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1. Simulation and background characterisation of the SABRE South experiment

Author: E. Barberio, T. Baroncelli, L. J. Bignell, I. Bolognino, G. Brooks, F. Dastgiri, G. D’Imperio, A. Di Giacinto, A. R. Duffy, M. Froehlich, G. Fu, M. S. M. Gerathy, G. C. Hill, S. Krishnan, G. J. Lane, G. Lawrence, K. T. Leaver, I. Mahmood, A. Mariani, P. McGee, L. J. McKie, P. C. McNamara, M. Mews, W. J. D. Melbourne, G. Milana, L. J. Milligan, J. Mould, F. Nuti, V. Pettinacci, F. Scutti, Z. Slavkovská, N. J. Spinks, O. Stanley, A. E. Stuchbery, G. N. Taylor, C. Tomei, P. Urquijo, C. Vignoli, A. G. Williams, Y. Y. Zhong, and M. J. Zurowski
Subjects: Astrophysics, QB460-466, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract: Abstract SABRE (Sodium iodide with Active Background REjection) is a direct detection dark matter experiment based on arrays of radio-pure NaI(Tl) crystals. The experiment aims at achieving an ultra-low background rate and its primary goal is to confirm or refute the results from the DAMA/LIBRA experiment. The SABRE Proof-of-Principle phase was carried out in 2020–2021 at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory (LNGS), in Italy. The next phase consists of two full-scale experiments: SABRE South at the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory, in Australia, and SABRE North at LNGS. This paper focuses on SABRE South and presents a detailed simulation of the detector, which is used to characterise the background for dark matter searches including DAMA/LIBRA-like modulation. We estimate an overall background of 0.72 cpd/kg/ $$\hbox {keV}_{\hbox {{ee}}}$$ keV ee in the energy range 1–6 $$\hbox {keV}_{\hbox {{ee}}}$$ keV ee primarily due to radioactive contamination in the crystals. Given this level of background and considering that the SABRE South has a target mass of 50 kg, we expect to exclude (confirm) DAMA/LIBRA modulation at $$4~(5)\sigma $$ 4 ( 5 ) σ within 2.5 years of data taking.
Published: 2023
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2. Characterization of SABRE crystal NaI-33 with direct underground counting

Author: M. Antonello, I. J. Arnquist, E. Barberio, T. Baroncelli, J. Benziger, L. J. Bignell, I. Bolognino, F. Calaprice, S. Copello, I. Dafinei, D. D’Angelo, G. D’Imperio, M. D’Incecco, G. Di Carlo, M. Diemoz, A. Di Giacinto, A. Di Ludovico, W. Dix, A. R. Duffy, E. Hoppe, A. Ianni, M. Iannone, L. Ioannucci, S. Krishnan, G. J. Lane, I. Mahmood, A. Mariani, S. Milana, J. Mould, F. Nuti, D. Orlandi, V. Pettinacci, L. Pietrofaccia, S. Rahatlou, F. Scutti, M. Souza, A. E. Stuchbery, B. Suerfu, C. Tomei, P. Urquijo, C. Vignoli, A. Wallner, M. Wada, A. G. Williams, A. Zani, and M. Zurowski
Subjects: Astrophysics, QB460-466, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract: Abstract Ultra-pure NaI(Tl) crystals are the key element for a model-independent verification of the long standing DAMA result and a powerful means to search for the annual modulation signature of dark matter interactions. The SABRE collaboration has been developing cutting-edge techniques for the reduction of intrinsic backgrounds over several years. In this paper we report the first characterization of a 3.4 kg crystal, named NaI-33, performed in an underground passive shielding setup at LNGS. NaI-33 has a record low $$^{39}$$ 39 K contamination of 4.3 ± 0.2 ppb as determined by mass spectrometry. We measured a light yield of 11.1 ± 0.2 photoelectrons/keV and an energy resolution of 13.2% (FWHM/E) at 59.5 keV. We evaluated the activities of $$^{226}$$ 226 Ra and $$^{228}$$ 228 Th inside the crystal to be $$5.9\pm 0.6~\upmu $$ 5.9 ± 0.6 μ Bq/kg and $$1.6\pm 0.3~\upmu $$ 1.6 ± 0.3 μ Bq/kg, respectively, which would indicate a contamination from $$^{238}$$ 238 U and $$^{232}$$ 232 Th at part-per-trillion level. We measured an activity of 0.51 ± 0.02 mBq/kg due to $$^{210}$$ 210 Pb out of equilibrium and a $$\alpha $$ α quenching factor of 0.63 ± 0.01 at 5304 keV. We illustrate the analyses techniques developed to reject electronic noise in the lower part of the energy spectrum. A cut-based strategy and a multivariate approach indicated a rate, attributed to the intrinsic radioactivity of the crystal, of $$\sim $$ ∼ 1 count/day/kg/keV in the [5–20] keV region.
Published: 2021
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3. The SABRE project and the SABRE Proof-of-Principle

Author: M. Antonello, E. Barberio, T. Baroncelli, J. Benziger, L. J. Bignell, I. Bolognino, F. Calaprice, S. Copello, D. D’Angelo, G. D’Imperio, I. Dafinei, G. Di Carlo, M. Diemoz, A. Di Ludovico, W. Dix, A. R. Duffy, F. Froborg, G. K. Giovanetti, E. Hoppe, A. Ianni, L. Ioannucci, S. Krishnan, G. J. Lane, I. Mahmood, A. Mariani, M. Mastrodicasa, P. Montini, J. Mould, F. Nuti, D. Orlandi, M. Paris, V. Pettinacci, L. Pietrofaccia, D. Prokopovic, S. Rahatlou, N. Rossi, A. Sarbutt, E. Shields, M. J. Souza, A. E. Stuchbery, B. Suerfu, C. Tomei, V. Toso, P. Urquijo, C. Vignoli, M. Wada, A. Wallner, A. G. Williams, and J. Xu
Subjects: Astrophysics, QB460-466, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract: Abstract SABRE aims to directly measure the annual modulation of the dark matter interaction rate with NaI(Tl) crystals. A modulation compatible with the standard hypothesis, in which our Galaxy is immersed in a dark matter halo, has been measured by the DAMA experiment in the same target material. Other direct detection experiments, using different target materials, seem to exclude the interpretation of such modulation in the simplest scenario of WIMP-nucleon elastic scattering. The SABRE experiment aims to carry out an independent search with sufficient sensitivity to confirm or refute the DAMA claim. The goal of the SABRE experiment is to achieve the lowest background rate for a NaI(Tl) experiment (order of 0.1 cpd/kg/keVee in the energy region of interest for dark matter). This challenging goal could be achievable by operating high-purity crystals inside a liquid scintillator veto for active background rejection. In addition, twin detectors will be located in the northern and southern hemispheres to identify possible contributions to the modulation from seasonal or site-related effects. The SABRE project includes an initial Proof-of-Principle phase at LNGS (Italy), to assess the radio-purity of the crystals and the efficiency of the liquid scintillator veto. This paper describes the general concept of SABRE and the expected sensitivity to WIMP annual modulation.
Published: 2019
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4. Monte Carlo simulation of the SABRE PoP background

Author: Michael Souza, Gregory Lane, E. L. Barberio, C. Vignoli, Francesco Nuti, Andrea Mariani, T. Baroncelli, Jingke Xu, An. Ianni, Mark W. Paris, B. Suerfu, M. Wada, Phillip Urquijo, I. Bolognino, Adam Sarbutt, Lindsey J. Bignell, Andrew Stuchbery, I. Dafinei, N. Rossi, Dale A. Prokopovich, F. Froborg, Jeremy Mould, Alan R. Duffy, C. Tomei, Anthony G. Williams, M. Zurowski, G. Di Carlo, Shahram Rahatlou, D. Orlandi, Anton Wallner, E. Shields, S. Krishnan, Marcella Diemoz, I. Mahmood, Jay Burton Benziger, L. Pietrofaccia, P. McGee, A. Di Ludovico, Eric W. Hoppe, V. Pettinacci, Giulia D'imperio, L. Ioannucci, Frank Calaprice, M. Antonello, D. D'Angelo, P. Montini, G. K. Giovanetti, S. Copello, Antonello, M., Barberio, E., Baroncelli, T., Benziger, J., Bignell, L. J., Bolognino, I., Calaprice, F., Copello, S., D’Angelo, D., D’Imperio, G., Dafinei, I., Di Carlo, G., Diemoz, M., Di Ludovico, A., Duffy, A. R., Froborg, F., Giovanetti, G. K., Hoppe, E., Ianni, A., Ioannucci, L., Krishnan, S., Lane, G. J., Mahmood, I., Mariani, A., Mcgee, P., Montini, P., Mould, J., Nuti, F., Orlandi, D., Paris, M., Pettinacci, V., Pietrofaccia, L., Prokopovich, D., Rahatlou, S., Rossi, N., Sarbutt, A., Shields, E., Souza, M. J., Stuchbery, A. E., Suerfu, B., Tomei, C., Urquijo, P., Vignoli, C., Wada, M., Wallner, A., Williams, A. G., Xu, J., and Zurowski, M.
Subjects: Physics, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Dark matter, Monte Carlo method, Detector, Phase (waves), Astronomy and Astrophysics, Scintillator, 01 natural sciences, Signal, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Computational physics, WIMP, 0103 physical sciences, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, Background radiation
Abstract: SABRE (Sodium-iodide with Active Background REjection) is a direct dark matter search experiment based on an array of radio-pure NaI(Tl) crystals surrounded by a liquid scintillator veto. Twin SABRE experiments in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres will differentiate a dark matter signal from seasonal and local effects. The experiment is currently in a Proof-of-Principle (PoP) phase, whose goal is to demonstrate that the background rate is low enough to carry out an independent search for a dark matter signal, with sufficient sensitivity to confirm or refute the DAMA result during the following full-scale experimental phase. The impact of background radiation from the detector materials and the experimental site needs to be carefully investigated, including both intrinsic and cosmogenically activated radioactivity. Based on the best knowledge of the most relevant sources of background, we have performed a detailed Monte Carlo study evaluating the expected background in the dark matter search spectral region. The simulation model described in this paper guides the design of the full-scale experiment and will be fundamental for the interpretation of the measured background and hence for the extraction of a possible dark matter signal., Comment: 13 pages, 5 figures
Published: 2019
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5. Characterization of SABRE crystal NaI-33 with direct underground counting

Author: Andrea Zani, S. Milana, A. Di Ludovico, C. Vignoli, Marcella Diemoz, Andrew Stuchbery, I. J. Arnquist, A. Di Giacinto, T. Baroncelli, Giulia D'imperio, F. Calaprice, Federico Scutti, D. D'Angelo, Jeremy Mould, M. Wada, G. Di Carlo, Anton Wallner, Elisabetta Luigia Barberio, Michael Souza, L. Pietrofaccia, Lindsey J. Bignell, Shahram Rahatlou, Gregory Lane, Anthony G. Williams, M. Zurowski, Andrea Mariani, D. Orlandi, S. Copello, M. Antonello, Eric W. Hoppe, Francesco Nuti, V. Pettinacci, I. Bolognino, I. Mahmood, Alan R. Duffy, Claudia Tomei, L. Ioannucci, P. Urquijo, M. Iannone, Ioan Dafinei, B. Suerfu, Aldo Ianni, S. Krishnan, W. Dix, J. Benziger, and M. D'Incecco
Subjects: Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), Analytical chemistry, FOS: Physical sciences, lcsh:Astrophysics, 01 natural sciences, Atomic, Crystal, Particle and Plasma Physics, 0103 physical sciences, Energy spectrum, lcsh:QB460-466, lcsh:Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, Nuclear, 010306 general physics, Engineering (miscellaneous), physics.ins-det, Physics, Quantum Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Molecular, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det), Nuclear & Particles Physics, Full width at half maximum, 13. Climate action, lcsh:QC770-798, Energy (signal processing)
Abstract: Ultra-pure NaI(Tl) crystals are the key element for a model-independent verification of the long standing DAMA result and a powerful means to search for the annual modulation signature of dark matter interactions. The SABRE collaboration has been developing cutting-edge techniques for the reduction of intrinsic backgrounds over several years. In this paper we report the first characterization of a 3.4 kg crystal, named NaI-33, performed in an underground passive shielding setup at LNGS. NaI-33 has a record low $$^{39}$$ 39 K contamination of 4.3 ± 0.2 ppb as determined by mass spectrometry. We measured a light yield of 11.1 ± 0.2 photoelectrons/keV and an energy resolution of 13.2% (FWHM/E) at 59.5 keV. We evaluated the activities of $$^{226}$$ 226 Ra and $$^{228}$$ 228 Th inside the crystal to be $$5.9\pm 0.6~\upmu $$ 5.9 ± 0.6 μ Bq/kg and $$1.6\pm 0.3~\upmu $$ 1.6 ± 0.3 μ Bq/kg, respectively, which would indicate a contamination from $$^{238}$$ 238 U and $$^{232}$$ 232 Th at part-per-trillion level. We measured an activity of 0.51 ± 0.02 mBq/kg due to $$^{210}$$ 210 Pb out of equilibrium and a $$\alpha $$ α quenching factor of 0.63 ± 0.01 at 5304 keV. We illustrate the analyses techniques developed to reject electronic noise in the lower part of the energy spectrum. A cut-based strategy and a multivariate approach indicated a rate, attributed to the intrinsic radioactivity of the crystal, of $$\sim $$ ∼ 1 count/day/kg/keV in the [5–20] keV region.
Published: 2020
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6. Results on geoneutrinos at Borexino

Author: Al. Ianni, G. Bonfini, Frank Calaprice, Andrey Formozov, Z. Yokley, V. Atroshchenko, J. Martyn, E. Litvinovich, R. Tartaglia, C. Galbiati, Livia Ludhova, L. Di Noto, N. Rossi, J. Thurn, A. Di Ludovico, G. Raikov, Z. Bagdasarian, Matteo Agostini, D. A. Semenov, A. S. Chepurnov, V. Orekhov, I. N. Machulin, Lothar Oberauer, F. von Feilitzsch, G. Bellini, D. Opitz, C. Ghiano, Caren Hagner, Matthias Laubenstein, A. Caminata, T. Houdy, Xuefeng Ding, M. M. Wojcik, Marco Pallavicini, F. Gabriele, A. M. Goretti, Aldo Romani, M. Carlini, Denis Korablev, P. Cavalcante, G. Manuzio, M. Misiaszek, B. Neumair, R. B. Vogelaar, G. Korga, K. Fomenko, N. Pilipenko, S. Rottenanger, L. Papp, G. Zuzel, M. S. Meyer, A. Pocar, D. Basilico, E. Meroni, E. V. Hungerford, Ö. Penek, Fausto Ortica, M. D. Skorokhvatov, Michael Wurm, J. Maricic, A. V. Derbin, S. Appel, M. Gschwender, K. Altenmüller, D. Guffanti, O. Smirnov, I. Bolognino, G. Lukyanchenko, A. Sotnikov, E. V. Unzhakov, G. Testera, Paolo Lombardi, Tobias Lachenmaier, Alessandra Re, S. Schönert, Marco Giammarchi, O. Zaimidoroga, F. Lombardi, S. Caprioli, V. V. Kobychev, V. N. Muratova, S. Marcocci, M. Toropova, L. Collica, Jay Burton Benziger, A. Jany, D. Bick, Sandra Zavatarelli, A. Porcelli, S. Weinz, Gioacchino Ranucci, Y. Suvorov, B. Caccianiga, A. Vishneva, S. Davini, L. Lukyanchenko, D. Bravo, Lino Miramonti, F. Cavanna, L.F.F. Stokes, D. Jeschke, An. Ianni, Kai Zuber, L. Pietrofaccia, M. Redchuk, D. Franco, A. Razeto, K. Choi, M. Gromov, and I. S. Drachnev
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear physics, Low energy, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Solar neutrino, Detector, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Scintillator, National laboratory, Borexino, Physics::Geophysics
Abstract: The latest and more complete geo-neutrinos Borexino results, are briefly presented and discussed. Borexino is a liquid scintillator detector located at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory in Italy, whose primary purpose is the real-time spectroscopy of low energy solar neutrinos. It is the only experiment so far to have provided an evidence of geo-neutrinos existence beyond a 5σ significance level. The geo-neutrinos measurement and analysis, along with implications from the geological point of view, are shortly discussed.
Published: 2018
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7. Solar Neutrinos Spectroscopy with Borexino Phase-II

