, Zhenyong, Feng, K., Fratini, X. F., Gao, Q. B., Gou, Haibing, Hu, Hongbo, Hu, M., Iacovacci, I., Jame, H. Y., Jia, H. J., Li, B., Liberti, G., Liguori, C. Q., Liu, J., Liu, A., Mangano, Mari, Stefano Maria, S., Mastroianni, L., Nicastro, C. C., Ning, L., Perrone, C., Pino, E., Rossi, L., Saggese, P., Salvini, X. D., Sheng, F., Shi, P., Vallania, Yonggang, Wang, Yungang, Wang, C. Y., Wu, H. R., Wu, L., Xue, Q. Y., Yang, X. C., Yang, M., Zha, L., Zhang, P., Zhang, Y., Zhang, Zhaxisangzhu, X. X., Zhol, F. R., Zhu, Bacci, C, Bao, Kz, Barone, F, Bartoli, B, Bernardini, P, Calloni, E, Cao, By, Cardarelli, R, Catalanotti, S, Cavaliere, A, Cavaliere, S, Cesaroni, F, Creti, P, Piazzoli, Bd, De Vincenzi, M, Di Girolamo, T, Di Sciascio, G, Feng, Zy, Fu, Y, Gao, Xy, Geng, Qx, Guo, Hw, He, Hh, He, M, Huang, Q, Iacovacci, M, Iucci, N, Jai, Hy, Kong, Fm, Kuang, Hh, Li, B, Li, Jy, Liu, Zq, Lu, H, Ma, Xh, Mancarella, G, Marsella, G, Martello, D, Mei, Dm, Meng, Xr, Milano, L, Mu, J, Panareo, M, Pellizzoni, C, Peng, Zr, Pinto, C, Pistilli, P, Reali, E, Santonico, R, Sbarra, C, Shen, Pr, Stanescu, C, Su, J, Sun, Lr, Sun, Sc, Surdo, A, Tan, Yh, Vernetto, S, Wang, Cr, Wang, H, Wang, Hy, Wei, Yn, Yang, Ht, Yao, Qk, Yu, Gc, Yue, Xd, Yuan, Af, Zhang, Hm, Zhang, Jl, Zhang, Nj, Zhang, Tj, Zhang, Xy, and Zhu, Qq

Subjects
Physics, gamma ray detector, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Shower, Air shower, Altitude, Meteorology, Data analysis, Gamma Ray Bursts, Effects of high altitude on humans, Instrumentation
Abstract

An RPC carpet covering similar to 10(4) m(2) (ARGO-YBJ experiment) will be installed in the YangBaJing Laboratory (Tibet, People's Republic of China) at an altitude of 4300 m a.s.l. A test-module of similar to 50 m(2) has been put in operation in this laboratory and about 10(6) air shower events have been collected. The RPC performance at high altitude and the carpet capability of reconstructing the shower features are presented. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Published
2000