Author: A. Di Ludovico, G. Manuzio, L. Lukyanchenko, Matthias Laubenstein, J. Maricic, S. Appel, M. Redchuk, S. Caprioli, E. Meroni, N. Pilipenko, C. Ghiano, Caren Hagner, J. Martyn, E. Litvinovich, Z. Yokley, G. Zuzel, P. Cavalcante, N. Rossi, G. Bonfini, V. Atroshchenko, B. Caccianiga, M. S. Meyer, M. Misiaszek, Frank Calaprice, Tobias Lachenmaier, Marco Giammarchi, Xuefeng Ding, D. A. Semenov, O. Smirnov, A. M. Goretti, Paolo Lombardi, A. Jany, Alessandra Re, T. Houdy, Matteo Agostini, E. V. Hungerford, S. Davini, E. V. Unzhakov, O. Zaimidoroga, V. V. Kobychev, A. Sotnikov, K. Altenmueller, R. B. Vogelaar, D. Franco, S. Weinz, I. N. Machulin, A. Vishneva, Aldo Ianni, F. Cavanna, A. Pocar, Y. Suvorov, G. Lukyanchenko, Jay Burton Benziger, G. Raikov, Z. Bagdasarian, R. Tartaglia, S. Rottenanger, M. Carlini, G. Korga, K. Fomenko, L. Papp, S. Schönert, S. Marcocci, M. Toropova, L. Collica, D. Jeschke, A. Caminata, F. Gabriele, D. Guffanti, M. D. Skorokhvatov, Denis Korablev, Andrey Formozov, Michael Wurm, A. V. Derbin, M. M. Wojcik, Andrea Ianni, D. Bick, Sandra Zavatarelli, F. von Feilitzsch, A. Porcelli, I. Bolognino, Aldo Romani, M. Gschwender, L. Di Noto, C. Galbiati, Lino Miramonti, Livia Ludhova, A. S. Chepurnov, Ö. Penek, G. Testera, J. Thurn, G. Bellini, Gioacchino Ranucci, L.F.F. Stokes, D. Bravo, D. Basilico, F. Lombardi, A. Razeto, K. Choi, M. Gromov, I. S. Drachnev, Kai Zuber, and L. Pietrofaccia
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear physics, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Solar neutrino, particle_field_physics, Phase (waves), High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino oscillation, Spectroscopy, Borexino
Abstract: Solar neutrinos have played a central role in the discovery of the neutrino oscillation mechanism. They still are proving to be a unique tool to help investigate the fusion reactions that power stars and further probe basic neutrino properties. The Borexino neutrino observatory has been operationally acquiring data at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso in Italy since 2007. Its main goal is the real-time study of low energy neutrinos (solar or originated elsewhere, such as geo-neutrinos). The latest analysis of experimental data, taken during the so-called Borexino Phase-II (2011-present), will be showcased in this talk - yielding new high-precision, simultaneous wide band flux measurements of the four main solar neutrino components belonging to the "pp" fusion chain (pp, pep, 7Be, 8B), as well as upper limits on the remaining two solar neutrino fluxes (CNO and hep).
Published: 2018
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8. Cosmic ray physics with the ARGO-YBJ experiment

Author: B. Bartoli, 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’Alì Staiti, Danzengluobu, M. Dattoli, 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. James, H. Y. Jia, Labaciren, 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, S. M. Mari, S. Mastroianni, P. Montini, C. C. Ning, A. Pagliaro, B. Panico, 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, BERNARDINI, Paolo, DE MITRI, Ivan, MANCARELLA, Giovanni, MARSELLA, GIOVANNI, MARTELLO, Daniele, PANAREO, Marco, PERRONE, Lorenzo, 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’Alì Staiti, Danzengluobu, 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, Labaciren, 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, and G., Zizzi
Subjects: Astroparticle physics, Physics, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), Proton, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Hadron, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Cosmic ray, Cosmic Rays, Array Detector, Astrophysics, Air shower, Observatory, Gamma-ray burst, Heliosphere
Abstract: The main scientific goals of the ARGO-YBJ ex- periment are -ray astronomy with a few hundreds GeV en- ergy threshold and cosmic ray physics below and around the knee of the primary energy spectrum (10 12 10 16 eV), where the transition from direct to indirect measurement techniques takes place. The ARGO-YBJ experiment, located at the Cos- mic Ray Observatory of Yangbajing (Tibet, P.R. of China, 4 300 m a.s.l.), is an unconventional Extensive Air Shower ar- ray of about 6,700 m 2 of active area, the only one exploiting the full-coverage technique at very high altitude currently in operation. The detector space-time granularity, performance and location offer a unique chance to make a detailed study of the structure of cosmic ray showers, in particular of the hadronic component. In this work we will focus on the main experimental results concerning cosmic ray and hadronic in- teraction physics: primary cosmic ray energy spectrum, an- tiproton over proton ratio, anisotropy in the cosmic ray flux and proton-air cross-section. Moreover, the possible data analysis improvements based on the use of all detailed infor- mation on the shower front (curvature, time width, rise time, ..), as well as the extension of the investigable energy range, allowed by the analog RPC readout, will be pointed out. nique at very high altitude presently in data taking. Location and detector features make ARGO-YBJ capable of investi- gating a wide range of fundamental issues in Cosmic Ray and Astroparticle Physics at relatively low energy threshold: - very high energy -ray astronomy, with an energy thresh- old of a few hundreds GeV; - search for emission of gamma ray bursts in the full GeV - TeV energy range; - study of cosmic rays (spectrum, composition, p/p ra- tio measurement, shower space-time structure, ...) starting at TeV energies; - Sun and heliosphere physics above Eth 1 GeV. In following sections, after a brief description of the detec- tor and its performance, the main results achieved on several items of cosmic ray physics will be presented and discussed.
Published: 2011
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9. First measurements with a NaI(Tl) crystal for the SABRE experiment

Author: Anthony G. Williams, M. Zurowski, Andrew Stuchbery, I. Dafinei, M. Wada, B. Suerfu, S. Copello, A. Di Ludovico, A. Di Giacinto, Alan R. Duffy, Andrea Mariani, Marcella Diemoz, Phillip Urquijo, C. Vignoli, Eric W. Hoppe, I. Mahmood, An. Ianni, V. Pettinacci, Jay Burton Benziger, P. McGee, Shahram Rahatlou, I. Bolognino, D. Orlandi, E. L. Barberio, Francesco Nuti, G. Di Carlo, Anton Wallner, Jeremy Mould, D. D'Angelo, To. Baroncelli, W. Dix, L. Pietrofaccia, M. Antonello, Lindsey J. Bignell, G. J. Lane, Giulia D'imperio, Frank Calaprice, C. Tomei, and S. Krishnan
Subjects: Crystal, Physics, History, Optics, Modulation, business.industry, Dark matter, Measure (physics), Scintillator, business, Computer Science Applications, Education
Abstract: SABRE is a dark matter direct detection experiment aiming to measure the annual modulation of the dark matter interaction rate in NaI(Tl) crystals. SABRE focuses on the achievement of an ultra-low background rate operating high-purity NaI(Tl) crystals in a liquid scintillator veto for active background rejection. Moreover, twin experiments will be located in both Northern and Southern hemispheres (Italy and Australia) to disentangle any possible contribution from seasonal or site-related effects. In this article the results of the first measurements with a NaI(Tl) crystal for the SABRE experiment performed at LNGS are presented.
Published: 2020
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10. The SABRE Proof of Principle

Author: C. Vignoli, Francesco Nuti, M. Wada, D. D'Angelo, Anthony G. Williams, M. Zurowski, S. Copello, Eric W. Hoppe, I. Bolognino, V. Pettinacci, W. Dix, D. Orlandi, Simone Copello, Jeremy Mould, Phillip Urquijo, Jay Burton Benziger, P. McGee, A. Di Ludovico, I. Mahmood, Marcella Diemoz, B. Suerfu, C. Tomei, Andrew Stuchbery, I. Dafinei, S. Krishnan, Gregory Lane, L. Pietrofaccia, A. Di Giacinto, Shahram Rahatlou, An. Ianni, To. Baroncelli, Alan R. Duffy, Frank Calaprice, Lindsey J. Bignell, Giulia D'imperio, M. Antonello, G. Di Carlo, Anton Wallner, and E. L. Barberio
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear physics, History, Dark matter, Scintillator, Computer Science Applications, Education
Abstract: SABRE is a dark matter direct detection experiment based on NaI(Tl) scintillating crystals. The primary goal of the experiment is to test the dark matter interpretation of the DAMA/LIBRA annual modulation signal. To reach its purpose, SABRE will operate an array of ultra-low background NaI(Tl) crystals within an active veto, based on liquid scintillator. Finally two twin detectors will be used, one in the northern hemisphere at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Italy (LNGS) and the other, first of its kind, in the southern hemisphere, in the Stawell Underground Physic Laboratory (SUPL). The collaboration has successfully developed a NaI(Tl) crystal with the impressive potassium content of about 4 ppb, according to the mass spectroscopy measurements. A value that, if confirmed, would be about 3 times lower than the DAMA/LIBRA crystals one. The first phase of the SABRE experiment, called SABRE Proof of Principle (PoP), aims to prove the achieved radiopurity by direct measurement of crystals at LNGS. This work reports the status of the PoP setup and the recent progresses on the development of low radioactivity NaI(Tl) crystals.
Published: 2020
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11. Energy spectrum of cosmic protons and helium nuclei by a hybrid measurement at 4300 m a.s.l

Author: A. D'Amone, Bo Gao, Zhenyong Feng, Piero Vallania, Xu Wang, Q. Y. Yang, S. S. Zhang, J. W. Zhao, R. Santonico, Hongbo Hu, G. Zizzi, A. Surdo, C. F. Feng, M. Iacovacci, P. Creti, Paolo Camarri, A. K. Calabrese Melcarne, T. Di Girolamo, F. R. Zhu, B. D'Ettorre Piazzoli, X. J. Bi, S. N. Sbano, R. Cardarelli, S. Z. Chen, Y. H. Tan, X. Zuo, B. k. Zhang, P. Salvini, G. Marsella, Lanqing Ma, Labaciren, Paolo Montini, S. H. Feng, R. Iuppa, L. Xue, M. Zha, S. Vernetto, B. Panico, X. X. Li, L. Zhang, Hong-peng Lu, S. M. Mari, I. Bolognino, S. W. Cui, J. K. K. Liu, B. Z. Dai, I. De Mitri, F. Ruggieri, Zhen Cao, Chang-Chun Ning, Zhaoyang Feng, Y. Zhang, Danzengluobu, A. F. Yuan, T. L. Chen, Bin Zhou, Q. Q. Zhu, Q. B. Gou, Huihai He, Haibing Hu, G. Mancarella, C. Hou, P. Branchini, Ming Chen, H. Y. Jia, B. Bartoli, X. D. Sheng, Y. X. Bai, Paolo Bernardini, Pengnian Shen, S. Catalanotti, G. C. Xiao, D. Martello, L. Perrone, G. Di Sciascio, M. Panareo, X. C. Yang, Y. Q. Guo, C. Y. Wu, Carlo Vigorito, Y. B. Chen, H. J. Li, H. R. Wu, P. Pistilli, H. M. Zhang, Jiali Liu, X. X. Zhou, M. H. Gu, X. Y. Zhang, Minghui Liu, Zhaxisangzhu, Z. G. Yao, X. H. Ma, Zhaxiciren, H. W. Wang, A. Budano, Fudong Shi, S. Mastroianni, G. Liguori, C. X. Liu, B., Bartoli, Bernardini, Paolo, X. J., Bi, I., Bolognino, P., Branchini, A., Budano, A. K., Calabrese Melcarne, P., Camarri, Z., Cao, R., Cardarelli, S., Catalanotti, S. Z., Chen, T. L., Chen, P., Creti, S. W., Cui, B. Z., Dai, D'Amone, Antonio, Danzengluobu, DE MITRI, Ivan, B., D'Ettorre Piazzoli, T., Di Girolamo, G., Di Sciascio, C. F., Feng, Zhaoyang, Feng, Zhenyong, Feng, Q. B., Gou, Y. Q., Guo, H. H., He, Haibing, Hu, Hongbo, Hu, M., Iacovacci, R., Iuppa, H. Y., Jia, Labaciren, H. J., Li, G., Liguori, C., Liu, J., Liu, M. Y., Liu, H., Lu, L. L., Ma, X. H., Ma, Mancarella, Giovanni, S. M., Mari, Marsella, Giovanni, Martello, Daniele, S., Mastroianni, P., Montini, C. C., Ning, Panareo, Marco, B., Panico, Perrone, Lorenzo, P., Pistilli, F., Ruggieri, P., Salvini, R., Santonico, S. N., Sbano, P. R., Shen, X. D., Sheng, F., Shi, A., Surdo, Y. H., Tan, P., Vallania, S., Vernetto, C., Vigorito, H., Wang, C. Y., Wu, H. R., Wu, L., Xue, Q. Y., Yang, X. C., Yang, Z. G., Yao, A. F., Yuan, M., Zha, H. M., Zhang, L., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Y., Zhang, J., Zhao, Zhaxiciren, Zhaxisangzhu, X. X., Zhou, F. R., Zhu, Q. Q., Zhu, G., Zizzi, Y. X., Bai, M. J., Chen, Y., Chen, S. H., Feng, B., Gao, M. H., Gu, C., Hou, X. X., Li, J. L., Liu, X., Wang, G., Xiao, B. K., Zhang, S. S., Zhang, B., Zhou, X., Zuo, P., Bernardini, Catalanotti, Sergio, A., D'Amone, I., De Mitri, DI GIROLAMO, Tristano, Q., Huang, Iacovacci, Michele, B. Bartoli, BERNARDINI, Paolo, X. J. Bi, I. Bolognino, P. Branchini, A. Budano, A. K. Calabrese Melcarne, P. Camarri, Z. Cao, R. Cardarelli, S. Catalanotti, S. Z. Chen, T. L. Chen, P. Creti, S. W. Cui, B. Z. Dai, D'AMONE, ANTONIO, B. D'Ettorre Piazzoli, T. Di Girolamo, G. Di Sciascio, C. F. Feng, Zhaoyang Feng, Zhenyong Feng, Q. B. Gou, Y. Q. Guo, H. H. He, Haibing Hu, Hongbo Hu, M. Iacovacci, R. Iuppa, H. Y. Jia, H. J. Li, G. Liguori, C. Liu, J. Liu, M. Y. Liu, H. Lu, L. L. Ma, X. H. Ma, MANCARELLA, Giovanni, S. M. Mari, MARSELLA, GIOVANNI, MARTELLO, Daniele, S. Mastroianni, P. Montini, C. C. Ning, PANAREO, Marco, B. Panico, PERRONE, Lorenzo, P. Pistilli, F. Ruggieri, P. Salvini, R. Santonico, S. N. Sbano, P. R. Shen, X. D. Sheng, F. Shi, A. Surdo, Y. H. Tan, P. Vallania, S. Vernetto, C. Vigorito, H. Wang, C. Y. Wu, H. R. Wu, L. Xue, Q. Y. Yang, X. C. Yang, Z. G. Yao, A. F. Yuan, M. Zha, H. M. Zhang, L. Zhang, X. Y. Zhang, Y. Zhang, J. Zhao, X. X. Zhou, F. R. Zhu, Q. Q. Zhu, G. Zizzi, Y. X. Bai, M. J. Chen, Y. Chen, S. H. Feng, B. Gao, M. H. Gu, C. Hou, X. X. Li, J. L. Liu, X. Wang, G. Xiao, B. K. Zhang, S. S. Zhang, B. Zhou, and X. Zuo
Subjects: Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Hydrogen, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, ARGO-YBJ, FOS: Physical sciences, chemistry.chemical_element, Cosmic ray, High Energy Physics - Experiment, law.invention, Nuclear physics, Telescope, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), law, Instrumentation, Cherenkov radiation, Helium, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), Physics, Range (particle radiation), COSMIC cancer database, Settore FIS/01 - Fisica Sperimentale, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Hybrid measurement, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Alpha particle, chemistry, Cherenkov telescope, Energy Spectrum, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Composition
Abstract: The energy spectrum of cosmic Hydrogen and Helium nuclei has been measured, below the so-called "knee", by using a hybrid experiment with a wide field-of-view Cherenkov telescope and the Resistive Plate Chamber (RPC) array of the ARGO-YBJ experiment at 4300 m above sea level. The Hydrogen and Helium nuclei have been well separated from other cosmic ray components by using a multi-parameter technique. A highly uniform energy resolution of about 25% is achieved throughout the whole energy range (100 TeV - 700 TeV). The observed energy spectrum is compatible with a single power law with index gamma=-2.63+/-0.06., Comment: To be published on Chinese Physics C
Published: 2014

12. Radon contribution to single particle counts of the ARGO-YBJ detector

Author: B. Bartoli a, b, P. Bernardini c, d, X. J. Bi e, I. Bolognino n, o, P. Branchini f, A. Budano f, P. Camarri g, h, Z. Cao e, R. Cardarelli h, S. Catalanotti a, C. Cattaneo o, S. Z. Chen e, T. L. Chen i, P. Creti d, S. W. Cui j, B. Z. Dai k, A. D'Amone c, Danzengluobu i, I. De Mitri c, B. D'Ettorre Piazzoli a, T. Di Girolamo a, G. Di Sciascio h, C. F. Feng l, Zhaoyang Feng e, Zhenyong Feng m, E. Giroletti n, Q. B. Gou e, Y. Q. Guo e, H. H. He e, Haibing Hu i, Hongbo Hu e, M. Iacovacci a, R. Iuppa g, H. Y. Jia m, Labaciren i, H. J. Li i, G. Liguori n, C. Liu e, J. Liu k, M. Y. Liu i, H. Lu e, L. L. Ma e, X. H. Ma e, G. Mancarella c, f, p, G. Marsella c, D. Martello c, S. Mastroianni b, P. Montini f, p, C. C. Ning i, M. Panareo c, L. Perrone c, P. Pistilli f, F. Ruggieri f, P. Salvini o, R. Santonico g, P. R. Shen e, X. D. Sheng e, F. Shi e, A. Surdo d, Y. H. Tan e, P. Vallania q, r, S. Vernetto q, C. Vigorito r, s, H. Wang e, C. Y. Wu e, H. R. Wu e, L. Xue l, Q. Y. Yang k, X. C. Yang k, Z. G. Yao e, A. F. Yuan i, M. Zha e, H. M. Zhang e, L. Zhang k, X. Y. Zhang l, Y. Zhang e, J. Zhao e, Zhaxiciren i, Zhaxisangzhu i, X. X. Zhou m, F. R. Zhu m, Q. Q. Zhu e, G. Zizzi t, The ARGO YBJ Collaboration, MARI, Stefano Maria, B., Bartoli a, B, P., Bernardini c, D, X. J., Bi e, I., Bolognino n, O, P., Branchini f, A., Budano f, P., Camarri g, H, Z., Cao e, R., Cardarelli h, S., Catalanotti a, C., Cattaneo o, S. Z., Chen e, T. L., Chen i, P., Creti d, S. W., Cui j, B. Z., Dai k, A., D'Amone c, Danzengluobu, I, I., De Mitri c, B., D'Ettorre Piazzoli a, T., Di Girolamo a, G., Di Sciascio h, C. F., Feng l, Zhaoyang Feng, E, Zhenyong Feng, M, E., Giroletti n, Q. B., Gou e, Y. Q., Guo e, H. H., He e, Haibing Hu, I, Hongbo Hu, E, M., Iacovacci a, R., Iuppa g, H. Y., Jia m, Labaciren, I, H. J., Li i, G., Liguori n, C., Liu e, J., Liu k, M. Y., Liu i, H., Lu e, L. L., Ma e, X. H., Ma e, G., Mancarella c, Mari, Stefano Maria, F, P, G., Marsella c, D., Martello c, S., Mastroianni b, P., Montini f, P, C. C., Ning i, M., Panareo c, L., Perrone c, P., Pistilli f, F., Ruggieri f, P., Salvini o, R., Santonico g, P. R., Shen e, X. D., Sheng e, F., Shi e, A., Surdo d, Y. H., Tan e, P., Vallania q, R, S., Vernetto q, C., Vigorito r, S, H., Wang e, C. Y., Wu e, H. R., Wu e, L., Xue l, Q. Y., Yang k, X. C., Yang k, Z. G., Yao e, A. F., Yuan i, M., Zha e, H. M., Zhang e, L., Zhang k, X. Y., Zhang l, Y., Zhang e, J., Zhao e, Zhaxiciren, I, Zhaxisangzhu, I, X. X., Zhou m, F. R., Zhu m, Q. Q., Zhu e, G., Zizzi t, The ARGO YBJ, Collaboration, B., Bartoli, Bernardini, Paolo, X. J., Bi, I., Bolognino, P., Branchini, A., Budano, P., Camarri, Z., Cao, R., Cardarelli, S., Catalanotti, C., Cattaneo, S. Z., Chen, T. L., Chen, P., Creti, S. W., Cui, B. Z., Dai, D'Amone, Antonio, Danzengluobu, DE MITRI, Ivan, B., D'Ettorre Piazzoli, T., Di Girolamo, G., Di Sciascio, C. F., Feng, Zhaoyang, Feng, Zhenyong, Feng, E., Giroletti, Q. B., Gou, Y. Q., Guo, H. H., He, Haibing, Hu, Hongbo, Hu, M., Iacovacci, R., Iuppa, H. Y., Jia, Labaciren, H. J., Li, G., Liguori, C., Liu, J., Liu, M. Y., Liu, H., Lu, L. L., Ma, X. H., Ma, Mancarella, Giovanni, S. M., Mari, Marsella, Giovanni, Martello, Daniele, S., Mastroianni, P., Montini, C. C., Ning, Panareo, Marco, Perrone, Lorenzo, P., Pistilli, F., Ruggieri, P., Salvini, R., Santonico, P. R., Shen, X. D., Sheng, F., Shi, A., Surdo, Y. H., Tan, P., Vallania, S., Vernetto, C., Vigorito, H., Wang, C. Y., Wu, H. R., Wu, L., Xue, Q. Y., Yang, X. C., Yang, Z. G., Yao, A. F., Yuan, M., Zha, H. M., Zhang, L., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Y., Zhang, J., Zhao, Zhaxiciren, Zhaxisangzhu, X. X., Zhou, F. R., Zhu, Q. Q., Zhu, G., Zizzi, P., Bernardini, Catalanotti, Sergio, A., D'Amone, I., De Mitri, DI GIROLAMO, Tristano, Iacovacci, Michele, G., Mancarella, G., Marsella, D., Martello, M., Panareo, and L., Perrone
Subjects: Physics, Radiation, Atmospheric pressure, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Settore FIS/01 - Fisica Sperimentale, Detector, Extensive air shower, Radon - natural radioactivity, Gamma ray, chemistry.chemical_element, Cosmic ray, Radon, Gamma-ray astronomy, Extensive air shower, Low energy cosmic instrumentation, Natural radioactivity, Radon, Nuclear physics, Air shower, chemistry, Low energy cosmic instrumentation, Natural radioactivity, Instrumentation, Radioactive decay, Physics::Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
Abstract: The ARGO-YBJ experiment is an air shower detector for gamma ray astronomy and cosmic ray studies with an energy threshold of ∼500 GeV. Working in “single particle mode”, i.e. counting the single particles hitting the detector at fixed time intervals, ARGO-YBJ can monitor cosmic ray and gamma ray transients at energies of a few GeV. The single particle counting rate is modulated by the atmospheric pressure and temperature, and is affected by the local radioactivity from soil and air. Among the radioactive elements, radon gas is of particular importance since its concentration in air can vary significantly, according to environmental conditions. In this paper we evaluate the contribution of the radon daughter gamma ray emitters to the single particle counting rate measured by ARGO-YBJ. According to our analysis, the radon gas contribution is roughly 1–2%, producing a counting rate modulation of the same order of magnitude of the atmospheric effects.
Published: 2014

13. Observation of TeV gamma rays from the Cygnus region with the ARGO-YBJ experiment

Author: Carla Bleve, Q. Q. Zhu, B. S. Wang, Zhaxisangzhu, Hongbo Hu, C. F. Feng, B. Bartoli, Carlo Vigorito, S. M. Mari, A. F. Yuan, X. D. Sheng, Zhengguo Cao, Paolo Montini, T. Di Girolamo, G. Liguori, B. D'Ettorre Piazzoli, R. Iuppa, L. L. Ma, Haibing Hu, Jilong Zhang, Y. Q. Guo, E. Giroletti, Y. B. Chen, H. J. Li, Chang-Chun Ning, Zhaoyang Feng, H. R. Wu, F. Ruggieri, Y. Zhang, P. Bernardini, S. W. Cui, D. Martello, B. Panico, Labaciren, Jianli Zhang, L. Xue, M. Iacovacci, M. Zha, M. Y. Liu, P. R. Shen, X. Y. Zhang, B. Z. Dai, J. K. K. Liu, Antonio Budano, P. Pistilli, H. M. Zhang, X. X. Zhou, C. Cattaneo, H. Y. Jia, X. H. Ding, Hong-peng Lu, Q. Y. Yang, Zhaxiciren, P. Creti, A. K. Calabrese Melcarne, P. F. Zhang, Cristian Stanescu, P. Branchini, A. Surdo, Roberto Cardarelli, Danzengluobu, G. Zizzi, Q. Huang, X. J. Bi, G. Marsella, Zhenyong Feng, F. R. Zhu, S. Vernetto, C. Liu, Bingwei Xu, X. X. Li, S. Catalanotti, Paolo Camarri, Z. G. Yao, H.H. He, M. Dattoli, M. Panareo, Huaguang Wang, Y. H. Tan, X. H. Ma, Q. B. Gou, I. De Mitri, J. B. Zhao, P. Salvini, Fudong Shi, A. Pagliaro, S. Mastroianni, J. Y. Li, T. L. Chen, I. Bolognino, S. Z. Chen, Giovanni Mancarella, G. Di Sciascio, X. C. Yang, R. Santonico, Irina James, L. Perrone, F. Galeazzi, Longzhou Zhang, C. Y. Wu, C. Q. Liu, G. D'Alí Staiti, P. Vallania, B., Bartoli, Bernardini, Paolo, X. J., Bi, C., Bleve, I., Bolognino, P., Branchini, A., Budano, A. K., Calabrese Melcarne, P., Camarri, Z., Cao, R., Cardarelli, S., Catalanotti, C., Cattaneo, S. Z., Chen, T. L., Chen, Y., Chen, P., Creti, S. W., Cui, B. Z., Dai, G., D'Alí Staiti, Danzengluobu, 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, E., Giroletti, Q. B., Gou, Y. Q., Guo, H. H., He, Haibing, Hu, Hongbo, Hu, Q., Huang, M., Iacovacci, R., Iuppa, I., Jame, H. Y., Jia, Labaciren, H. J., Li, J. Y., Li, X. X., Li, G., Liguori, C., Liu, C. Q., Liu, J., Liu, M. Y., Liu, H., Lu, L. L., Ma, 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, 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, Q. Y., Yang, X. C., Yang, Z. G., Yao, A. F., Yuan, M., Zha, H. M., Zhang, Jilong, Zhang, Jianli, Zhang, L., Zhang, P., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Y., Zhang, J., Zhao, Zhaxiciren, Zhaxisangzhu, X. X., Zhou, F. R., Zhu, Q. Q., Zhu, G., Zizzi, Bartoli, Bruno, Bernardini, P., Bleve, C., Bolognino, I., Branchini, P., Budano, A., A. K. C., Camarri, P., Cao, Z., Cardarelli, R., Catalanotti, Sergio, Cattaneo, C., Chen, S. Z., Chen, T. L., Chen, Y., Creti, P., Cui, S. W., Dai, B. Z., Staiti, G. D., Dattoli, M., Mitri, I. D., D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, DI GIROLAMO, Tristano, Ding, X. H., Sciascio, G. D., Feng, C. F., Feng, Z. Y., Galeazzi, F., Giroletti, E., Gou, Q. B., Guo, Y. Q., H. B., Hu, Huang, Q., Iacovacci, Michele, Iuppa, R., James, I., Jia, H. Y., Liguori, G., Liu, C., Liu, C. Q., Liu, J., Liu, M. Y., Lu, H., Mancarella, G., Mari, S. M., Marsella, G., Martello, D., Mastroianni, S., Montini, P., Ning, C. C., Pagliaro, A., Panareo, M., Panico, B., Perrone, L., Pistilli, P., Ruggieri, F., Salvini, P., Santonico, R., Shen, P. R., Sheng, X. D., Shi, F., Stanescu, C., Surdo, A., Tan, Y. H., Vallania, P., Vernetto, S., Vigorito, C., Wang, B., Wang, H., Xu, B., Xue, L., Yang, Q. Y., Yang, X. C., Yao, Z. G., Yuan, A. F., Zha, M., Zhang, H. M., Zhang, J. L., Zhang, L., Zhang, P., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Y., Zhao, J., Zhou, X. X., Zhu, F. R., Zhu, Q. Q., Zizzi, G., Bartoli, B, Bernardini, P, Bi, XJ, Bleve, C, Bolognino, I, Branchini, P, Budano, A, Calabrese Melcarne, AK, Camarri, P, Cao, Z, Cardarelli, R, Catalanotti, S, Cattaneo, C, Chen, SZ, Chen, TL, Chen, Y, Creti, P, Cui, SW, Dai, BZ, D’Ali Staiti, G, Dattoli, M, De Mitri, I, D’Ettorre Piazzoli, B, Di Girolamo, T, Ding, XH, Di Sciascio, G, Feng, CF, Feng, ZYa, Feng, ZYo, Galeazzi, F, Giroletti, E, Gou, QB, Guo, YQ, He, HH, Hu, HBi, Hu, HBo, Huang, Q, Iacovacci, M, Iuppa, R, James, I, Jia, HY, Li, HJ, Li, JY, Li, XX, Liguori, G, Liu, C, Liu, CQ, Liu, J, Liu, MY, Lu, H, Ma, LL, Ma, XH, Mancarella, G, Mari, SM, Marsella, G, Martello, D, Mastroianni, S, Montini, P, Ning, CC, Pagliaro, A, Panareo, M, Panico, B, Perrone, L, Pistilli, P, Ruggieri, F, 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, Yang, QY, Yang, XC, Yao, ZG, Yuan, AF, M. Zha, M, Zhang, HM, Zhang, JLi, Zhang, JLo, Zhang, L, Zhang, P, Zhang, XY, Zhang, Y, Zhao, J, Zhaxiciren, Zhaxisangzhu, Zhou, XX, Zhu, FR, Zhu, QQ, Zizzi, G, Bartoli, B., Bi, X. J., Melcarne A. K., Calabrese, Catalanotti, S., Staiti G., D'Ali, De Mitri, I., Piazzoli B., D'Ettorre, Di Girolamo, T., Di Sciascio, G., Feng, Zhaoyang, Feng, Zhenyong, He, H. H., Hu, Haibing, Hu, Hongbo, Iacovacci, M., Li, H. J., Li, J. Y., Li, X. X., Ma, L. L., Ma, X. H., Mari, Stefano Maria, Wu, C. Y., Wu, H. R., Zhang, Jilong, and Zhang, Jianli
Subjects: Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, general – pulsars: individual (MGRO J2019+37 [Gamma rays], Flux, FOS: Physical sciences, Astrophysics, 01 natural sciences, Pulsar wind nebula, general – pulsar, 0103 physical sciences, MILAGRO, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, DETECTOR, Argo, Physics, CALIBRATION, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), 010308 nuclear & particles physics, MGRO J2031+41), Settore FIS/01 - Fisica Sperimentale, Gamma ray, Astronomy and Astrophysics, individual (MGRO J2019+37, MGRO J2031+41), PLANE, 3. Good health, Medium energy, Crab Nebula, gamma ray, 13. Climate action, Space and Planetary Science, GALACTIC SOURCES, J2032+4130, Milagro, gamma rays, general – pulsars, EMISSION, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Abstract: We report the observation of TeV gamma-rays from the Cygnus region using the ARGO-YBJ data collected from 2007 November to 2011 August. Several TeV sources are located in this region including the two bright extended MGRO J2019+37 and MGRO J2031+41. According to the Milagro data set, at 20 TeV MGRO J2019+37 is the most significant source apart from the Crab Nebula. No signal from MGRO J2019+37 is detected by the ARGO-YBJ experiment, and the derived flux upper limits at 90% confidence level for all the events above 600 GeV with medium energy of 3 TeV are lower than the Milagro flux, implying that the source might be variable and hard to be identified as a pulsar wind nebula. The only statistically significant (6.4 standard deviations) gamma-ray signal is found from MGRO J2031+41, with a flux consistent with the measurement by Milagro., 14 pages, 4 figures
Published: 2012