14. The ARGO-YBJ detector and high energy GRBs

Author

J. Mu, H.H. He, A. Cavaliere, R. Santonico, J. Su, Q. X. Geng, M. Vietri, A. Surdo, H.H. Kuang, S. M. Mari, N. Iucci, Jy Li, K.Z. Bao, M. Parisi, F Cesaroni, T. Di Girolamo, Paolo Padovani, G. Marsella, Cristian Stanescu, H.T. Yang, D. Martello, B. Bartoli, Z.Q. Liu, L.R. Sun, S.C. Sun, G.C. Yu, H.Y. Jai, Y.N. Wei, Paolo Bernardini, B.Y. Cao, S. Vernetto, L. Milano, P. Pistilli, H. M. Zhang, M. Oliviero, X.D. Yue, Denis Bastieri, M. Iacovacci, Roberta Sparvoli, Labaciren, N.J. Zhang, Hong-peng Lu, G. Mancarella, Enrico Calloni, M. Panareo, Zhaxiciren, Severino Angelo Maria Bussino, M. He, Q. Huang, P. Creti, A Morselli, C Sbarra, T.J. Zhang, P. R. Shen, C.R. Wang, X. Y. Gao, Q. Q. Zhu, X. R. Meng, G. Pellizzoni, Q.K. Yao, F.M. Kong, Dongming Mei, Danzengluobu, G. Sartori, Z.Y. Feng, BD Piazzoli, Roberto Cardarelli, Huaguang Wang, Fabrizio Barone, Y. H. Tan, J.L. Zhang, X. Y. Zhang, G. Severino, A. F. Yuan, Zhaxisangzhu, Z.R. Peng, H.Y. Wang, B. Li, Xh Ma, C. Bacci, Y Fu, G. Di Sciascio, M. De Vincenzi, S. Catalanotti, Hw Guo, R. Buonomo, C., Bacci, K. Z., Bao, F., Barone, Bartoli, Bruno, D., Bastieri, P., Bernardini, R., Buonomo, S., Bussino, Calloni, Enrico, B. Y., Cao, R., Cardarelli, Catalanotti, Sergio, A., Cavaliere, F., Cesaroni, P., Creti, Danzengluobu, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, M., De Vincenzi, DI GIROLAMO, Tristano, G., Di Sciascio, Z. Y., Feng, Y., Fu, X. Y., Gao, Q. X., Geng, H. W., Guo, H. H., He, M., He, Q., Huang, Iacovacci, Michele, N., Iucci, H. Y., Jai, F. M., Kong, H. H., Kuang, Labaciren, B., Li, J. Y., Li, Z. Q., Liu, H., Lu, X. H., Ma, G., Mancarella, S. M., Mari, G., Marsella, D., Martello, D. M., Mei, X. R., Meng, Milano, Leopoldo, A., Morselli, J., Mu, M., Oliviero, P., Padovani, M., Panareo, M., Parisi, G., Pellizzoni, Z. R., Peng, P., Pistilli, R., Santonico, G., Sartori, C., Sbarra, G., Severino, P. R., Shen, R., Sparvoli, C., Stanescu, J., Su, L. R., Sun, S. C., Sun, A., Surdo, Y. H., Tan, S., Vernetto, M., Vietri, C. R., Wang, H., Wang, H. Y., Wang, Y. N., Wei, H. T., Yang, Q. K., Yao, G. C., Yu, X. D., Yue, A. F., Yuan, H. M., Zhang, J. L., Zhang, N. J., Zhang, T. J., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Zhaxisangzhu, Zhaxiciren, Q. Q., Zhu, B., Bartoli, E., Calloni, S., Catalanotti, B. D., Piazzoli, M. D., Vincenzi, T. D., Girolamo, G. D., Sciascio, M., Iacovacci, Mancarella, Giovanni, Marsella, Giovanni, Martello, Daniele, L., Milano, Panareo, Marco, Bacci, C., Bao, K. Z., Barone, F., Bartoli, B., Bastieri, D., Bernardini, P., Buonomo, R., Bussino, S., Calloni, E., Cao, B. Y., Cardarelli, R., Catalanotti, S., Cavaliere, A., Cesaroni, F., Creti, P., D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, B., DE VINCENZI, M., DI GIROLAMO, T., DI SCIASCIO, G., Feng, Z. Y., Fu, Y., Gao, X. Y., Geng, Q. X., Guo, H. W., He, M., Huang, Q., Iacovacci, M., Iucci, N., Jai, H. Y., Kong, F. M., Kuang, H. H., Li, B., Liu, Z. Q., Lu, H., Mancarella, G., Mari, S. M., Mei, D. M., Meng, X. R., Milano, L., Morselli, A., Mu, J., Oliviero, M., Padovani, P., Parisi, M., Pellizzoni, G., Peng, Z. R., Pistilli, P., Santonico, R., Sartori, G., Sbarra, C., Severino, G., Shen, P. R., Sparvoli, R., Stanescu, C., Su, J., Sun, L. R., Sun, S. C., Surdo, A., Tan, Y. H., Vernetto, S., Vietri, M., Wang, C. R., Wang, H., Wang, H. Y., Wei, Y. N., Yang, H. T., Yao, Q. K., Yue, X. D., Yuan, A. F., Zhang, H. M., Zhang, J. L., Zhang, N. J., Zhang, T. J., Zhang, X. Y., and Zhu, Q. Q.

Subjects
Astroparticle physics, Physics, Range (particle radiation), Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Detector, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, General Physics and Astronomy, Astronomy, Cosmic ray, Astrophysics, Radiation, gamma-ray: bursts, gamma-ray detector, Gamma Ray Burst, Observatory, Gamma-ray burst, Argo
Abstract

ARGO-YBJ (Astrophysical Radiation with Ground-based Observatory at YangBaJing) is a detector optimized to study small size air showers. It consists of a layer of Resistive Plate Counters (RPCs) covering an area of similar to 6500 m(2) and will be located in the Yangbajing Laboratory (Tibet, China) at 4300 m a.s.l. ARGO-YBJ will be devoted to a wide range of fundamental issues in cosmic rays and astroparticle physics, including in particular gamma-ray astronomy and gamma-ray bursts physics in the range 10 GeV divided by 500 TeV. The sensitivity of ARGO-YBJ to detect high energy GRBs is presented.

Published
1999

15. The hadron calorimeter of EAS-TOP: operation, calibration and resolution

Author

A. Castellina, P. Vallania, F. Arneodo, A. Chiavassa, C. Morello, L. Bergamasco, R. Bertoni, M. Aglietta, Carlotta Castagnoli, A. Campos Fauth, O. Saavedra, R. Adinolfi Falcone, P.L. Ghia, M. E. Bertaina, Pietro Antonioli, W. Fulgione, E. Tatananni, B. D'Ettorre Piazzoli, Bruno Alessandro, G. Cini Castagnoli, M. Iacovacci, G. Navarra, G.C. Trinchero, S. Vernetto, L. Riccati, G. Mannocchi, A. Giuliano, P. Galeotti, G. Di Sciascio, Carlo Vigorito, Helio Nogima, R. A., Falcone, M., Aglietta, B., Alessandro, P., Antonioli, F., Arneodo, L., Bergamasco, M., Bertaina, R., Bertoni, A. C., Fauth, C., Castagnoli, A., Castellina, A., Chiavassa, G. C., Castagnoli, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, G. D., Sciascio, W., Fulgione, P., Galeotti, P. L., Ghia, A., Giuliano, Iacovacci, Michele, G., Mannocchi, C., Morello, G., Navarra, H., Nogima, L., Riccati, O., Saavedra, E., Tatananni, G. C., Trinchero, P., Vallania, S., Vernetto, C., Vigorito, R., Adinolfi Falcone, A., Campos Fauth, G., Cini Castagnoli, and G., Di Sciascio

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Range (particle radiation), Calorimeter (particle physics), Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Calibration curve, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Resolution (electron density), Hadron, GRAN-SASSO, Nuclear physics, PHYSICS, COSMIC-RAY EVENTS, Calibration, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Detectors and Experimental Techniques, Nuclear Experiment, Instrumentation, Energy (signal processing), Beam (structure)
Abstract