14. Measurement of the cosmic ray antiproton/proton flux ratio at TeV energies with the ARGO-YBJ detector

Author: X. X. Li, I. De Mitri, M. Iacovacci, M. Zha, G. D'Alí Staiti, Zhenyong Feng, P. Vallania, S. Vernetto, C. Cattaneo, F. R. Zhu, C. Liu, T. L. Chen, X. H. Ma, H.H. He, S. W. Cui, Jilong Zhang, F. Ruggieri, Q. Q. Zhu, P. Bernardini, S. Catalanotti, M. Panareo, Giovanni Mancarella, T. Di Girolamo, B. D'Ettorre Piazzoli, Y. Q. Guo, Carla Bleve, C. Y. Wu, E. Giroletti, B. Panico, P. Salvini, Zhaxiciren, R. Santonico, Zihuang Cao, Y. B. Chen, H. J. Li, Paolo Camarri, C. Q. Liu, H. R. Wu, Hongbo Hu, L. Xue, C. F. Feng, A. K. Calabrese Melcarne, A. F. Yuan, Carlo Vigorito, B. Z. Dai, Paolo Montini, R. Iuppa, B. Bartoli, Hong-peng Lu, X. Y. Zhang, X. C. Yang, G. Marsella, Haibing Hu, Cristian Stanescu, P. Branchini, Y. X. Yan, Antonio Budano, B. S. Wang, J. K. K. Liu, Zhaxisangzhu, Labaciren, Irina James, Y. Zhang, Chang-Chun Ning, Zhaoyang Feng, D. Martello, Longzhou Zhang, L. Perrone, Jianli Zhang, P. Creti, P. Pistilli, H. M. Zhang, X. X. Zhou, Z. G. Yao, Bingwei Xu, A. Surdo, Q. Huang, Huaguang Wang, G. Liguori, Fudong Shi, S. Mastroianni, Q. B. Gou, X. D. Sheng, P. R. Shen, P. F. Zhang, X. J. Bi, S. Z. Chen, S. M. Mari, X. B. Qu, X. H. Ding, Roberto Cardarelli, G. Di Sciascio, Y. H. Tan, J. Y. Li, M. Y. Liu, Q. Y. Yang, H. Y. Jia, Danzengluobu, G. Zizzi, I. Bolognino, A. Pagliaro, Bartoli, B., Bernardini, P., Bi, X. J., Bleve, C., Bolognino, I., Branchini, P., Budano, A., Melcarne A. K., Calabrese, Camarri, P., Cao, Z., Cardarelli, R., Catalanotti, S., Cattaneo, C., Chen, S. Z., Chen, T. L., Chen, Y., Creti, P., Cui, S. W., Dai, B. Z., Staiti G., D'Ali, Danzengluobu, De Mitri, I., Piazzoli B., D'Ettorre, Di Girolamo, T., Ding, X. H., Di Sciascio, G., Feng, C. F., Feng, Zhaoyang, Feng, Zhenyong, Giroletti, E., Gou, Q. B., Guo, Y. Q., He, H. H., Hu, Haibing, Hu, Hongbo, Huang, Q., Iacovacci, M., Iuppa, R., James, I., Jia, H. Y., Labaciren, Li, H. J., Li, J. Y., Li, X. X., Liguori, G., Liu, C., Liu, C. Q., Liu, J., Liu, M. Y., Lu, H., Ma, X. H., Mancarella, G., Mari, Stefano Maria, Marsella, G., Martello, D., Mastroianni, S., Montini, P., Ning, C. C., Pagliaro, A., Panareo, M., Panico, B., Perrone, L., Pistilli, P., Qu, X. B., Ruggieri, F., Salvini, P., Santonico, R., Shen, P. R., Sheng, X. D., Shi, F., Stanescu, C., Surdo, A., Tan, Y. H., Vallania, P., Vernetto, S., Vigorito, C., Wang, B., Wang, H., Wu, C. Y., Wu, H. R., Xu, B., Xue, L., Yan, Y. X., Yang, Q. Y., Yang, X. C., Yao, Z. G., Yuan, A. F., Zha, M., Zhang, H. M., Zhang, Jilong, Zhang, Jianli, Zhang, L., Zhang, P., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Y., Zhaxiciren, Zhaxisangzhu, Zhou, X. X., Zhu, F. R., Zhu, Q. Q., Zizzi, G., Bartoli, Bruno, Bi, X., Calabrese Melcarne, A., Catalanotti, Sergio, Chen, S., Chen, T., Cui, S., Dai, B., D’Alí Staiti, G., D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, DI GIROLAMO, Tristano, Ding, X., Feng, C., Zhaoyang, Feng, Zhenyong, Feng, Gou, Q., Guo, Y., He, H., Haibing, Hu, Hongbo, Hu, Iacovacci, Michele, Jia, H., Li, H., Li, J., Li, X., Liu, M., Ma, X., Mari, S., Ning, C., Qu, X., Shen, P., Sheng, X., Tan, Y., Wu, C., Wu, H., Yan, Y., Yang, Q., Yang, X., Yao, Z., Yuan, A., Zhang, H., Jilong, Zhang, Jianli, Zhang, Zhang, X., Zhou, X., Zhu, F., Zhu, Q., Bartoli, B, Bernardini, P, Bi, XJ, Bleve, C, Bolognino, I, Branchini, P, Budano, A, Calabrese Melcarne, AK, Camarri, P, Cao, Z, Cardarelli, R, Catalanotti, S, Cattaneo, C, Chen, SZ, Chen, TL, Chen, Y, Creti, P, Cui, SW, Dai, BZ, D’Ali' Staiti, G, De Mitri, I, D’Ettorre Piazzoli, B, Di Girolamo, T, Ding, XH, Di Sciascio, G, Feng, CF, Feng, ZYa, Feng, ZYo, Giroletti, E, Gou, QB, Guo, YQ, He, HH, Hu, HBa, Hu, HBo, Huang, Q, Iacovacci, M, Iuppa, R, James, I, Jia, HY, Li, HJ, Li, JY, Li, XX, Liguori, G, Liu, C, Liu, CQ, Liu, J, Liu, MY, Lu, H, Ma, XH, Mancarella, G, Mari, SM, Marsella, G, Martello, D, Mastroianni, S, Montini, P, Ning, CC, Pagliaro, A, Panareo, M, Panico, B, Perrone, L, Pistilli, P, Qu, XB, Ruggieri, F, 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, Yao, ZG, Yuan, AF, Zha, M, Zhang, HM, Zhang, JLo, Zhang, JLi, Zhang, L, Zhang, P, Zhang, XY, Zhang, Y, Zhaxiciren, 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, R., Cardarelli, S., Catalanotti, C., Cattaneo, S. Z., Chen, T. L., Chen, Y., Chen, P., Creti, S. W., Cui, B. Z., Dai, G., D’Alí Staiti, DE MITRI, Ivan, B., D’Ettorre Piazzoli, T., Di Girolamo, X. H., Ding, G., Di Sciascio, C. F., Feng, E., Giroletti, Q. B., Gou, Y. Q., Guo, H. H., He, 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, 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, L., Zhang, P., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Y., Zhang, X. X., Zhou, F. R., Zhu, Q. Q., Zhu, and G., Zizzi
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Antiparticle, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Dark matter, Settore FIS/01 - Fisica Sperimentale, Earth-Moon, Cosmic ray, magnetic spectrometer, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, Earth's magnetic field, Antiproton, Antimatter, antiproton, Content (measure theory), Antiproton-Proton ratio, Cosmic rays, Extended Air Showers, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Energy (signal processing)
Abstract: Cosmic ray antiprotons provide an important probe to study the cosmic ray propagation in the interstellar space and to investigate the existence of dark matter. Acting the Earth-Moon system as a magnetic spectrometer, paths of primary antiprotons are deflected in the opposite sense with respect to those of the protons in their way to the Earth. This effect allows, in principle, the search for antiparticles in the direction opposite to the observed deficit of cosmic rays due to the Moon (the so-called `Moon shadow'). The ARGO-YBJ experiment, located at the Yangbajing Cosmic Ray Laboratory (Tibet, P.R. China, 4300 m a.s.l., 606 g/cm$^2$), is particularly effective in measuring the cosmic ray antimatter content via the observation of the cosmic rays shadowing effect due to: (1) good angular resolution, pointing accuracy and long-term stability; (2) low energy threshold; (3) real sensitivity to the geomagnetic field. Based on all the data recorded during the period from July 2006 through November 2009 and on a full Monte Carlo simulation, we searched for the existence of the shadow cast by antiprotons in the TeV energy region. No evidence of the existence of antiprotons is found in this energy region. Upper limits to the $\bar{p}/p$ flux ratio are set to 5 % at a median energy of 1.4 TeV and 6 % at 5 TeV with a confidence level of 90%. In the TeV energy range these limits are the lowest available., Comment: Contact authors: G. Di Sciascio (disciascio@roma2.infn.it) and R. Iuppa (iuppa@roma2.infn.it), INFN Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy
Published: 2012

15. Light-component spectrum of the primary cosmic rays in the multi-TeV region measured by the ARGO-YBJ experiment

Author: X. C. Yang, B. Bartoli, Zhenyong Feng, B. Panico, C. Liu, P. R. Shen, Irina James, X. H. Ma, J. K. K. Liu, P. Salvini, G. D'Alí Staiti, P. Vallania, Q. Q. Zhu, P. Pistilli, H. M. Zhang, X. X. Zhou, Giovanni Mancarella, G. Di Sciascio, B. D'Ettorre Piazzoli, P. Creti, R. Santonico, X. X. Li, Y. B. Chen, H. J. Li, Carla Bleve, H. R. Wu, Hongbo Hu, H. Y. Jia, L. Xue, C. F. Feng, Bingwei Xu, C. Y. Wu, A. Surdo, L. Perrone, Hong-peng Lu, C. Q. Liu, Chang-Chun Ning, Zhaoyang Feng, Q. Huang, I. De Mitri, Q. B. Gou, X. Y. Zhang, T. Di Girolamo, Paolo Camarri, T. L. Chen, M. Iacovacci, B. Z. Dai, X. X. Yan, F. R. Zhu, P. F. Zhang, X. J. Bi, Y. Q. Guo, S. Catalanotti, S. W. Cui, S. Z. Chen, Jianli Zhang, P. Bernardini, F. Ruggieri, Cristian Stanescu, P. Branchini, M. Panareo, Zihuang Cao, A. F. Yuan, Carlo Vigorito, B. S. Wang, Longzhou Zhang, Zhaxisangzhu, Haibing Hu, E. Giroletti, Z. G. Yao, S. M. Mari, Antonio Budano, Y. Zhang, Labaciren, D. Martello, M. Zha, C. Cattaneo, A. K. Calabrese Melcarne, Paolo Montini, G. Marsella, R. Iuppa, S. Vernetto, Danzengluobu, X. D. Sheng, J. Y. Li, H.H. He, M. Dattoli, I. Bolognino, M. Y. Liu, Q. Y. Yang, G. Zizzi, X. B. Qu, X. H. Ding, Roberto Cardarelli, Y. H. Tan, A. Pagliaro, G. Liguori, Huaguang Wang, Fudong Shi, S. Mastroianni, Zhaxiciren, Jilong Zhang, Bartoli, B., Bernardini, P., Bi, X. J., Bleve, C., Bolognino, I., Branchini, P., Budano, A., Calabrese Melcarne, A. K., Camarri, P., Cao, Z., Cardarelli, R., Catalanotti, S., Cattaneo, C., Chen, S. Z., Chen, T. L., Chen, Y., Creti, P., Cui, S. W., Dai, B. Z., D'Ali Staiti, G., Danzengluobu, Dattoli, M., De Mitri, I., D'Ettorre Piazzoli, B., Di Girolamo, T., Ding, X. H., Di Sciascio, G., Feng, C. F., Feng, Z., Giroletti, E., Gou, Q. B., Guo, Y. Q., He, H. H., Hu, H., Huang, Q., Iacovacci, M., Iuppa, R., James, I., Jia, H. Y., Labaciren, Li, H. J., Li, J. Y., Li, X. X., Liguori, G., Liu, C., Liu, C. Q., Liu, J., Liu, M. Y., Lu, H., Ma, X. H., Mancarella, G., Mari, S. M., Marsella, G., Martello, D., Mastroianni, S., Montini, P., Ning, C. C., Pagliaro, A., Panareo, M., Panico, B., Perrone, L., Pistilli, P., Qu, X. B., Ruggieri, F., Salvini, P., Santonico, R., Shen, P. R., Sheng, X. D., Shi, F., Stanescu, C., Surdo, A., Tan, Y. H., Vallania, P., Vernetto, S., Vigorito, C., Wang, B., Wang, H., Wu, C. Y., Wu, H. R., Xu, B., Xue, L., Yan, X. X., Yang, Q. Y., Yang, X. C., Yao, Z. G., Yuan, A. F., Zha, M., Zhang, H. M., Zhang, J., Zhang, L., Zhang, P., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Y., Zhaxiciren, Zhaxisangzhu, Zhou, X. X., Zhu, F. R., Zhu, Q. Q., Zizzi, G., Bartoli, B, Bernardini, P, Bi, Xj, Bleve, C, Bolognino, I, Branchini, P, Budano, A, Melcarne, Akc, Camarri, P, Cao, Z, Cardarelli, R, Catalanotti, S, Cattaneo, C, Chen, Sz, Chen, Tl, Chen, Y, Creti, P, Cui, Sw, Dai, Bz, Staiti, Gd, Dattoli, M, De Mitri, I, Piazzoli, Bd, Di Girolamo, T, Ding, Xh, Di Sciascio, G, Feng, Cf, Feng, Zy, Giroletti, E, Gou, Qb, Guo, Yq, He, Hh, Hu, Hb, Huang, Q, Iacovacci, M, Iuppa, R, James, I, Jia, Hy, Li, Hj, Li, Jy, Li, Xx, Liguori, G, Liu, C, Liu, Cq, Liu, J, Liu, My, Lu, H, Ma, Xh, Mancarella, G, Mari, Stefano Maria, Marsella, G, Martello, D, Mastroianni, S, Montini, P, Ning, Cc, Pagliaro, A, Panareo, M, Panico, B, Perrone, L, Pistilli, P, Qu, Xb, Ruggieri, F, 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, Xx, Yang, Qy, Yang, Xc, Yao, Zg, Yuan, Af, Zha, M, Zhang, Hm, Zhang, Jl, Zhang, L, Zhang, P, Zhang, Xy, Zhang, Y, Zhou, Xx, Zhu, Fr, Zhu, Qq, Bartoli, Bruno, X. J., Bi, A. K. C., Catalanotti, Sergio, Staiti, G. D., Mitri, I. D., D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, DI GIROLAMO, Tristano, Sciascio, G. D., Feng, Z. Y., H. H., He, H. B., Hu, Iacovacci, Michele, H. J., Li, J. Y., Li, X. X., Li, X. H., Ma, X. B., Qu, C. Y., Wu, H. R., Wu, Zhang, J. L., B., Bartoli, Bernardini, Paolo, C., Bleve, I., Bolognino, P., Branchini, A., Budano, A. K., Calabrese Melcarne, P., Camarri, Z., Cao, R., Cardarelli, S., Catalanotti, C., Cattaneo, S. Z., Chen, T. L., Chen, Y., Chen, P., Creti, S. W., Cui, B. Z., Dai, G., D’Alı´ 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, E., Giroletti, Q. B., Gou, Y. Q., Guo, Haibing, Hu, Hongbo, Hu, Q., Huang, M., Iacovacci, R., Iuppa, I., Jame, H. Y., Jia, G., Liguori, C., Liu, C. Q., Liu, J., Liu, M. Y., Liu, H., Lu, 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, 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, B., Xu, L., Xue, X. X., Yan, Q. Y., Yang, X. C., Yang, Z. G., Yao, A. F., Yuan, M., Zha, H. M., Zhang, Jilong, Zhang, Jianli, Zhang, L., Zhang, P., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Y., Zhang, X. X., Zhou, F. R., Zhu, Q. Q., Zhu, G., Zizzi, Bi, XJ, Calabrese Melcarne, AK, Chen, SZ, Chen, TL, Cui, SW, Dai, BZ, D'ALI'STAITI, G, D’Ettorre Piazzoli, B, Ding, XH, Feng, CF, Feng, ZYa, Feng, ZYo, Gou, QB, Guo, YQ, He, HH, Hu, HBi, Hu, HBo, James, J, Jia, HY, Li, HJ, Li, JY, Li, XX, Liu, CQ, Liu, MY, Ma, XH, Mari, S, Ning, CC, Panareo, P, Qu, XB, Shen, PR, Sheng, XD, Tan, YH, Wu, CY, Wu, HR, Yan, XX, Yang, QY, Yang, XC, Yao, ZG, Yuan, AF, Zhang, HM, Zhang, JLi, Zhang, JLo, Zhang, XY, Zhou, XX, Zhu, FR, Zhu, QQ, and Zizzi, G
Subjects: Extended Air Showers, Cosmic Rays, Gamma Ray sources, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Proton, TIBET, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Extensive air shower, chemistry.chemical_element, Cosmic ray, HELIUM SPECTRA, Astrophysics, PROTON, Bayesian method, CASCADES, Spectral line, Settore FIS/05 - Astronomia E Astrofisica, Nuclear magnetic resonance, Cosmic-ray observatory, Helium, Physics, Range (particle radiation), ENERGY-RANGE, BALLOON EXPERIMENT, NUCLEI, Settore FIS/01 - Fisica Sperimentale, Detector, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, light component spectrum, chemistry, Energy (signal processing), SYSTEM
Abstract: The ARGO-YBJ experiment detects extensive air showers in a wide energy range by means of a full-coverage detector which is in stable data taking in its full configuration since November 2007 at the YBJ International Cosmic Ray Observatory (4300 m a.s.l., Tibet, People's Republic of China). In this paper the measurement of the light-component spectrum of primary cosmic rays in the energy region $(5\textdiv{}200)\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{TeV}$ is reported. The method exploited to analyze the experimental data is based on a Bayesian procedure. The measured intensities of the light component are consistent with the recent CREAM results and higher than that obtained adding the proton and helium spectra reported by the RUNJOB experiment.
Published: 2012

16. Gamma-Ray Astronomy with ARGO-YBJ

Author: B. Bartoli, 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, Danzengluobu, M. Dattoli, 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. James, H. Y. Jia, Labaciren, 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, S. M. Mari, S. Mastroianni, P. Montini, C. C. Ning, A. Pagliaro, B. Panico, 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, BERNARDINI, Paolo, DE MITRI, Ivan, MANCARELLA, Giovanni, MARSELLA, GIOVANNI, MARTELLO, Daniele, PANAREO, Marco, PERRONE, Lorenzo, 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, Danzengluobu, 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, Labaciren, 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, and G., Zizzi
Subjects: TeV gamma-ray flares – Gamma rays: observations – Galaxy: Crab Nebula [Galaxy]
Abstract: ARGO-YBJ is a full coverage air shower array located at the YangBaJing Cosmic Ray Laboratory (Tibet, P.R. China, 4300 m a.s.l., 606 g/cm2) recording data with a duty cycle 85% and an energy threshold of a few hundred GeV. In this paper the latest results in Gamma-Ray Astronomy are summarized.
Published: 2012