We describe and discuss the operation, calibration and stability of the EAS-TOP calorimeter (Campo Imperatore, National Gran Sasso Laboratories), a large area hadron and muon detector devoted to cosmic-ray physics. It consists of iron slabs (for a total thickness of 818 g cm(-2)) and Iarocci tubes as sensitive layers, operating in the streamer mode and the "quasi proportional" regime. Using a model describing the operation of the "quasi proportional" chambers, we derive a calibration curve in the energy range 50-5000 GeV, whose reliability has been indirectly checked through on-site measurements, by means of an accelerator beam run (up to similar or equal to 600-700 GeV) and by comparing the model predictions on hadron shower transition curves with the data. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Published
1999

16. Search for high energy GRBs with EASTOP

Author

Carlotta Castagnoli, Gian Carlo Trinchero, M. Iacovacci, G. Di Sciascio, Piero Vallania, L. Bergamasco, F. Arneodo, O. Saavedra, A. Chiavassa, B. D'Ettorre Piazzoli, M. E. Bertaina, G. Cini, Bruno Alessandro, Marco Aglietta, C. Morello, G. Mannocchi, Pietro Antonioli, Antonella Castellina, S. Vernetto, G. Navarra, P. Galeotti, W. Fulgione, P. L. Ghia, Carlo Vigorito, M., Aglietta, B., Alessandro, P., Antonioli, F., Arneodo, L., Bergamasco, M., Bertaina, C., Castagnoli, A., Castellina, A., Chiavassa, G., Cini, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, G. D., Sciascio, W., Fulgione, P., Galeotti, P. L., Ghia, Iacovacci, Michele, G., Mannocchi, C., Morello, G., Navarra, O., Saavedra, G. C., Trinchero, P., Vallania, S., Vernetto, and C., Vigorito

Subjects
Physics, High energy, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Detector, General Physics and Astronomy, Astronomy, Cosmic ray, Astrophysics, Gamma-ray burst, Zenith, Energy (signal processing), Counting rate, Coincidence
Abstract

A search for GRBs of energy E> 10 GeV has been performed by studying the single particle counting rate of the EAS array EASTOP. No candidates have been observed in coincidence with 292 BATSE GRBs and the typical upper limits obtained on the energy fluence are F (10 GeV 1 TeV) 10 4 10 3 erg cm 2 for the events with zenith angle 10 GeV can reach the detector level; although the number of sec- ondary particles is too small to reconstruct the primary direction, GRBs could be detected as a short time increase in the single particle counting rate. The background con- sists of e and generated by low energy cosmic rays. All sources of background modulation have time scales (hours) much larger than the typical GRB duration (sec- onds), hence they do not aect the GRBs search. The EASTOP experiment is running since 1991 at Campo Imperatore in Italy, at 2000 m a.s.l. The ar- ray is devoted to the measurement of the various com- ponents of extensive air showers. In the GRBs search

Published
1999

17. The high energy muon spectrum in extensive air showers: first data from LVD and EAS-TOP at Gran Sasso

Author

T. Massam, Isao Yamamoto, Giovanni Badino, P. Giusti, Rosario Nania, L. G. Dos Santos, M. Selvi, L. Periale, J. H. Moromisato, A. Chiavassa, G. Cara Romeo, Carlotta Castagnoli, P. L. Ghia, R. Mantovani, N. Inoue, A. Campos Fauth, G. Bari, O. Saavedra, G. Di Sciascio, H. Nogima, B. D'Ettorre Piazzoli, W. Fulgione, R. Bertoni, J. Pyrlik, O. G. Ryazhskaya, V. S. Berezinsky, E. D. Alyea, P. Haridas, Antonino Zichichi, V. B. Korchaguin, B. Mayes, L. Bergamasco, V. P. Talochkin, A. Pesci, E. S. Hafen, R. I. Enikeev, I. A. Pless, S. Tsuji, C. Ghetti, V. L. Dadykin, G. Navarra, A. Turtelli, G. Guidi, L. Emaldi, C. Morello, I. Uman, G. C. Trinchero, M. Iacovacci, M. Basile, A. Megna, A. De Silva, Kwong Lau, Andrea Contin, A. S. Malguin, Tomonori Wada, M. Widgoff, V. A. Kudryavtsev, Giuseppe Iacobucci, F. Vetrano, M. Deutsch, F. Grianti, Behcet Alpat, E. V. Korolkova, Pietro Antonioli, L. Panaro, Luisa Cifarelli, V. F. Yakushev, N. Taborgna, A. Bosco, K. Saitoh, Marco Aglietta, F. Bersani, Stefano Santini, Lawrence Pinsky, G. Bruni, M. Luvisetto, P. Vallania, G. Cini Castagnoli, M. E. Bertaina, G. T. Zatsepin, G. Bonoli, F. Arneodo, G. Maccarrone, S. Vernetto, P. Dominici, R. Granella, A. Lima de Godoi, G. Mannocchi, F. F. Khalchukov, V. G. Ryasny, G. Conforto, N. Mengotti Silva, F. Cindolo, Jose Chinellato, P. V. Korchaguin, P. Picchi, Carlo Vigorito, J. Tang, E. Kemp, P. Galeotti, Roy Weinstein, Gabriella Sartorelli, E. von Goeler, Antonella Castellina, L. Votano, Bruno Alessandro, Fabrizio Fabbri, M., Aglietta, B., Alessandro, B., Alpat, E. D., Alyea, P., Antonioli, F., Arneodo, G., Badino, G., Bari, M., Basile, V. S., Berezinsky, L., Bergamasco, F., Bersani, M., Bertaina, R., Bertoni, G., Bonoli, A., Bosco, G., Bruni, A. C., Fauth, G. C., Romeo, C., Castagnoli, A., Castellina, A., Chiavassa, J. A., Chinellato, L., Cifarelli, F., Cindolo, G. C., Castagnoli, G., Conforto, A., Contin, V. L., Dadykin, A. D., Silva, M., Deutsch, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, G. D., Sciascio, P., Dominici, L. G., Do, L., Emaldi, R. I., Enikeev, F. L., Fabbri, W., Fulgione, P., Galeotti, C., Ghetti, P. L., Ghia, P., Giusti, R., Granella, F., Grianti, G., Guidi, E. S., Hafen, P., Harida, G., Iacobucci, Iacovacci, Michele, N., Inoue, E., Kemp, F. F., Khalchukov, E. V., Korolkova, P. V., Korchaguin, V. B., Korchaguin, V. A., Kudryavtsev, K., Lau, A. L., De, M. L., Luvisetto, G., Maccarrone, A. S., Malguin, G., Mannocchi, R., Mantovani, T., Massam, B., Maye, A., Megna, N. M., Silva, C., Morello, J., Moromisato, R., Nania, G., Navarra, H., Nogima, L., Panaro, L., Periale, A., Pesci, P., Picchi, L., Pinsky, I. A., Ple, J., Pyrlik, V. G., Ryasny, O. G., Ryazhskaya, O., Saavedra, K., Saitoh, S., Santini, G., Sartorelli, M., Selvi, N., Taborgna, V. P., Talochkin, J., Tang, G. C., Trinchero, S., Tsuji, A., Turtelli, I., Uman, P., Vallania, S., Vernetto, F., Vetrano, C., Vigorito, E. v., Goeler, L., Votano, T., Wada, R., Weinstein, M., Widgoff, V. F., Yakushev, I., Yamamoto, G. T., Zatsepin, and A., Zichichi