17. Observation of the cosmic ray moon shadowing effect with the ARGO-YBJ experiment

Author: B. Bartoli, P. Bernardini, X. J. Bi, C. Bleve, I. Bolognino, P. Branchini, A. Budano, A. K. Calabrese Melcarne, P. Camarri, Z. Cao, 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’Alí Staiti, null Danzengluobu, M. Dattoli, I. De Mitri, B. D’Ettorre Piazzoli, T. Di Girolamo, X. H. Ding, G. Di Sciascio, C. F. Feng, Zhaoyang Feng, Zhenyong Feng, F. Galeazzi, E. Giroletti, Q. B. Gou, Y. Q. Guo, H. H. He, Haibing Hu, Hongbo Hu, Q. Huang, M. Iacovacci, R. Iuppa, I. James, H. Y. Jia, null Labaciren, 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, G. Mancarella, S. M. Mari, G. Marsella, D. Martello, S. Mastroianni, P. Montini, C. C. Ning, A. Pagliaro, M. Panareo, B. Panico, L. Perrone, 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, Jilong Zhang, Jianli Zhang, L. Zhang, P. Zhang, X. Y. Zhang, Y. Zhang, null Zhaxiciren, null Zhaxisangzhu, X. X. Zhou, F. R. Zhu, Q. Q. Zhu, G. Zizzi, Bartoli, B, Bernardini, P, Bi, Xj, Bleve, C, Bolognino, I, Branchini, P, Budano, A, Melcarne, Akc, Camarri, P, Cao, Z, Cardarelli, R, Catalanotti, S, Cattaneo, C, Celio, P, Chen, Sz, Chen, Tl, Chen, Y, Creti, P, Cui, Sw, Dai, Bz, Staiti, Gd, Danzengluobu, Dattoli, M, De Mitri, I, Piazzoli, Bd, Di Girolamo, T, Ding, Xh, Di Sciascio, G, Feng, Cf, Feng, Zy, Galeazzi, F, Giroletti, E, Gou, Qb, Guo, Yq, He, Hh, Hu, Hb, Huang, Q, Iacovacci, M, Iuppa, R, James, I, Jia, Hy, Labaciren, Li, Hj, Li, Jy, Li, Xx, Liguori, G, Liu, C, Liu, Cq, Liu, J, Liu, My, Lu, H, Ma, Xh, Mancarella, G, Mari, Stefano Maria, Marsella, G, Martello, D, Mastroianni, S, Montini, P, Ning, Cc, Pagliaro, A, Panareo, M, Panico, B, Perrone, L, Pistilli, P, Qu, Xb, Rossi, E, Ruggieri, F, 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, Yao, Zg, Yuan, Af, Zha, M, Zhang, Hm, Zhang, Jl, Zhang, L, Zhang, P, Zhang, Xy, Zhang, Y, Zhaxiciren, Zhaxisangzhu, Zhou, Xx, Zhu, Fr, Zhu, Qq, Zizzi, G., Bartoli, Bruno, Catalanotti, Sergio, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, DI GIROLAMO, Tristano, Iacovacci, Michele, B., Bartoli, Bernardini, Paolo, X. J., Bi, C., Bleve, I., Bolognino, P., Branchini, A., Budano, A. K., Calabrese Melcarne, P., Camarri, Z., Cao, 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’Alı´ 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, E., Giroletti, Q. B., Gou, Y. Q., Guo, H. H., He, Haibing, Hu, Hongbo, Hu, 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, Jilong, Zhang, Jianli, Zhang, L., Zhang, P., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Y., Zhang, X. X., Zhou, F. R., Zhu, Q. Q., Zhu, G., Zizzi, D'Ali' Staiti, G, Bi, XJ, Calabrese Melcarne, AK, Chen, SZ, Chen, TL, Cui, SW, Dai, BZ, D’Alı Staiti, G, D’Ettorre Piazzoli, B, Ding, XH, Feng, CF, Feng, ZYa, Feng, ZYo, Gou, QB, Guo, YQ, He, HH, Hu, HBi, Hu, HBo, Jia, HY, Li, HJ, Li, JY, Li, XX, Liu, CQ, Liu, MY, Ma, XH, Mari, SM, Ning, CC, Qu, XB, Shen, PR, Sheng, XD, Tan, YH, Wu, CY, Wu, HR, Yan, YX, Yang, QY, Yang, XC, Yao, ZG, Yuan, AF, Zhang, HM, Zhang, JLi, Zhang, JLo, Zhang, XY, Zhaxiciren, Zhaxisangzhu, Zhou, XX, Zhu, FR, Zhu, QQ, and Zizzi, G
Subjects: Point spread function, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Cosmic Rays, Gamma Astronomy, Extended Air Showers, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Monte Carlo method, Cosmic ray, Astrophysics, 01 natural sciences, Standard deviation, Physics::Geophysics, Raggi cosmici, Settore FIS/05 - Astronomia E Astrofisica, geomagnetic field, 0103 physical sciences, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Ombra della luna, Apparati di sciame, Detector, Settore FIS/01 - Fisica Sperimentale, Moon shadow, Astronomy, Magnetic field, Earth's magnetic field, Air shower, 13. Climate action, Physics::Space Physics
Abstract: Cosmic rays are hampered by the Moon and a deficit in its direction is expected (the so-called Moon shadow). The Moon shadow is an important tool to determine the performance of an air shower array. Indeed, the westward displacement of the shadow center, due to the bending effect of the geomagnetic field on the propagation of cosmic rays, allows the setting of the absolute rigidity scale of the primary particles inducing the showers recorded by the detector. In addition, the shape of the shadow permits to determine the detector point spread function, while the position of the deficit at high energies allows the evaluation of its absolute pointing accuracy. In this paper we present the observation of the cosmic ray Moon shadowing effect carried out by the ARGO-YBJ experiment in the multi-TeV energy region with high statistical significance (55 standard deviations). By means of an accurate Monte Carlo simulation of the cosmic rays propagation in the Earth-Moon system, we have studied separately the effect of the geomagnetic field and of the detector point spread function on the observed shadow. The angular resolution as a function of the particle multiplicity and the pointing accuracy have been obtained. The primary energy of detected showers has been estimated by measuring the westward displacement as a function of the particle multiplicity, thus calibrating the relation between shower size and cosmic ray energy. The stability of the detector on a monthly basis has been checked by monitoring the position and the deficit of the Moon shadow. Finally, we have studied with high statistical accuracy the shadowing effect in the day/’’night’’ time looking for possible effect induced by the solar wind.
Published: 2011

18. Long-term monitor of Mrk 421 TeV emission using ARGO-YBJ experiment

Author: B. Bartoli, 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’Alı Staiti, Danzengluobu, M. Dattoli, 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 Hu, Hongbo Hu, Q. Huang, M. Iacovacci, R. Iuppa, I. James, H. Y. Jia, Labaciren, 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, S. M. Mari, S. Mastroianni, P. Montini, C. C. Ning, A. Pagliaro, B. Panico, 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, Jilong Zhang, Jianli Zhang, L. Zhang, P. Zhang, X. Y. Zhang, Y. Zhang, Zhaxiciren, Zhaxisangzhu, X. X. Zhou, F. R. Zhu, Q. Q. Zhu, G. Zizzi, BERNARDINI, Paolo, DE MITRI, Ivan, MANCARELLA, Giovanni, MARSELLA, GIOVANNI, MARTELLO, Daniele, PANAREO, Marco, PERRONE, Lorenzo, 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’Alı Staiti, Danzengluobu, 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, Hu, Hongbo, Hu, Q., Huang, M., Iacovacci, R., Iuppa, I., Jame, H. Y., Jia, Labaciren, 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, Jilong, Zhang, Jianli, Zhang, L., Zhang, P., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Y., Zhang, Zhaxiciren, Zhaxisangzhu, X. X., Zhou, F. R., Zhu, Q. Q., Zhu, and G., Zizzi
Subjects: gamma ray observations, Markarian 421, BL Lacertae object
Abstract: ARGO-YBJ is an air shower detector array with a fully covered layer of Resistive Plate Chambers. It is operated with a high duty cycle and a large field of view. It monitors continuously the northern sky at energies above 0.3 TeV. In this paper, we report a long-term monitoring of Mrk 421 over the period from November 2007 to February 2010. Meanwhile, this source was observed by the satellite-borne experiments RXTE and Swift in the X-ray band. Mrk 421 was very active especially in the first half of 2008. Many flares are observed in both X-ray and gamma-ray bands simultaneously. The gamma-ray flux observed by ARGO-YBJ has a clear correlation with the X-ray flux. No lag longer than 1 day between the X-ray and gamma-ray photons is found. The evolution of the spectral energy distribution is investigated by measuring indices at four different flux levels. Hardening of the spectra is observed in both X-ray and gamma-ray bands. The gamma-ray flux increases quadratically with the simultaneously measured X-ray flux. All these observational results strongly favor the synchrotron self-Compton process as the underlying radiative mechanism.
Published: 2011

19. Mean Interplanetary Magnetic Field Measurement Using the ARGO-YBJ Experiment

Author: X. X. Li, Zhenyong Feng, L. Zhang, B. D'Ettorre Piazzoli, L. Xue, G. Mancarella, Q. B. Gou, A. Cappa, M. Zha, F. R. Zhu, M. Panareo, B. Z. Dai, M. Iacovacci, Piero Vallania, P. Creti, Danzengluobu, F. Ruggieri, A. K. Calabrese Melcarne, L. Perrone, P. Salvini, R. Cardarelli, G. Marsella, Q. Q. Zhu, Y. Q. Guo, P. Branchini, H. Y. Jia, G. Aielli, R. Santonico, H. H. He, C. Bacci, S. M. Mari, Zhengguo Cao, X. C. Yang, B. S. Wang, A. Pagliaro, Q. Y. Yang, Bingwei Xu, P. F. Zhang, E. Giroletti, Severino Angelo Maria Bussino, S. W. Cui, Hongbo Hu, A. Surdo, C. F. Feng, X. J. Bi, H. R. Wu, I. De Mitri, X. R. Meng, C. Stanescu, Irina James, A. F. Yuan, Chang-Chun Ning, Zhaoyang Feng, J. Y. Li, Jilong Zhang, T. Di Girolamo, F. Shi, Jianli Zhang, T. L. Chen, H. M. Zhang, G. Di Sciascio, Carlo Vigorito, P. Celio, C. Y. Wu, M. Y. Liu, M. De Vincenzi, Haibing Hu, R. Gargana, I. Bolognino, B. Bartoli, H. J. Li, X. D. Sheng, C. Bleve, Y. B. Chen, S. Z. Chen, L. Saggese, Y. Zhang, B. Liberti, Paolo Bernardini, D. Martello, X. B. Qu, X. H. Ding, Labaciren, J. K. K. Liu, P. Pistilli, X. X. Zhou, G. D'Alí Staiti, Y. H. Tan, P. Galeotti, Q. Huang, X. Y. Zhang, C. Liu, X. H. Ma, G. Liguori, C. X. Liu, Zhaxisangzhu, S. Catalanotti, Z. G. Yao, Y. X. Yan, E. Rossi, M. Dattoli, H. Lu, Paolo Montini, R. Iuppa, and G. Zizzi, P. Camarri, H. W. Wang, S. Vernetto, F. Galeazzi, A. Budano, S. Mastroianni, C. Cattaneo, P. R. Shen, Bartoli, Bruno, Catalanotti, Sergio, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, DI GIROLAMO, Tristano, Iacovacci, Michele, Aielli, G, Bacci, C, Bartoli, B, Bernardini, P, Bi, XJ, Bleve, C, Bolognino, I, Branchini, P, Budano, A, Bussino, S, Calabrese Melcarne, AK, Camarri, P, Cao, Z, Cappa, A, Cardarelli, R, Catalanotti, S, Cattaneo, C, Celio, P, Chen, SZ, Chen, TL, Chen, Y, 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, ZYa, Feng, ZYo, Galeazzi, F, Galeotti, P, Gargana, R, Giroletti, E, Gou, QB, Guo, YQ, He, HH, Hu, HaB, Hu, HoB, 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, SM, 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, Yao, ZG, Yuan, AF, Zha, M, Zhang, HM, Zhang, JLi, Zhang, JLo, Zhang, L, Zhang, P, Zhang, XY, Zhang, Y, Zhaxisangzhu, Zhou, XX, Zhu, FR, Zhu, QQ, Zizzi, G, G., Aielli, C., Bacci, B., Bartoli, Bernardini, Paolo, X. J., Bi, C., Bleve, I., Bolognino, P., Branchini, A., Budano, S., Bussino, 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'Alí Staiti, M., Dattoli, DE MITRI, Ivan, B., D'Ettorre Piazzoli, M., De Vincenzi, T., Di Girolamo, X. H., Ding, G., Di Sciascio, C. F., Feng, Zhaoyang, Feng, Zhenyong, Feng, F., Galeazzi, P., Galeotti, R., Gargana, E., Giroletti, Q. B., Gou, Y. Q., Guo, H. H., He, Haibing, Hu, Hongbo, Hu, Q., Huang, M., Iacovacci, R., Iuppa, I., Jame, H. Y., Jia, H. J., Li, J. Y., Li, X. X., Li, B., Liberti, G., Liguori, C., Liu, C. Q., Liu, M. Y., Liu, J., Liu, H., Lu, X. H., Ma, Mancarella, Giovanni, S. M., Mari, Marsella, Giovanni, Martello, Daniele, S., Mastroianni, X. R., Meng, P., Montini, C. C., Ning, A., Pagliaro, Panareo, Marco, Perrone, Lorenzo, P., Pistilli, X. B., Qu, E., Rossi, F., Ruggieri, 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, 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, Jilong, Zhang, Jianli, Zhang, L., Zhang, P., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Y., Zhang, X. X., Zhou, F. R., Zhu, Q. Q., Zhu, G., Zizzi, Bi, Xj, Bussino, Severino Angelo Maria, Melcarne, Akc, Chen, Sz, Chen, Tl, Cui, Sw, Dai, Bz, Staiti, Gd, Piazzoli, Bd, DE VINCENZI, Mario, Ding, Xh, Feng, Cf, Feng, Zy, Gou, Qb, Guo, Yq, He, Hh, Hu, Hb, Jia, Hy, Li, Hj, Li, Jy, Li, Xx, Liu, Cq, Liu, My, Ma, Xh, Mari, Stefano Maria, Meng, Xr, Ning, Cc, Qu, Xb, Shen, Pr, Sheng, Xd, Tan, Yh, Wu, Cy, Wu, Hr, Yan, Yx, Yang, Qy, Yang, Xc, Yao, Zg, Yuan, Af, Zhang, Hm, Zhang, Jl, Zhang, Xy, Zhou, Xx, Zhu, Fr, Zhu, Qq, and Zizzi, G.
Subjects: Solar System, Field (physics), media_common.quotation_subject, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, FOS: Physical sciences, magnetic field, Cosmic ray, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Settore FIS/05 - Astronomia E Astrofisica, Shadow, Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics, Interplanetary magnetic field, cosmic ray, Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR), media_common, Physics, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), Settore FIS/01 - Fisica Sperimentale, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astronomy, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Cosmic Rays, Gamma Sources, Extended Air Showers, Solar wind, Magnetic field, Solar wind, Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics, solar wind, Space and Planetary Science, Sky, Physics::Space Physics, Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Abstract: The sun blocks cosmic ray particles from outside the solar system, forming a detectable shadow in the sky map of cosmic rays detected by the ARGO-YBJ experiment in Tibet. Because the cosmic ray particles are positive charged, the magnetic field between the sun and the earth deflects them from straight trajectories and results in a shift of the shadow from the true location of the sun. Here we show that the shift measures the intensity of the field which is transported by the solar wind from the sun to the earth., Comment: 6 papges,3 figures
Published: 2011
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20. Early warning for VHE gamma-ray flares with the ARGO-YBJ detector

Author: Y. Q. Guo, B. D'Ettorre Piazzoli, Haibing Hu, H. J. Li, H. R. Wu, C. Bleve, Y. Zhang, L. Xue, X. B. Qu, D. Martello, C. Stanescu, Chang-Chun Ning, B. Bartoli, R. Santonico, Zhaoyang Feng, X. H. Ding, Hong-peng Lu, Jilong Zhang, F. Galeazzi, B. Z. Dai, F. R. Zhu, Y. X. Yan, L. Zhang, F. Ruggieri, Piero Vallania, B. Panico, F. Shi, Y. H. Tan, Zhenyong Feng, C. Liu, P. Branchini, Danzengluobu, X. C. Yang, M. Dattoli, A. K. Calabrese Melcarne, Hongbo Hu, P. Pistilli, X. X. Zhou, C. Y. Wu, M. Iacovacci, M. Zha, X. H. Ma, A. Surdo, R. Cardarelli, C. F. Feng, M. Panareo, J. K. K. Liu, A. Cappa, G. Marsella, Bingwei Xu, E. Giroletti, X. Y. Zhang, Zhiguo Yao, H. H. He, Q. Q. Zhu, Q. B. Gou, A. F. Yuan, Minghui Liu, P. Creti, P. Galeotti, A. Budano, P. Salvini, Labaciren, Jianli Zhang, A. Pagliaro, I. De Mitri, X. D. Sheng, P. R. Shen, Paolo Bernardini, S. Mastroianni, T. Di Girolamo, T. L. Chen, H. M. Zhang, P. Celio, Q. Huang, Q. Y. Yang, I. Bolognino, G. Liguori, Zhaxiciren, G. Zizzi, J. Y. Li, G. Di Sciascio, C. X. Liu, H. W. Wang, G. D'Alí Staiti, Y. B. Chen, H. Y. Jia, Carlo Vigorito, Irina James, G. Mancarella, Paolo Camarri, L. Perrone, Zihuang Cao, X. X. Li, B. S. Wang, Zhaxisangzhu, S. M. Mari, P. F. Zhang, X. J. Bi, S. Z. Chen, C. Cattaneo, E. Rossi, Paolo Montini, R. Iuppa, S. Vernetto, S. Catalanotti, S. W. Cui, Bartoli, B, Bernardini, P, Bi, XJ, Bleve, C, Bolognino, I, 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, Creti, P, Cui, SW, Dai, BZ, D’Ali' Staiti, G, Danzengluobu, Dattoli, M, De Mitri, I, D’Ettorre Piazzoli, B, Di Girolamo, T, Ding, XH, Di Sciascio, G, Feng, CF, Feng, ZYa, Feng, ZYo, Galeazzi, F, Galeotti, P, Giroletti, E, Gou, QB, Guo, YQ, He, HH, Hu, HBa, Hu, HBo, Huang, Q, Iacovacci, M, Iuppa, R, James, I, Jia, HY, Labaciren, Li, HJ, Li, JY, Li, XX, Liguori, G, Liu, C, Liu, CQ, Liu, J, Liu, MY, Lu, H, Ma, XH, Mancarella, G, Mari, SM, Marsella, G, Martello, D, Mastroianni, S, Montini, P, Ning, CC, Pagliaro, A, Panareo, M, Panico, B, Perrone, L, Pistilli, P, Qu, XB, Rossi, E, Ruggieri, F, 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, Yao, ZG, Yuan, AF, Zha, M, Zhang, HM, Zhang, JLo, Zhang, JLi, Zhang, L, Zhang, P, Zhang, XY, Zhang, Y, Zhaxiciren, Zhaxisangzhu, Zhou, XX, Zhu, FR, Zhu, QQ, Zizzi, G, Bartoli, Bruno, Catalanotti, Sergio, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, DI GIROLAMO, Tristano, Iacovacci, Michele, 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’Alı´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, Barton, B, Bi, Xj, Melcarne, Akc, Chen, Sz, Chen, Tl, Cui, Sw, Dai, Bz, Staiti, Gd, Piazzoli, Bd, Ding, Xh, Feng, Cf, Feng, Zy, Gou, Qb, Guo, Yq, He, Hh, Hu, Hb, Ilacovacci, M, Jia, Hy, Li, Hj, Li, Jy, Li, Xx, Liu, Cq, Liu, My, Ma, Xh, Mari, Stefano Maria, Ning, Cc, Qu, Xb, Santonicoi, R, Shen, Pr, Sheng, Xd, Tan, Yh, Wu, Cy, Wu, Hr, Xu, B, Yan, Yx, Yang, Qy, Yang, Xc, Yao, Zg, Yuan, Af, Zhang, Hm, Zhang, Jl, Zhang, Xy, Zhou, Xx, Zhu, Fr, Zhu, Qq, and Zizzi, G.
Subjects: Wide field of view, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Monitoring, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, ARGO-YBJ, Flaring phenomenon, VHE extragalactic source, Astrophysics, Settore FIS/05 - Astronomia E Astrofisica, Instrumentation, Sorgenti VHE extragalattiche, Argo, Cherenkov radiation, Physics, Fenomeni transienti, Warning system, Detector, Settore FIS/01 - Fisica Sperimentale, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Gamma ray, Monitoring Flaring Phenomenon, Astronomy, Wide field, Duty cycle, Ampio campo di vista, Flaring phenomena, VHE extragalactic sources, Gamma Ray Bursts, Large Field of view telescope, ARGO-YBJ, Gamma-ray burst
Abstract: Detecting and monitoring emissions from flaring gamma-ray sources in the very-high-energy (VHE, > 100 GeV) band is a very important topic in gamma-ray astronomy. The ARGO-YBJ detector is characterized by a high duty cycle and a wide field of view. Therefore, it is particularly capable of detecting flares from extragalactic objects. Based on fast reconstruction and analysis, real-time monitoring of 33 selected VHE extragalactic sources is implemented. Flares exceeding a specific threshold are reported timely, hence enabling the follow-up observation of these objects using more sensitive detectors, such as Cherenkov telescopes. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Published: 2011

21. Gamma-ray astronomy and cosmic-ray physics with ARGO-YBJ

Author: C. Q. Liu, X. Y. Zhang, H. Y. Jia, A. K. Calabrese Melcarne, P. Creti, Li J. Y., Giovanni Mancarella, I. Bolognino, P. Vallania, Wu C. Y., S. Catalanotti, P. Pistilli, H. M. Zhang, G. Marsella, X. X. Zhou, M. Iacovacci, M. Zha, Carla Bleve, M. Panareo, Stefano Maria Mari, B. S. Wang, M. Dattoli, Zhaxisangzhu, L. Xue, S. W. Cui, X. H. Ding, L. Zhang, Huaguang Wang, Roberto Cardarelli, Q. Q. Zhu, A. Surdo, Fudong Shi, Q. B. Gou, Qu X. B., G. Di Sciascio, X. X. Yan, Lu H., Y. H. Tan, Y. Q. Guo, Q. Huang, He H. H., X. C. Yang, Antonio Budano, Haibing Hu, I. De Mitri, Zihuang Cao, Zhenyong Feng, Bi X. J., Jilong Zhang, A. Pagliaro, P. R. Shen, C. Cattaneo, Jianli Zhang, J. Liu, T. L. Chen, Y. B. Chen, Y. Zhang, Irina James, Paolo Camarri, D. Martello, P. Salvini, S. Vernetto, Zhaxiciren, P. Bernardini, L. Perrone, A. F. Yuan, Z. G. Yao, C. Liu, T. Di Girolamo, Xu B., B. Panico, Danzengluobu, S. Mastroianni, Li H. J., R. Santonico, C. F. Feng, B. Z. Dai, Paolo Montini, G. D’Al´ı Staiti, E. Giroletti, Carlo Vigorito, R. Iuppa, Cristian Stanescu, P. Branchini, Hongbo Hu, X. D. Sheng, Labaciren, M. Y. Liu, G. Liguori, Wu H. R., F. Ruggieri, B. D'Ettorre Piazzoli, Q. Y. Yang, G. Zizzi, F. R. Zhu, Chang-Chun Ning, Zhaoyang Feng, Li X. X., P. F. Zhang, Ma X. H., and S. Z. Chen
Subjects: Physics, Astronomy, Cosmic ray, Gamma-ray astronomy, Solar physics
Published: 2012
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22. Gamma-ray astronomy with ARGO-YBJ

Author: The ARGO YBJ Collaboration B. Bartoli, 1, 2 P. Bernardini, 3, 4 X. J. Bi, 5 C. Bleve, 6 I. Bolognino, 7, 8 P. Branchini, 9 A. Budano, 9 A. K. Calabrese Melcarne, 10 P. Camarri, 12 Z. Cao, 5 R. Cardarelli, 12 S. Catalanotti, 2 C. Cattaneo, 8 S. Z. Chen, 5 T. L. Chen, 13 Y. Chen, 5 P. Creti, 4 S. W. Cui, 14 B. Z. Dai, 15 G. D’Al´ı Staiti, 17 Danzengluobu, 13 M. Dattoli, 18, 19, 20 I. De Mitri, 4 B. D’Ettorre Piazzoli, 2 T. Di Girolamo, 2 X. H. Ding, 13 G. Di Sciascio, 12 C. F. Feng, 21 Zhaoyang Feng, 13 Zhenyong Feng, 22 E. Giroletti, 8 Q. B. Gou, 5 Y. Q. Guo, 5 H. H. He, 5 Haibing Hu, 13 Hongbo Hu, 5 Q. Huang, 22 M. Iacovacci, 2 R. Iuppa, 12 I. James, 9 H. Y. Jia, 22 Labaciren, 13 H. J. Li, 13 J. Y. Li, 21 X. X. Li, 5 G. Liguori, 8 C. Liu, 5 C. Q. Liu, 15 J. Liu, 15 M. Y. Liu, 13 H. Lu, 5 X. H. Ma, 5 G. Mancarella, 3, 4, 9 G. Marsella, 4, 24 D. Martello, 4 S. Mastroianni, 2 P. Montini, 9 C. C. Ning, 13 A. Pagliaro, 25 M. Panareo, 24 B. Panico, 12 L. Perrone, 24 P. Pistilli, 9 X. B. Qu, 21 F. Ruggieri, 9 P. Salvini, 8 R. Santonico, 12 P. R. Shen, 5 X. D. Sheng, 5 F. Shi, 5 C. Stanescu, 9 A. Surdo, 4 Y. H. Tan, 5 P. Vallania, 19 S. Vernetto, 19 C. Vigorito, 20 B. Wang, 5 H. Wang, 5 C. Y. Wu, 5 H. R. Wu, 5 B. Xu, 22 L. Xue, 21 X. X. Yan, 15 Q. Y. Yang, 15 X. C. Yang, 15 Z. G. Yao, 5 A. F. Yuan, 13 M. Zha, 5 H. M. Zhang, 5 Jilong Zhang, 5 Jianli Zhang, 5 L. Zhang, 15 P. Zhang, 15 X. Y. Zhang, 21 Y. Zhang, 5 Zhaxiciren, 13 Zhaxisangzhu, 13 X. X. Zhou, 22 F. R. Zhu, 22 Q. Q. Zhu, 5, G. Zizzi10, MARI, Stefano Maria, Bartoli, The ARGO YBJ Collaboration B., Bernardini, 2 P., 4 X. J., Bi, Bleve, 5 C., Bolognino, 6 I., Branchini, 8 P., Budano, 9 A., Calabrese Melcarne, 9 A. K., Camarri, 10 P., Cao, 12 Z., Cardarelli, 5 R., Catalanotti, 12 S., Cattaneo, 2 C., Chen, 8 S. Z., Chen, 5 T. L., Chen, 13 Y., Creti, 5 P., Cui, 4 S. W., Dai, 14 B. Z., D’Al´ı Staiti, 15 G., Danzengluobu, 17, Dattoli, 13 M., 19, 18, De Mitri, 20 I., D’Ettorre Piazzoli, 4 B., Di Girolamo, 2 T., Ding, 2 X. H., Di Sciascio, 13 G., Feng, 12 C. F., 21 Zhaoyang Feng, 13 Zhenyong Feng, Giroletti, 22 E., Gou, 8 Q. B., Guo, 5 Y. Q., 5 H. H., He, 5 Haibing Hu, 13 Hongbo Hu, Huang, 5 Q., Iacovacci, 22 M., Iuppa, 2 R., James, 12 I., Jia, 9 H. Y., Labaciren, 22, 13 H. J., Li, 13 J. Y., Li, 21 X. X., Li, Liguori, 5 G., Liu, 8 C., Liu, 5 C. Q., Liu, 15 J., Liu, 15 M. Y., 13 H., Lu, 5 X. H., Ma, Mancarella, 5 G., 3, 4, Mari, Stefano Maria, Marsella, 9 G., Martello, 24 D., Mastroianni, 4 S., Montini, 2 P., Ning, 9 C. C., Pagliaro, 13 A., Panareo, 25 M., Panico, 24 B., Perrone, 12 L., Pistilli, 24 P., 9 X. B., Qu, Ruggieri, 21 F., Salvini, 9 P., Santonico, 8 R., Shen, 12 P. R., Sheng, 5 X. D., Shi, 5 F., Stanescu, 5 C., Surdo, 9 A., Tan, 4 Y. H., Vallania, 5 P., Vernetto, 19 S., Vigorito, 19 C., Wang, 20 B., Wang, 5 H., 5 C. Y., Wu, 5 H. R., Wu, 5 B., Xu, Xue, 22 L., Yan, 21 X. X., Yang, 15 Q. Y., Yang, 15 X. C., Yao, 15 Z. G., Yuan, 5 A. F., Zha, 13 M., Zhang, 5 H. M., 5 Jilong Zhang, 5 Jianli Zhang, Zhang, 5 L., Zhang, 15 P., Zhang, 15 X. Y., Zhang, 21 Y., Zhaxiciren, 5, Zhaxisangzhu, 13, Zhou, 13 X. X., Zhu, 22 F. R., Zhu, 22 Q. Q., and Zizzi10, G.
Abstract: ARGO-YBJ is a full coverage air shower array located at the YangBaJing Cosmic Ray Laboratory (Tibet, P.R. China, 4300 m a.s.l., 606 g/cm2) recording data with a duty cycle ≥85% and an energy threshold of a few hundred GeV. In this paper the latest results in Gamma-Ray Astronomy are summarized.
Published: 2012

23. Gamma-ray astronomy and cosmic-ray physics with ARGO-YBJ

Author: The ARGO YBJ Collaboration B. Bartoli, 1, 2 P. Bernardini, 3, 4 X. J. Bi, 5 C. Bleve, 6 I. Bolognino, 7, 8 P. Branchini, 9 A. Budano, 9 A. K. Calabrese Melcarne, 10 P. Camarri, 12 Z. Cao, 5 R. Cardarelli, 12 S. Catalanotti, 2 C. Cattaneo, 8 S. Z. Chen, 5 T. L. Chen, 13 Y. Chen, 5 P. Creti, 4 S. W. Cui, 14 B. Z. Dai, 15 G. D’Al´ı Staiti, 17 Danzengluobu, 13 M. Dattoli, 18, 19, 20 I. De Mitri, 4 B. D’Ettorre Piazzoli, 2 T. Di Girolamo, 2 X. H. Ding, 13 G. Di Sciascio, 12 C. F. Feng, 21 Zhaoyang Feng, 13 Zhenyong Feng, 22 E. Giroletti, 8 Q. B. Gou, 5 Y. Q. Guo, 5 H. H. He, 5 Haibing Hu, 13 Hongbo Hu, 5 Q. Huang, 22 M. Iacovacci, 2 R. Iuppa, 12 I. James, 9 H. Y. Jia, 22 Labaciren, 13 H. J. Li, 13 J. Y. Li, 21 X. X. Li, 5 G. Liguori, 8 C. Liu, 5 C. Q. Liu, 15 J. Liu, 15 M. Y. Liu, 13 H. Lu, 5 X. H. Ma, 5 G. Mancarella, 3, 4, 9 G. Marsella, 4, 24 D. Martello, 4 S. Mastroianni, 2 P. Montini, 9 C. C. Ning, 13 A. Pagliaro, 25 M. Panareo, 24 B. Panico, 12 L. Perrone, 24 P. Pistilli, 9 X. B. Qu, 21 F. Ruggieri, 9 P. Salvini, 8 R. Santonico, 12 P. R. Shen, 5 X. D. Sheng, 5 F. Shi, 5 C. Stanescu, 9 A. Surdo, 4 Y. H. Tan, 5 P. Vallania, 19 S. Vernetto, 19 C. Vigorito, 20 B. Wang, 5 H. Wang, 5 C. Y. Wu, 5 H. R. Wu, 5 B. Xu, 22 L. Xue, 21 X. X. Yan, 15 Q. Y. Yang, 15 X. C. Yang, 15 Z. G. Yao, 5 A. F. Yuan, 13 M. Zha, 5 H. M. Zhang, 5 Jilong Zhang, 5 Jianli Zhang, 5 L. Zhang, 15 P. Zhang, 15 X. Y. Zhang, 21 Y. Zhang, 5 Zhaxiciren, 13 Zhaxisangzhu, 13 X. X. Zhou, 22 F. R. Zhu, 22 Q. Q. Zhu, 5, G. Zizzi10, MARI, Stefano Maria, Bartoli, The ARGO YBJ Collaboration B., Bernardini, 2 P., 4 X. J., Bi, Bleve, 5 C., Bolognino, 6 I., Branchini, 8 P., Budano, 9 A., Calabrese Melcarne, 9 A. K., Camarri, 10 P., Cao, 12 Z., Cardarelli, 5 R., Catalanotti, 12 S., Cattaneo, 2 C., Chen, 8 S. Z., Chen, 5 T. L., Chen, 13 Y., Creti, 5 P., Cui, 4 S. W., Dai, 14 B. Z., D’Al´ı Staiti, 15 G., Danzengluobu, 17, Dattoli, 13 M., 19, 18, De Mitri, 20 I., D’Ettorre Piazzoli, 4 B., Di Girolamo, 2 T., Ding, 2 X. H., Di Sciascio, 13 G., Feng, 12 C. F., 21 Zhaoyang Feng, 13 Zhenyong Feng, Giroletti, 22 E., Gou, 8 Q. B., Guo, 5 Y. Q., 5 H. H., He, 5 Haibing Hu, 13 Hongbo Hu, Huang, 5 Q., Iacovacci, 22 M., Iuppa, 2 R., James, 12 I., Jia, 9 H. Y., Labaciren, 22, 13 H. J., Li, 13 J. Y., Li, 21 X. X., Li, Liguori, 5 G., Liu, 8 C., Liu, 5 C. Q., Liu, 15 J., Liu, 15 M. Y., 13 H., Lu, 5 X. H., Ma, Mancarella, 5 G., 3, 4, Mari, Stefano Maria, Marsella, 9 G., Martello, 24 D., Mastroianni, 4 S., Montini, 2 P., Ning, 9 C. C., Pagliaro, 13 A., Panareo, 25 M., Panico, 24 B., Perrone, 12 L., Pistilli, 24 P., 9 X. B., Qu, Ruggieri, 21 F., Salvini, 9 P., Santonico, 8 R., Shen, 12 P. R., Sheng, 5 X. D., Shi, 5 F., Stanescu, 5 C., Surdo, 9 A., Tan, 4 Y. H., Vallania, 5 P., Vernetto, 19 S., Vigorito, 19 C., Wang, 20 B., Wang, 5 H., 5 C. Y., Wu, 5 H. R., Wu, 5 B., Xu, Xue, 22 L., Yan, 21 X. X., Yang, 15 Q. Y., Yang, 15 X. C., Yao, 15 Z. G., Yuan, 5 A. F., Zha, 13 M., Zhang, 5 H. M., 5 Jilong Zhang, 5 Jianli Zhang, Zhang, 5 L., Zhang, 15 P., Zhang, 15 X. Y., Zhang, 21 Y., Zhaxiciren, 5, Zhaxisangzhu, 13, Zhou, 13 X. X., Zhu, 22 F. R., Zhu, 22 Q. Q., and Zizzi10, G.
Subjects: Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Abstract: The ARGO-YBJ detector, located 4300 m a.s.l. on the Tibet plateau, is a ground-based, full- coverage array of Resistive Plate Chambers (RPCs) covering a surface of 78×74 m2, surrounded by a guard ring of RPCs enclosing a total surface of about 11000 m2. ARGO-YBJ was designed to detect extensive air showers generated by cosmic rays and gamma rays with primary energy greater than few hundred GeV, in order to study the region of the cosmic-ray spectrum out of the reach of both satellite-based experiments and traditional ground-based arrays. The experiment has been running with its complete layout since November 2007, collecting over 2:5×1011 events. The main results obtained by ARGO-YBJ will be presented here, and specifically: the monitoring of astronomical gamma-ray sources, such as the Crab nebula and the MRK 421 AGN, the moon shadow, the medium-scale anisotropy map, the proton-proton inelastic cross section at center-of- mass energy between 70 and 500 GeV where no accelerator data are available.
Published: 2011