Subjects
Nuclear physics, Physics, High energy, Muon, Coincident, SIMULATION, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Cosmic ray, DETECTOR
Abstract

We present evidence for a dependence of the average deep underground muon energies on shower size in the coincident EAS-TOP and LVD data at the Gran Sasso laboratories. The measured relation agrees with a mixed chemical composition of the cosmic ray primary spectrum at energies around 10(15) eV. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.

Published
1998

18. Results on high-energy cosmic rays by EAS-TOP at Gran Sasso

Author

Aglietta, M., Alessandro, B., Antonioli, P., Arneodo, F., Bergamasco, L., Bertaina, M., Campos Fauth, A., Castagnoli, C., Antonella Castellina, Chiavassa, A., Cini Castagnoli, G., D Ettorre Piazzoli, B., Di Sciascio, G., Fulgione, W., Galeotti, P., Ghia, P. L., Iacovacci, M., Mannocchi, G., Melagrana, C., Morello, C., Navarra, G., Riccati, L., Saavedra, O., Trinchero, G. C., Vallania, P., Vernetto, S., M., Aglietta, B., Alessandro, P., Antonioli, F., Arneodo, L., Bergamasco, M., Bertaina, A. C., Fauth, C., Castagnoli, A., Castellina, A., Chiavassa, G. C., Castagnoli, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, G. D., Sciascio, W., Fulgione, P., Galeotti, P. L., Ghia, Iacovacci, Michele, G., Mannocchi, C., Melagrana, C., Morello, G., Navarra, L., Riccati, O., Saavedra, G. C., Trinchero, P., Vallania, and S., Vernetto

Subjects
DEEP-UNDERGROUND MUONS, CRAB-NEBULA, EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS, SEARCH, GAMMA-RAYS, TEV, ARRAY, RADIATION, CYGNUS-X-3, GALACTIC DISK
Abstract

Very High-Energy cosmic rays have to be studied through the ground-based detectors of the Extensive Air Showers (EAS) that they produce in the atmosphepe. The main measurements to be performed are of: primary energy spectra, composition, anisotropies, <> astronomy, and interaction properties. This requires complete detectors of all the EAS components, and for this purpose the EAS-TOP array has been constructed at Campo Imperatore (2000 m a.s.l.) on top of the Gran Sasso underground laboratories. The array has been progressively going into operation since 1988. In this paper we present the status and performances of the different detectors, and the results obtained up to now on the different items under discussion.