24. The SABRE experiment for dark matter search

Author: E. Shields, Jeremy Mould, Marcella Diemoz, An. Ianni, Phillip Urquijo, Jingke Xu, Michael Souza, M. Antonello, G. K. Giovanetti, S. Copello, Andrew Stuchbery, I. Dafinei, Francesco Nuti, Giulia D'imperio, Eric W. Hoppe, C. Vignoli, To. Baroncelli, V. Pettinacci, Dale A. Prokopovich, L. Pietrofaccia, A. Di Ludovico, Alan R. Duffy, Shahram Rahatlou, L. Ioannucci, Mark W. Paris, B. Suerfu, M. Wada, Adam Sarbutt, I. Mahmood, Jay Burton Benziger, P. McGee, Andrea Mariani, P. Montini, E. L. Barberio, G. Di Carlo, N. Rossi, Anton Wallner, Lindsey J. Bignell, D. D'Angelo, I. Bolognino, G. J. Lane, C. Tomei, V. Toso, S. Krishnan, Frank Calaprice, D. Orlandi, F. Froborg, Anthony G. Williams, and M. Zurowski
Subjects: Physics, Crystal, Nuclear physics, Potassium measurement, Detector, Dark matter, Monte Carlo method, Phase (waves), Scintillator, Coincidence
Abstract: The SABRE (Sodium-iodide with Active Background REjection) experiment is a new detector based on NaI(Tl) scintillating crystals for the dark matter detection through the annual modula- tion. With ultra-pure crystals and an active veto system, based on liquid scintillator surrounding the crystal array, SABRE will reach unprecedented low background and the highest sensitivity among the present NaI(Tl) experiments. Moreover SABRE will be the first dark matter search with twin detectors located in the North and South hemispheres, in Gran Sasso National Labora- tories (LNGS), Italy, and Stawell Underground Laboratories (SUPL), Australia, respectively. The double location will help to quantify possible seasonal effects, and is a unique feature to identify a modulation of dark matter origins. SABRE is presently in the Proof-of-Principle (PoP) phase, with the goal to measure the crystal intrinsic and cosmogenic backgrounds of one 5 kg crystal and the active veto efficiency. We have performed a full geometry Monte Carlo simulation in order to evaluate the background contributions in the two distinct operation modes foreseen for the PoP: the potassium Measurement Mode (KMM) and the Dark Matter Measurement Mode (DMM), where the liquid scintillator detector is used in coincidence or anti-coincidence with the crystal, respectively. This paper presents the results of a detailed background simulation and the expected sensitivity for the SABRE full scale experiment.

25. Study of the natural radioactivity influence on ARGO-YBJ detector

Author: Elio Giroletti, G. Liguori, C. Vigorito, C. Cattaneo, P. Salvini, P. Vallania, and I. Bolognino
Subjects: Physics, Detector, Instrumentation (computer programming), Natural radioactivity, Argo, Remote sensing

26. Gamma ray sources observation with the ARGO-YBJ detector

Author: 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, 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, 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, MARI, Stefano Maria, 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’Alì Staiti, Danzengluobu, 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, Labaciren, 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. 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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’Alì Staiti, M., Dattoli, 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, X. X., Zhou, F. R., Zhu, Q. Q., Zhu, and G., Zizzi
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Gamma Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Detector, Gamma ray, Flux, Astronomy, Extensive Air Shower, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Astrophysics, Gamma-ray astronomy, Array Detector, Gamma-Ray, Argo-Ybj, Gamma Astronomy, Array Detector, Crab Nebula, Air shower, Pulsar, Milagro, Blazar, Instrumentation, Argo
Abstract: In this paper we report on the observations of TeV gamma ray sources performed by the air shower de- tector ARGO-YBJ. The objects studied in this work are the blazar Markarian 421 and the extended galactic source MGROJ1908+06, monitored during 2 years of operation. Mrk421 has been detected by ARGO-YBJ with a statisti- cal significance of 11 standard deviations. The observed TeV emission was highly variable, showing large enhance- ments of the flux during active periods. The study of the spectral behaviour during flares revealed a positive correla- tion of the hardness with the flux, as already reported in the past by the Whipple telescope, suggesting that this is a long term property of the source. ARGO-YBJ observed a strong correlation between TeV gamma rays and the X-ray flux measured by RXTM/ASM and SWIFT/BAT during the whole period, with a time lag compatible with zero, supporting the one-zone SSC model to describe the emission mechanism. MGROJ1908+06 has been detected by ARGO-YBJ with 5 standard deviation of significance. From our data the source appears extended and the measured extension is ext=0.48 +0.26 0.28 , in agreement with a previous HESS obser- vation. The average flux is in marginal agreement with that reported by MILAGRO, but significantly higher than that ob- tained by HESS, suggesting a possible flux variability. The large field of view ( 2 sr) and the high duty cycle allow a continuous monitoring of the sky in the declination band from 0 to 70 . In this paper we report on the ob- servations of two bright gamma ray sources, performed dur- ing 2 years: the blazar Mrk421 and the extended galactic source MGROJ1908+06.
Published: 2012
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27. Long-term monitoring of mrk 501 for its very high energy γ emission and a flare in 2011 october

Author: B. Bartoli1, 2, P. Bernardini3, 4, X. J. Bi5, C. Bleve3, I. Bolognino6, 7, P. Branchini8, A. Budano8, A. K. Calabrese Melcarne9, P. Camarri10, Z. Cao5, R. Cardarelli11, S. Catalanotti1, C. Cattaneo7, S. Z. Chen5, T. L. Chen12, Y. Chen5, P. Creti4, S. W. Cui13, B. Z. Dai14, G. D’Al´ı Staiti15, 16, Danzengluobu12, M. Dattoli17, 18, 19, I. De Mitri3, B. D’Ettorre Piazzoli1, T. Di Girolamo1, X. H. Ding12, G. Di Sciascio11, C. F. Feng20, Zhaoyang Feng5, Zhenyong Feng21, F. Galeazzi8, E. Giroletti6, Q. B. Gou5, Y. Q. Guo5, H. H. He5, Haibing Hu12, Hongbo Hu5, Q. Huang21, M. Iacovacci1, R. Iuppa10, I. James8, H. Y. Jia21, Labaciren12, H. J. Li12, J. Y. Li20, X. X. Li5, G. Liguori6, C. Liu5, C. Q. Liu14, J. Liu14, M. Y. Liu12, H. Lu5, L. L. Ma5, X. H. Ma5, G. Mancarella3, 8, 22, G. Marsella3, D. Martello3, S. Mastroianni2, P. Montini8, C. C. Ning12, A. Pagliaro16, M. Panareo3, B. Panico10, L. Perrone3, P. Pistilli8, F. Ruggieri8, P. Salvini7, R. Santonico10, P. R. Shen5, X. D. Sheng5, F. Shi5, C. Stanescu8, A. Surdo4, Y. H. Tan5, P. Vallania17, S. Vernetto17, C. Vigorito18, B. Wang5, H. Wang5, C. Y. Wu5, H. R. Wu5, B. Xu21, L. Xue20, Q. Y. Yang14, X. C. Yang14, Z. G. Yao5, A. F. Yuan12, M. Zha5, H. M. Zhang5, Jilong Zhang5, Jianli Zhang5, L. Zhang14, P. Zhang14, X. Y. Zhang20, Y. Zhang5, J. Zhao5, Zhaxiciren12, Zhaxisangzhu12, X. X. Zhou21, F. R. Zhu21, Q. Q. Zhu5, G. Zizzi91 Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Universita` di Napoli 'Federico II, ' Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant’Angelo, via Cinthia, I. 80126 Napoli, Italy2 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant’Angelo, Italy3 Dipartimento di Matematica e. Fisica '.E. De Giorgi' dell’Universita` del Salento, via per Arnesano, I. 73100 Lecce, Italy4 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Lecce, Italy5 Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P. O. Box 918, 100049 Beijing, China, c.h.e.n.s.z.@.i.h.e.p. a.c. cn6 Dipartimento di Fisica Nucleare e. Teorica dell’Universita` di Pavia, via Bassi 6, I. 27100 Pavia, Italy7 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pavia, Italy8 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma Tre, via della Vasca Navale 84, I. 00146 Roma, Italy9 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare–CNAF, Viale Berti Pichat 6/2, I. 40127 Bologna, Italy10 Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Universita` di Roma 'Tor Vergata, ' via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, I. 00133 Roma, Italy11 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, Italy12 Tibet University, 850000 Lhasa, Xizang, China13 Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050016, Hebei, China14 Yunnan University, 2 North Cuihu R.d., 650091 Kunming, Yunnan, China15 Dipartimento di Fisica e. Tecnologie Relative, Universita` degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Edificio 18, I. 90128 Palermo, Italy16 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, I. 95125 Catania, Italy17 Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, corso Fiume 4, I. 10133 Torino, Italy18 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino, via P. Giuria 1, I. 10125 Torino, Italy19 Dipartimento di Fisica Generale dell’Universita` di Torino, Italy20 Shandong University, 250100 Jinan, Shandong, China21 Southwest Jiaotong University, 610031 Chengdu, Sichuan, China22 Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Universita` 'Roma Tre, ' via della Vasca Navale 84, Italy23 Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e. Fisica Cosmica dell’Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, via La Malfa 153, I. 90146 Palermo, ItalyReceived 2012 March 8, accepted 2012 July 27, published 2012 September 18, MARI, Stefano Maria, B. Bartoli, BERNARDINI, Paolo, X. J. Bi, C. Bleve, I. Bolognino, P. 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G., Yao5, A. F., Yuan12, M., Zha5, H. M., Zhang5, Jilong, Zhang5, Jianli, Zhang5, L., Zhang14, P., Zhang14, X. Y., Zhang20, Y., Zhang5, J., Zhao5, Zhaxiciren12, Zhaxisangzhu12, X. X., Zhou21, F. R., Zhu21, Q. Q., Zhu5, G., Zizzi91 Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Universita` di Napoli 'Federico II, ' Complesso Universitario di Monte, Sant’Angelo, Via, Cinthia, I., 80126 Napoli, Italy2 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica, Nucleare, Sezione di, Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte, Sant’Angelo, De Giorgi' dell’Universita` del Salento, Italy3 Dipartimento di Matematica e. Fisica '. E., via per, Arnesano, I., 73100 Lecce, Italy4 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica, Nucleare, Sezione di, Lecce, Italy5 Key Laboratory of Particle, Astrophysic, Institute of High Energy, Physic, Chinese Academy of, Science, P. O., Box 918, 100049, Beijing, China, Teorica dell’Universita` di Pavia, c. h. e. n. s. z. @. i. h. e. p. a. c. cn6 Dipartimento di Fisica Nucleare e., via Bassi, 6, I., 27100 Pavia, Italy7 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica, Nucleare, Sezione di, Pavia, Italy8 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica, Nucleare, Sezione di Roma, Tre, via della Vasca Navale, 84, I., 00146 Roma, Italy9 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica, Nucleare–cnaf, Viale Berti Pichat, 6/2, I., 40127 Bologna, Italy10 Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Universita` di Roma 'Tor, Vergata, ' via della Ricerca Scientifica, 1, I., 00133 Roma, Italy11 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica, Nucleare, Sezione di Roma Tor, Vergata, via della Ricerca Scientifica, 1, Italy12 Tibet, University, 850000, Lhasa, Xizang, China13 Hebei Normal, University, Shijiazhuang, 050016, Hebei, China14 Yunnan, University, 2 North Cuihu, R. d., 650091, Kunming, Yunnan, China15 Dipartimento di Fisica e., Tecnologie Relative, Universita` degli Studi di, Palermo, Viale delle, Scienze, Edificio, 18, I., 90128 Palermo, Italy16 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica, Nucleare, Sezione di, Catania, Viale A., Doria 6, I., 95125 Catania, Italy17 Osservatorio Astrofisico di, Torino, Istituto Nazionale di, Astrofisica, corso Fiume, 4, I., 10133 Torino, Italy18 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica, Nucleare, Sezione di, Torino, via P., Giuria 1, I., 10125 Torino, Italy19 Dipartimento di Fisica Generale dell’Universita` di, Torino, Italy20 Shandong, University, 250100, Jinan, Shandong, China21 Southwest Jiaotong, University, 610031, Chengdu, Sichuan, China22 Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Universita` 'Roma, Tre, ' via della Vasca Navale, 84, Italy23 Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e., Fisica Cosmica dell’Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, via La Malfa, 153, I., 90146 Palermo, ItalyReceived 2012 March, 8, accepted 2012 July, 27, and published 2012 September, 18
Subjects: Active galactic nucleus, active" ["galaxies], Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Flux, Astrophysics, Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, Spectral line, law.invention, law, 0103 physical sciences, Blazar, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, Physics, individual (Markarian 501) – galaxies: active – gamma rays: general – radiation mechanisms: non-thermal [BL Lacertae objects], " "general" ["gamma rays], 010308 nuclear & particles physics, BL Lacertae objects: individual (Markarian 501) – galaxies: active – gamma rays: general – radiation mechanisms: non-thermal, Settore FIS/01 - Fisica Sperimentale, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Quasar, Galaxy, individual (Markarian 501)" ["BL Lacertae objects], 13. Climate action, Space and Planetary Science, Spectral energy distribution, Flare
Abstract: "As one of the brightest active blazars in both X-ray and very high energy γ -ray bands, Mrk 501, is very useful for" "physics associated with jets from active galactic nuclei. The ARGO-YBJ experiment has monitored Mrk 501 for γ - rays above 0.3 TeV since 2007 November. The largest flare since 2005 was observed from 2011 October and lasted until about 2012 April. In this paper, a detailed analysis of this event is reported. During the brightest γ -ray flaring episodes from 2011 October 17 to November 22, an excess of the event rate over 6σ is detected by ARGO-YBJ in the direction of Mrk 501, corresponding to an increase of the γ -ray flux above 1 TeV by a factor of 6.6 ± 2.2 from its steady emission. In particular, the γ -ray flux above 8 TeV is detected with a significance better than 4σ . Based on time-dependent synchrotron self-Compton (SSC) processes, the broadband energy spectrum is interpreted as the emission from an electron energy distribution parameterized with a single power-law function with an exponential cutoff at its high-energy end. The average spectral energy distribution for the steady emission is well described by this simple one-zone SSC model. However, the detection of γ -rays above 8 TeV during the flare challenges this model due to the hardness of the spectra. Correlations between X-rays and γ -rays are also investigated."
Published: 2012

28. Background radioactivity in the scaler mode technique of the Argo-YBJ detector

Author: 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, 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, 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, MARI, Stefano Maria, 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, Danzengluobu, 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, Labaciren, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, X. X. Zhou, F. R. Zhu, Q. Q. Zhu, and G. Zizzi
Subjects: Physics, Resistive touchscreen, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), Atmospheric pressure, Settore FIS/01 - Fisica Sperimentale, Detector, Scaler Mode, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Cosmic ray, Radioactivity, Array Detector, Scaler Mode, Array Detector, Coincidence, Computational physics, Radioactivity, Air shower, Coincident, Argo
Abstract: ""ARGO-YBJ is an extensive air shower detector located at the Yangbajing Cosmic Ray Laboratory (4300 ma.s.l., 606 g cm^−2 atmospheric depth, Tibet, China).. It is made by a single layer of Resistive Plate Chambers. (RPCs, total surface ~ 6700 m^2) grouped into 153 units. called “clusters”. The low energy threshold of the experiment is obtained using the ”scaler operation mode”, counting all the particles hitting the detector without reconstruction of the shower size and arrival direction. For each cluster the signals generated by these particles are put in coincidence in a narrow time window (150 ns) and read by four independent. scaler channels, giving the counting rates of channel. >= 1, >= 2, >= 3 and >= 4 hits. The study of these counting. rates pointed out a different behavior of channel >= 1. respect to the higher multiplicity channels: while the MC simulations can account fairly well for the coincident counting. rates, the expectation for channel >= 1 is sensibly less. than the measured value. Moreover, the regression coefficient with the atmospheric pressure for channel >= 1 is also. about half of the value measured for the coincident counting rates: seemingly half of these counts did not cross the atmosphere. Measurements of the natural radioactivity background. in the air of the detector hall and a MC simulation to. estimate its contribution on our counting rates are presented and discussed.""
Published: 2011

29. The ARGO-YBJ Experiment Progresses and Future Extension

Author: 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, 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, 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, MARI, Stefano Maria, 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, Danzengluobu, 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, Labaciren, 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, 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, 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, X. X. Zhou, F. R. Zhu, Q. Q. Zhu, G. Zizzi, 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, 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, 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, and Zizzi, G.
Subjects: Photon, Gamma ray source, cosmic ray origin, detector array, media_common.quotation_subject, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Population, Detector array, FOS: Physical sciences, Cosmic ray, Astrophysics, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), detector array, Ultra-high-energy cosmic ray, education, Mathematical Physics, media_common, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), Physics, education.field_of_study, Detector, Gamma ray source, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Gamma ray, Astronomy and Astrophysics, cosmic ray origin, Cosmic ray origin, Air shower, Space and Planetary Science, Sky, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Abstract: Gamma ray source detection above 30 TeV is an encouraging approach for finding galactic cosmic ray origins. All sky survey for gamma ray sources using wide field of view detector is essential for population accumulation for various types of sources above 100 GeV. To target the goals, the ARGO-YBJ experiment has been established. Significant progresses have been made in the experiment. A large air shower detector array in an area of 1 km2 is proposed to boost the sensitivity. Hybrid detections with multi-techniques will allow a good discrimination between different types of primary particles, including photons and protons, thus enable an energy spectrum measurement for individual species. Fluorescence light detector array will extend the spectrum measurement to 100 PeV and higher where the second knee is located. An energy scale determined by balloon experiments at 10 TeV will be propagated to ultra high energy cosmic ray experiments.
Published: 2010