19. The use of RPC in the ARGO-YBJ project

Author

C. Bacci, K.Z. Bao, F. Barone, B. Bartoli, D. Bastieri, P. Bernardini, S. Bussino, E. Calloni, B.Y. Cao, R. Cardarelli, S. Catalanotti, A. Cavaliere, F. Cesaroni, P. Creti, null Danzengluobu, B. D'Ettorre Piazzoli, M. De Vincenzi, T. Di Girolamo, G. Di Sciascio, Z.Y. Feng, Y. Fu, X.Y. Gao, Q.X. Geng, H.W. Guo, Q. Huang, H.H. He, M. He, M. Iacovacci, N. Iucci, H.Y. Jai, F.M. Kong, H.H. Kuang, null Labaciren, B. Li, J.Y. Li, Z.Q. Liu, H. Lu, X.H. Ma, C. Marmolino, G. Mancarella, S.M. Mari, D. Martello, G. Marsella, D.M. Mei, X.R. Meng, A. Morselli, L. Milano, J. Mu, M. Oliviero, P. Padovani, M. Panareo, M. Parisi, Z.R. Peng, P. Pistilli, R. Santonico, G. Sartori, C. Sbarra, G. Severino, R. Sparvoli, C. Stanescu, M. Storini, P.R. Shen, L.R. Sun, S.C. Sun, J. Su, A. Surdo, Y.H. Tan, S. Vernetto, M. Vietri, C.R. Wang, F. Wang, H.Y. Wang, Y.N. Wei, H.T. Yang, W.K. Yao, G.C. Yu, A.F. Yuan, X.D. Yue, H.M. Zhang, J.L. Zhang, N.J. Zhang, T.J. Zhang, X.Y. Zhang, null Zhaxiciren, null Zhaxisangzhu, Q.Q. Zhu, Bacci, C, Bao, Kz, Barone, F, Bartoli, B, Bastieri, D, Bernardini, P, Bussino, S, Calloni, E, Cao, By, Cardarelli, R, Catalanotti, S, Cavaliere, A, Cesaroni, F, Creti, P, Danzengluobu, Piazzoli, Bd, DE VINCENZI, M, DI GIROLAMO, T, DI SCIASCIO, G, Feng, Zy, Fu, Y, Gao, Xy, Geng, Qx, Guo, Hw, Huang, Q, He, Hh, He, M, Iacovacci, M, Iucci, N, Jai, Hy, Kong, Fm, Kuang, Hh, Labaciren, Li, B, Li, Jy, Liu, Zq, Lu, H, Ma, Xh, Marmolino, C, Mancarella, G, Mari, Sm, Martello, Daniele, Marsella, Giovanni, Mei, Dm, Meng, Xr, Morselli, A, Milano, L, Mu, J, Oliviero, M, Padovani, P, Panareo, Marco, Parisi, M, Peng, Zr, Pistilli, P, Santonico, R, Sartori, G, Sbarra, C, Severino, G, Sparvoli, R, Stanescu, C, Storini, M, Shen, Pr, Sun, Lr, Sun, Sc, Su, J, Surdo, A, Tan, Yh, Vernetto, S, Vietri, M, Wang, Cr, Wang, F, Wang, Hy, Wei, Yn, Yang, Ht, Yao, Qk, Yu, Gc, Yuan, Af, Yue, Xd, Zhang, Hm, Zhang, Jl, Zhang, Nj, Zhang, Tj, Zhang, Xy, Zhaxiciren, Zhaxisangzhu, Zhu, Qq, C., Bacci1, K. Z., Bao2, F., Barone3, B., Bartoli3, D., Bastieri4, P., Bernardini5, R., Buonomo3, Bussino, Severino Angelo Maria, E., Calloni3, B. Y., Cao6, R., Cardarelli7, S., Catalanotti3, A., Cavaliere7, F., Cesaroni5, P., Creti5, Danzengluobu8, B., D'Ettorre Piazzoli3, M., De Vincenzi1, T., Di Girolamo3, G., Di Sciascio3, Z. Y., Feng9, Y., Fu6, X. Y., Gao10, Q. X., Geng10, H. W., Guo8, H. H., He11, M., He6, Q., Huang9, M., Iacovacci3, N., Iucci1, H. Y., Jai9, F. M., Kong6, H. H., Kuang11, Labaciren8, B., Li2, J. Y., Li6, Z. Q., Liu10, H., Lu11, X. H., Ma11, G., Mancarella5, Mari, Stefano Maria, G., Marsella5, D., Martello5, D. M., Mei8, X. R., Meng8, L., Milano3, A., Morselli7, J., Mu10, M., Oliviero13, P., Padovani7, M., Panareo5, M., Parisi1, G., Pellizzoni1, Z. R., Peng11, P., Pistilli1, R., Santonico7, G., Sartori4, C., Sbarra4, G., Severino13, P. R., Shen11, R., Sparvoli7, C., Stanescu1, J., Su11, L. R., Sun2, S. C., Sun2, A., Surdo5, Y. H., Tan11, S., Vernetto14, M., Vietri1, C. R., Wang6, H., Wang11, H. Y., Wang11, Y. N., Wei2, H. T., Yang12, Q. K., Yao2, G. C., Yu9, X. D., Yue2, A. F., Yuan8, H. M., Zhang11, J. L., Zhang11, N. J., Zhang6, T. J., Zhang10, X. Y., Zhang6, Zhaxisangzhu8, Zhaxiciren8, Q. Q., Zhu11, C., Bacci, K. Z., Bao, F., Barone, Bartoli, Bruno, D., Bastieri, P., Bernardini, S., Bussino, Calloni, Enrico, B. Y., Cao, R., Cardarelli, Catalanotti, Sergio, A., Cavaliere, F., Cesaroni, P., Creti, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, M. D., Vincenzi, DI GIROLAMO, Tristano, G. D., Sciascio, Z. Y., Feng, Y., Fu, X. Y., Gao, Q. X., Geng, H. W., Guo, Q., Huang, H. H., He, M., He, Iacovacci, Michele, N., Iucci, H. Y., Jai, F. M., Kong, H. H., Kuang, B., Li, J. Y., Li, Z. Q., Liu, H., Lu, X. H., Ma, C., Marmolino, G., Mancarella, S. M., Mari, D., Martello, G., Marsella, D. M., Mei, X. R., Meng, A., Morselli, L., Milano, J., Mu, M., Oliviero, P., Padovani, M., Panareo, M., Parisi, Z. R., Peng, P., Pistilli, R., Santonico, G., Sartori, C., Sbarra, G., Severino, R., Sparvoli, C., Stanescu, M., Storini, P. R., Shen, L. R., Sun, S. C., Sun, J., Su, A., Surdo, Y. H., Tan, S., Vernetto, M., Vietri, C. R., Wang, F., Wang, H. Y., Wang, Y. N., Wei, H. T., Yang, Q. K., Yao, G. C., Yu, A. F., Yuan, X. D., Yue, H. M., Zhang, J. L., Zhang, N. J., Zhang, T. J., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Q. Q., Zhu, B., Bartoli, Bernardini, Paolo, E., Calloni, S., Catalanotti, B., D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, M., DE VINCENZI, T., DI GIROLAMO, G., DI SCIASCIO, M., Iacovacci, and Mancarella, Giovanni

Subjects
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Computer science, Detector, Real-time computing, Full coverage, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Argo
Abstract

We present the ARGO-YBJ experiment, a full coverage detector placed at high altitude (similar to 4300 m a.s.l.) that exploits the RPC technique. Results of a test experiment performed at Yanbajing site, with a full coverage RPC carpet of 50 m(2) are also presented.

20. Results from the ARGO-YBJ test experiment

Author

B.Y. Cao, X.D. Yue, S. Catalanotti, M. Panareo, J. Mu, Y Fu, M. Iacovacci, A. F. Yuan, R. Santonico, P. Creti, B. D'Ettorre Piazzoli, Q. Q. Zhu, G. Di Sciascio, J. Y. Li, H.Y. Jai, H. H. He, H.T. Yang, Labaciren, Severino Angelo Maria Bussino, J. Su, M. De Vincenzi, F.M. Kong, M. He, B. Bartoli, Dongming Mei, Zhaxiciren, C. Bacci, T. Di Girolamo, G.C. Yu, Cristian Stanescu, A. Cavaliere, T.J. Zhang, Z.Y. Feng, Y.N. Wei, Hong-peng Lu, Q.K. Yao, F. Wang, S. Vernetto, Q. X. Geng, X. Y. Gao, Danzengluobu, Bing Li, Giovanni Mancarella, P. Pistilli, H. M. Zhang, H.H. Kuang, S. M. Mari, K.Z. Bao, Sergio Cavaliere, X. Y. Zhang, Fabrizio Barone, A. Morselli, N.J. Zhang, G. Marsella, P. R. Shen, H.Y. Wang, A. Surdo, H.W. Guo, S.C. Sun, Q. Huang, C.R. Wang, Roberto Cardarelli, Enrico Calloni, X. R. Meng, X. H. Ma, N. Iucci, Y. H. Tan, J.L. Zhang, D. Martello, Z.Q. Liu, F Cesaroni, P. Bernardini, Zhaxisangzhu, L. Milano, Z.R. Peng, L.R. Sun, C., Bacci, K. Z., Bao, F., Barone, B., Bartoli, Bernardini, Paolo, S., Bussino, E., Calloni, B. Y., Cao, R., Cardarelli, S., Catalanotti, A., Cavaliere, S., Cavaliere, F., Cesaroni, P., Creti, Danzengluobu, B., D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, M., DE VINCENZI, T., DI GIROLAMO, G., DI SCIASCIO, Z. Y., Feng, Y., Fu, X. Y., Gao, Q. X., Geng, H. W., Guo, H. H., He, M., He, Q., Huang, M., Iacovacci, N., Iucci, H. Y., Jai, F. M., Kong, H. H., Kuang, Labaciren, B., Li, J. Y., Li, Z. Q., Liu, H., Lu, X. H., Ma, Mancarella, Giovanni, S. M., Mari, Marsella, Giovanni, Martello, Daniele, D. M., Mei, X. R., Meng, L., Milano, A., Morselli, J., Mu, Panareo, Marco, Z. R., Peng, P., Pistilli, R., Santonico, P. R., Shen, C., Stanescu, J., Su, L. R., Sun, S. C., Sun, A., Surdo, Y. H., Tan, S., Vernetto, C. R., Wang, H., Wang, H. Y., Wang, Y. N., Wei, H. T., Yang, Q. K., Yao, G. C., Yu, X. D., Yue, A. F., Yuan, H. M., Zhang, J. L., Zhang, N. J., Zhang, T. J., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Zhaxisangzhu, Zhaxiciren, Q. Q., Zhu, Bacci, C, Bao, Kz, Barone, F, Bartoli, B, Bernardini, P, Bussino, S, Calloni, E, Cao, By, Cardarelli, R, Catalanotti, S, Cavaliere, A, Cavaliere, S, Cesaroni, F, Creti, P, Piazzoli, Bd, DE VINCENZI, M, DI GIROLAMO, T, DI SCIASCIO, G, Feng, Zy, Fu, Y, Gao, Xy, Geng, Qx, Guo, Hw, He, Hh, He, M, Huang, Q, Iacovacci, M, Iucci, N, Jai, Hy, Kong, Fm, Kuang, Hh, Li, B, Li, Jy, Liu, Zq, Lu, H, Ma, Xh, Mancarella, G, Mari, Sm, Mei, Dm, Meng, Xr, Milano, L, Morselli, A, Mu, J, Peng, Zr, Pistilli, P, Santonico, R, Shen, Pr, Stanescu, C, Su, J, Sun, Lr, Sun, Sc, Surdo, A, Tan, Yh, Vernetto, S, Wang, Cr, Wang, F, Wang, Hy, Wei, Yn, Yang, Ht, Yao, Qk, Yu, Gc, Yue, Xd, Yuan, Af, Zhang, Hm, Zhang, Jl, Zhang, Nj, Zhang, Tj, Zhang, Xy, Zhu, Qq, Bartoli, Bruno, P., Bernardini, Calloni, Enrico, Catalanotti, Sergio, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, M. D., Vincenzi, DI GIROLAMO, Tristano, G. D., Sciascio, Iacovacci, Michele, G., Mancarella, G., Marsella, D., Martello, M., Panareo, and F., Wang

Subjects
gamma-ray detectors, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Engineering, Shower, Air shower, Altitude, Meteorology, business.industry, business, Gamma rays: burst, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Argo
Abstract

An RPC carpet covering similar to 10(4) m(2) (ARGO-YBJ experiment) will be installed in the YangBaJing Laboratory (Tibet, P.R. China) at an altitude of 4300 m a.s.l.. A test-module of similar to 50 m(2) has been put in operation in this laboratory and about 10(6) air shower events have been collected. The carpet capability of reconstructing the shower features is presented.

21. Studies of the knee in the electron and muon components of extensive air showers at EAS-TOP

Author

Piero Vallania, Marco Aglietta, Carlo Vigorito, F. Arneodo, Bruno Alessandro, O. Saavedra, A. Lima de Godoi, M. Iacovacci, Carlotta Castagnoli, P. L. Ghia, G. Navarra, C. Morello, L. Bergamasco, Antonella Castellina, Pietro Antonioli, G. Mannocchi, A. Chiavassa, W. Fulgione, S. Vernetto, G. Di Sciascio, P. Galeotti, B. D'Ettorre Piazzoli, G. Cini Castagnoli, Gian Carlo Trinchero, M. E. Bertaina, M., Aglietta, B., Alessandro, P., Antonioli, F., Arneodo, L., Bergamasco, M., Bertaina, C., Castagnoli, A., Castellina, A., Chiavassa, G. C., Castagnoli, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, G. D., Sciascio, W., Fulgione, P., Galeotti, P. L., Ghia, Iacovacci, Michele, A. L., De, G., Mannocchi, C., Morello, G., Navarra, O., Saavedra, G. C., Trinchero, P., Vallania, S., Vernetto, and C., Vigorito

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Muon, Primary (astronomy), Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Cosmic ray, Electron, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Zenith
Abstract

The region of the "knee" of the cosmic ray primary spectrum (10(15) < E-o < 10(16) eV) is studied in the electromagnetic and muon components of Extensive Air Showers by means of the EAS-TOP array. Independent and correlated analysis of the two measurements are presented as a function of zenith angle (i.e. atmospheric depth).

22. The ARGO-YBJ experiment in Tibet

Author

Aloisio, A., Bacci, C., Bao, K. Z., Barone, F., Bartoli, B., Bernardini, P., Bleve, C., Branchini, P., Bussino, S., Calloni, E., Camarri, P., Cao, B. Y., Cardarelli, R., Casolino, M., Catalanotti, S., Cavaliere, A., Cavaliere, S., Cesaroni, F., Cha, M., Creti, P., Cusumano, G., D Ali Staiti, G., Danzengluobu, D Elia, V., Mitri, I., D Ettorre-Piazzoli, B., Vincenzi, M., Di Girolamo, T., Di Sciascio, G., Feng, Z. Y., Fu, Y., Gao, X. Y., Geng, Q. X., Guo, H. W., He, H. H., Huang, Q., Iacovacci, M., Iucci, N., Jai, H. Y., Kong, F. M., Kuang, H. H., Labaciren, Li, B., Li, J. Y., Liberti, B., Liguori, G., Liu, Z. Q., Lu, H., Ma, X. H., Mancarella, G., Mari, S. M., Marsella, G., Martello, D., Meng, X. R., Milano, L., Mineo, T., Mu, J., Nicastro, L., Orlando, D., Panareo, M., Paolo Camarri, Peng, Z. R., Pistilli, P., Raso, G., Sacco, B., Saggese, L., Santonico, R., Scarsi, L., Shen, P. R., Stanescu, C., Storini, M., Sun, L. R., Sun, S. C., Surdo, A., Tan, Y. H., Vallania, P., Vernetto, S., Wang, C. R., Wang, H., Wang, H. Y., Wei, Y. N., Yao, Q. K., Yu, G. C., Yue, X. D., Yuan, A. F., Zhang, H. M., Zhang, J. L., Zhang, N. J., Zhang, T. J., Zhang, X. Y., Zhaxisangzhu, Zhaxiciren, Zhu, Q. Q., Aloisio, A, Bacci, C, Bao, Kz, Barone, F, Bartoli, B, Bernardini, P, Bleve, C, Branchini, P, Bussino, Severino Angelo Maria, Calloni, E, Camarri, P, Cao, By, Cardarelli, R, Casolino, M, Catalanotti, S, Cavaliere, A, Cavaliere, S, Cesaroni, F, Cha, M, Creti, P, Cusimano, G, Staiti, Gd, Danzengluobu, D'Elia, V, De Mitri, I, D'Ettorre, B, Piazzoli, Bd, De Vincenzi, M, Di Girolamo, T, Di Sciascio, G, Feng, Zy, Fu, Y, Gao, Xy, Geng, Qx, Guo, Hw, He, Hh, Huang, Q, Iacovacci, M, Iucci, N, Jai, Hy, Kong, Fm, Kuang, Hh, Labaciren, Li, B, Li, Jy, Liberti, B, Liguori, G, Liu, Zq, Lu, H, Ma, Xh, Mancarella, G, Mari, Stefano Maria, Marsella, G, Martello, D, Meng, Xr, Milano, L, Mineo, T, Mu, J, Nicastro, L, Orlando, D, Panareo, M, Paoloni, A, Peng, Zr, Pistilli, P, Raso, G, Sacco, B, Saggese, L, Santonico, R, Scarsi, L, Shen, Pr, Stanescu, C, Storini, M, Sun, Lr, Sun, Sc, Surdo, A, Tan, Yh, Vallania, P, Vernetto, S, Wang, Cr, Wang, H, Wang, Hy, Wei, Yn, Yao, Qk, Yu, Gc, Yue, Xd, Yuan, Af, Zhang, Hm, Zhang, Jl, Zhang, Nj, Zhang, Tj, Zhang, Xy, Zhaxisangzhu, Zhaxiciren, Zhu, Qq, DE VINCENZI, Mario, Bussino, S, DE MITRI, Ivan, DE VINCENZI, M, DI GIROLAMO, T, DI SCIASCIO, G, Mari, Sm, Marsella, Giovanni, Martello, Daniele, Panareo, Marco, Aloisio, A., Bacci, C., Bao, K. Z., Barone, F., Bartoli, Bruno, Bernardini, P., Bleve, C., Branchini, P., Bussino, S., Calloni, Enrico, Camarri, P., Cao, B. Y., Cardarelli, R., Casolino, M., Catalanotti, Sergio, Cavaliere, A., Cavaliere, S., Cesaroni, F., Cha, M., Creti, P., Cusimano, G., Staiti, G. D., D'Elia, V., Mitri, I. D., D'Ettorre, B., D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, Vincenzi, M. D., DI GIROLAMO, Tristano, Sciascio, G. D., Feng, Z. Y., Fu, Y., Gao, X. Y., Geng, Q. X., Guo, H. W., H. H., He, Huang, Q., Iacovacci, Michele, Iucci, N., Jai, H. Y., Kong, F. M., Kuang, H. H., Li, B., J. Y., Li, Liberti, B., Liguori, G., Liu, Z. Q., Lu, H., X. H., Ma, Mancarella, G., Mari, S. M., Marsella, G., Martello, D., Meng, X. R., Milano, L., Mineo, T., Mu, J., Nicastro, L., Orlando, D., Panareo, M., Paoloni, A., Peng, Z. R., Pistilli, P., Raso, G., Sacco, B., Saggese, L., Santonico, R., Scarsi, L., Shen, P. R., Stanescu, C., Storini, M., Sun, L. R., Sun, S. C., Surdo, A., Tan, Y. H., Vallania, P., Vernetto, S., Wang, C. R., Wang, H., Wang, H. Y., Wei, Y. N., Yao, Q. K., G. C., Yu, Yue, X. D., Yuan, A. F., Zhang, H. M., Zhang, J. L., Zhang, N. J., Zhang, T. J., Zhang, X. Y., Zhu, Q. Q., A., Aloisio, C., Bacci, K. Z., Bao, F., Barone, B., Bartoli, P., Bernardini, C., Bleve, P., Branchini, S., Bussino, E., Calloni, P., Camarri, B. Y., Cao, R., Cardarelli, M., Casolino, S., Catalanotti, A., Cavaliere, S., Cavaliere, F., Cesaroni, M., Cha, P., Creti, G., Cusimano, G. D., Staiti, V., D'Elia, B., D'Ettorre, B. D., Piazzoli, M. D., Vincenzi, T. D., Girolamo, G. D., Sciascio, Z. Y., Feng, Y., Fu, X. Y., Gao, Q. X., Geng, H. W., Guo, Q., Huang, M., Iacovacci, N., Iucci, H. Y., Jai, F. M., Kong, H. H., Kuang, B., Li, B., Liberti, G., Liguori, Z. Q., Liu, H., Lu, Mancarella, Giovanni, S. M., Mari, X. R., Meng, L., Milano, T., Mineo, J., Mu, L., Nicastro, D., Orlando, A., Paoloni, Z. R., Peng, P., Pistilli, G., Raso, B., Sacco, L., Saggese, R., Santonico, L., Scarsi, P. R., Shen, C., Stanescu, M., Storini, L. R., Sun, S. C., Sun, A., Surdo, Y. H., Tan, P., Vallania, S., Vernetto, C. R., Wang, H., Wang, H. Y., Wang, Y. N., Wei, Q. K., Yao, X. D., Yue, A. F., Yuan, H. M., Zhang, J. L., Zhang, N. J., Zhang, T. J., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, and Q. Q., Zhu

Subjects
Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Abstract

The ARCO-YBJ experiment, (Astrophysical Radiation Ground-based Observatory at YaugBaJing) is under construction in Tibet, 90 kill to the north of Lhasa. The full coverage approach and the high altitude location allow the study of many physics items in the field of low energy cosmic rays, namely gamma-ray astronomy, diffuse gamma-rays, gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), proton/antiproton ratio, primary proton spectrum and heliosphere physics, In this paper the expected sensitivities of ARGO-YBJ for gamma astronomy and GRB physics are presented and compared with the present experimental techniques and results. The performance of a test-module of similar to 50 m(2) operated on-site is, also discussed.

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