30. Measurement of the antiproton/proton ratio at TeV energies with the ARGO-YBJ detector

Author: 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, 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, 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, DE VINCENZI, Mario, MARI, Stefano Maria, 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, Danzengluobu, 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, Labaciren, 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, 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, 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, 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, and Zizzi, G.
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Antiparticle, PAMELA detector, Proton, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Extensive air shower, Dark matter, Antiproton/proton ratio measurement, Astronomy, Cosmic ray, Astrophysics, Physics::Geophysics, law.invention, Earth's magnetic field, law, Antiproton, Physics::Space Physics, Shadow, Cosmic rays, Extensive air shower, Antiproton/proton ratio measurement, TeV dark matter, TeV dark matter, Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, Instrumentation
Abstract: Cosmic ray antiprotons provide an important probe for the study of cosmic-ray propagation in the interstellar space and to investigate the existence of Galactic dark matter. Cosmic rays are hampered by the Moon, therefore a deficit of cosmic rays in its direction is expected (the so-called Moon shadow). The Earth–Moon system acts as a magnetic spectrometer. In fact, due to the geomagnetic field the center of the Moon shifts westward by an amount depending on the primary cosmic ray energy. Paths of primary antiprotons are therefore deflected in an opposite sense in their way to the Earth. This effect allows, in principle, the search of antiparticles in the opposite direction of the observed Moon shadow. The ARGO-YBJ experiment, in stable data taking since November 2007 with an energy threshold of a few 100s of GeV, is observing the Moon shadow with high statistical significance. Using about 1 year data, an upper limit of the p ¯ / p flux ratio in the few-TeV energy region is set to a few percent with a confidence level of 90%.
Published: 2011
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31. TeV gamma-ray survey of the Northern sky using the ARGO-YBJ detector

Author: Argo-Ybj, The Collaboration, Bartoli, B., Bernardini, P., Bi, X. J., Bolognino, I., Branchini, P., Budano, A., Calabrese Melcarne, A. K., Camarri, P., Cao, Z., Cardarelli, R., Catalanotti, S., Chen, S. Z., Chen, T. L., Chen, Y., Creti, P., Cui, S. W., Dai, B. Z., Damone, A., Danzengluobu, Mitri, I., Dettorre Piazzoli, B., Di Girolamo, T., Ding, X. H., Di Sciascio, G., Feng, C. F., Feng, Zhaoyang, Feng, Zhenyong, Gou, Q. B., Guo, Y. Q., He, H. H., Hu, Haibing, Hu, Hongbo, Huang, Q., Iacovacci, M., Iuppa, R., Jia, H. Y., Labaciren, Li, H. J., Li, J. Y., Li, X. X., Liguori, G., Liu, C., Liu, C. Q., Liu, J., Liu, M. Y., Lu, H., Ma, L. L., Ma, X. H., Mancarella, G., Mari, S. M., Marsella, G., Martello, D., Mastroianni, S., Montini, P., Ning, C. C., Panareo, M., Panico, B., Perrone, L., Pistilli, P., Ruggieri, F., Salvini, P., Santonico, R., Sbano, S. N., Shen, P. R., Sheng, X. D., Shi, F., Surdo, A., Tan, Y. H., Piero Vallania, Vernetto, S., Vigorito, C., Wang, B., Wang, H., Wu, C. Y., Wu, H. R., Xu, B., Xue, L., Yang, Q. Y., Yang, X. C., Yao, Z. G., Yuan, A. F., Zha, M., Zhang, H. M., Zhang, Jilong, Zhang, Jianli, Zhang, L., Zhang, P., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Y., Zhao, J., Zhaxiciren, Zhaxisangzhu, Zhou, X. X., Zhu, F. R., Zhu, Q. Q., Zizzi, G., Bartoli, Bruno, Bernardini, P., X. J., Bi, Bolognino, I., Branchini, P., Budano, A., Calabrese Melcarne, A. K., Camarri, P., Cao, Z., Cardarelli, R., Catalanotti, Sergio, Chen, S. Z., Chen, T. L., Chen, Y., Creti, P., Cui, S. W., Dai, B. Z., D'Amone, A., Danzengluobu, De Mitri, I., D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, DI GIROLAMO, Tristano, Ding, X. H., Di Sciascio, G., Feng, C. F., Zhaoyang, Feng, Zhenyong, Feng, Gou, Q. B., Guo, Y. Q., H. H., He, Haibing, Hu, Hongbo, Hu, Huang, Q., Iacovacci, Michele, Iuppa, R., Jia, H. Y., Labaciren, H. J., Li, J. Y., Li, X. X., Li, Liguori, G., Liu, C., Liu, C. Q., Liu, J., Liu, M. Y., Lu, H., L. L., Ma, X. H., Ma, Mancarella, G., Mari, S. M., Marsella, G., Martello, D., Mastroianni, S., Montini, P., Ning, C. C., Panareo, M., Panico, B., Perrone, L., Pistilli, P., Ruggieri, F., Salvini, P., Santonico, R., Sbano, S. N., Shen, P. R., Sheng, X. D., Shi, F., Surdo, A., Tan, Y. H., Vallania, P., Vernetto, S., Vigorito, C., Wang, B., Wang, H., C. Y., Wu, H. R., Wu, Xu, B., Xue, L., Yang, Q. Y., Yang, X. C., Yao, Z. G., Yuan, A. F., Zha, M., Zhang, H. M., Jilong, Zhang, Jianli, Zhang, Zhang, L., Zhang, P., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Y., Zhao, J., Zhaxiciren, Zhaxisangzhu, Zhou, X. X., Zhu, F. R., Zhu, Q. Q., Zizzi, and G., B. Bartoli, BERNARDINI, Paolo, X. J. Bi, I. Bolognino, P. Branchini, A. Budano, A. K. Calabrese Melcarne, P. Camarri, Z. Cao, R. Cardarelli, S. Catalanotti, S. Z. Chen, T. L. Chen, Y. Chen, P. Creti, S. W. Cui, B. Z. Dai, D'AMONE, ANTONIO, DE MITRI, Ivan, B. D'Ettorre Piazzoli, T. Di Girolamo, X. H. Ding, G. Di Sciascio, C. F. Feng, Zhaoyang Feng, Zhenyong Feng, Q. B. Gou, Y. Q. Guo, H. H. He, Haibing Hu, Hongbo Hu, Q. Huang, M. Iacovacci, R. Iuppa, 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, L. L. Ma, X. H. Ma, MANCARELLA, Giovanni, S. M. Mari, MARSELLA, GIOVANNI, MARTELLO, Daniele, S. Mastroianni, P. Montini, C. C. Ning, PANAREO, Marco, B. Panico, PERRONE, Lorenzo, P. Pistilli, F. Ruggieri, P. Salvini, R. Santonico, S. N. Sbano, P. R. Shen, X. D. Sheng, F. Shi, 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, Q. Y. Yang, X. C. Yang, Z. G. Yao, A. F. Yuan, M. Zha, H. M. Zhang, Jilong Zhang, Jianli Zhang, L. Zhang, P. Zhang, X. Y. Zhang, Y. Zhang, J. Zhao, X. X. Zhou, F. R. Zhu, Q. Q. Zhu, G. Zizzi, B., Bartoli, Bernardini, Paolo, I., Bolognino, P., Branchini, A., Budano, A. K., Calabrese Melcarne, P., Camarri, Z., Cao, R., Cardarelli, S., Catalanotti, S. Z., Chen, T. L., Chen, Y., Chen, P., Creti, S. W., Cui, B. Z., Dai, D'Amone, Antonio, B., D'Ettorre Piazzoli, T., Di Girolamo, X. H., Ding, G., Di Sciascio, C. F., Feng, Q. B., Gou, Y. Q., Guo, Q., Huang, M., Iacovacci, R., Iuppa, H. Y., Jia, G., Liguori, C., Liu, C. Q., Liu, J., Liu, M. Y., Liu, H., Lu, Mancarella, Giovanni, S. M., Mari, Marsella, Giovanni, Martello, Daniele, S., Mastroianni, P., Montini, C. C., Ning, Panareo, Marco, B., Panico, Perrone, Lorenzo, P., Pistilli, F., Ruggieri, P., Salvini, R., Santonico, S. N., Sbano, P. R., Shen, X. D., Sheng, F., Shi, A., Surdo, Y. H., Tan, P., Vallania, S., Vernetto, C., Vigorito, B., Wang, H., Wang, B., Xu, L., Xue, Q. Y., Yang, X. C., Yang, Z. G., Yao, A. F., Yuan, M., Zha, H. M., Zhang, L., Zhang, P., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Y., Zhang, J., Zhao, X. X., Zhou, F. R., Zhu, Q. Q., Zhu, G., Zizzi, Mari, Stefano Maria, and The ARGO YBJ, Collaboration
Subjects: Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, media_common.quotation_subject, FOS: Physical sciences, Flux, Field of view, Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, Astrophysics, Gamma rays: general – surveys, 01 natural sciences, Declination, 0103 physical sciences, Absorption (logic), 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, media_common, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Settore FIS/01 - Fisica Sperimentale, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Gamma ray, Astronomy and Astrophysics, general – su [gamma rays], Air shower, Extragalactic background light, 13. Climate action, Space and Planetary Science, Sky, general – surveys [Gamma rays], Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Abstract: The ARGO-YBJ detector is an extensive air shower array that has been used to monitor the northern $\gamma$-ray sky at energies above 0.3 TeV from 2007 November to 2013 January. In this paper, we present the results of a sky survey in the declination band from $-10^{\circ}$ to $70^{\circ}$, using data recorded over the past five years. With an integrated sensitivity ranging from 0.24 to $\sim$1 Crab units depending on the declination, six sources have been detected with a statistical significance greater than 5 standard deviations. Several excesses are also reported as potential $\gamma$-ray emitters. The features of each source are presented and discussed. Additionally, $95\%$ confidence level upper limits of the flux from the investigated sky region are shown. Specific upper limits for 663 GeV $\gamma$-ray AGNs inside the ARGO-YBJ field of view are reported. The effect of the absorption of $\gamma$-rays due to the interaction with extragalactic background light is estimated., Comment: 30 pages, 13 figures, Accepted for publication by ApJ

32. Evidence of a geomagnetic effect on extensive air showers detected with the ARGO-YBJ experiment

Author: MARI, Stefano Maria, B. Bartoli1, 2, P. Bernardini3, 4, X. .J. Bi5, I. Bolognino6, 7, P. Branchini8, A. Budano8, A. .K. Calabrese Melcarne3, P. Camarri9, Z. Cao5, R. Cardarelli10, S. Catalanotti1, S. .Z. Chen5, T. .L. Chen11, Y. Chen5, P. Creti4, S. .W. Cui12, B. .Z. Dai13, A. D’Amone3, 4, Danzengluobu11, I. De Mitri3, B. D’Ettorre Piazzoli1, T. Di Girolamo1, X. .H. Ding11, G. Di Sciascio10, C. .F. Feng14, Zhaoyang Feng5, Zhenyong Feng15, Q. .B. Gou5, Y. .Q. Guo5, H. .H. He5, Haibing Hu11, Hongbo Hu5, Q. Huang15, M. Iacovacci1, R. Iuppa9, H. .Y. Jia15, Labaciren11, H. .J. Li11, J. .Y. Li14, X. .X. Li5, G. Liguori6, C. Liu5, C. .Q. Liu13, J. Liu13, M. .Y. Liu11, H. Lu5, X. .H. Ma5, G. Mancarella3, SM Mari 8, G. Marsella3, D. Martello3, S. Mastroianni2, P. Montini8, C. .C. Ning11, M. Panareo3, B. Panico9, L. Perrone3, P. Pistilli8, F. Ruggieri8, P. Salvini7, R. Santonico9, S. .N. Sbano3, P. .R. Shen5, X. .D. Sheng5, F. Shi5, A. Surdo4, Y. .H. Tan5, P. Vallania17, S. Vernetto17, C. Vigorito18, B. Wang5, H. Wang5, C. .Y. Wu5, H. .R. Wu5, B. Xu15, L. Xue14, Y. .X. Yan13, Q. .Y. Yang13, X. .C. Yang13, Z. .G. Yao5, A. .F. Yuan11, M. Zha5, H. .M. Zhang5, Jilong Zhang5, Jianli Zhang5, L. Zhang13, P. Zhang13, X. .Y. Zhang14, Y. Zhang5, Zhaxiciren11, Zhaxisangzhu11, X. .X. Zhou15, F. .R. Zhu15, Q. .Q. Zhu5, G. Zizzi20 ( 1Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università di Napoli 'Federico II, ' Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant’Angelo, via Cinthia, 80126 Napoli, Italy 2Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant’Angelo, Italy 3Dipartimento Matematica e. Fisica 'Ennio De Giorgi, ' Università del Salento, via per Arnesano, 73100 Lecce, Italy 4Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Lecce, Italy 5Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P. O. Box 918, 100049 Beijing, People’s Republic of China 6Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università di Pavia, via Bassi 6, 27100 Pavia, Italy 7Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pavia, Italy 8Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma Tre, via della Vasca Navale 84, 00146 Roma, Italy 9Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università di Roma 'Tor Vergata, ' via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133 Roma, Italy 10Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, Italy 11Tibet University, 850000 Lhasa, Xizang, People’s Republic of China 12Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050016, Hebei, People’s Republic of China 13Yunnan University, 2 North Cuihu Road, 650091 Kunming, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China 14Shandong University, 250100 Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China 15Southwest Jiaotong University, 610031 Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China 16Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università 'Roma Tre, ' via della Vasca Navale 84, Italy 17Istituto di Fisica dello Spazio Interplanetario dell’Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, corso Fiume 4, 10133 Torino, Italy 18Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino, via Pietro Giuria 1, 10125 Torino, Italy 19Dipartimento di Fisica Generale dell’Università di Torino, Italy 20Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare CNAF, Viale Berti Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy, Mari, Stefano Maria, B., Bartoli1, P., Bernardini3, Bi5, X. . J., I., Bolognino6, P., Branchini8, A., Budano8, Calabrese Melcarne3, A. . K., P., Camarri9, Z., Cao5, R., Cardarelli10, S., Catalanotti1, Chen5, S. . Z., Chen11, T. . L., Y., Chen5, P., Creti4, Cui12, S. . W., Dai13, B. . Z., A., D’Amone3, 4, Danzengluobu11, I., De Mitri3, B., D’Ettorre Piazzoli1, T., Di Girolamo1, Ding11, X. . H., G., Di Sciascio10, Feng14, C. . F., Zhaoyang, Feng5, Zhenyong, Feng15, Gou5, Q. . B., Guo5, Y. . Q., He5, H. . H., Haibing, Hu11, Hongbo, Hu5, Q., Huang15, M., Iacovacci1, R., Iuppa9, Jia15, H. . Y., Labaciren11, Li11, H. . J., Li14, J. . Y., Li5, X. . X., G., Liguori6, C., Liu5, Liu13, C. . Q., J., Liu13, Liu11, M. . Y., H., Lu5, Ma5, X. . H., G., Mancarella3, SM Mari, 8, G., Marsella3, D., Martello3, S., Mastroianni2, Montini8, P., Ning11, C. . C., M., Panareo3, B., Panico9, L., Perrone3, P., Pistilli8, Ruggieri8, F., P., Salvini7, R., Santonico9, Sbano3, S. . N., Shen5, P. . R., Sheng5, X. . D., F., Shi5, A., Surdo4, Tan5, Y. . H., P., Vallania17, S., Vernetto17, C., Vigorito18, B., Wang5, H., Wang5, Wu5, C. . Y., Wu5, H. . R., B., Xu15, L., Xue14, Yan13, Y. . X., Yang13, Q. . Y., Yang13, X. . C., Yao5, Z. . G., Yuan11, A. . F., M., Zha5, Zhang5, H. . M., Jilong, Zhang5, Jianli, Zhang5, L., Zhang13, P., Zhang13, Zhang14, X. . Y., Y., Zhang5, Zhaxiciren11, Zhaxisangzhu11, Zhou15, X. . X., Zhu15, F. . R., Zhu5, Q. . Q., G., Zizzi20 ( 1Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università di Napoli 'Federico II, ' Complesso Universitario di Monte, Sant’Angelo, Via, Cinthia, 80126, Napoli, Italy 2Istituto Nazionale di Fisica, Nucleare, Sezione di, Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte, Sant’Angelo, Italy 3Dipartimento Matematica e., Fisica 'Ennio De Giorgi, ' Università del, Salento, via per, Arnesano, 73100, Lecce, Italy 4Istituto Nazionale di Fisica, Nucleare, Sezione di, Lecce, Italy 5Key Laboratory of Particle, Astrophysic, Institute of High Energy, Physic, Chinese Academy of, Science, P. O., Box 918, 100049, Beijing, People’s Republic of China 6Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università di, Pavia, via Bassi, 6, 27100, Pavia, Italy 7Istituto Nazionale di Fisica, Nucleare, Sezione di, Pavia, Italy 8Istituto Nazionale di Fisica, Nucleare, Sezione di Roma, Tre, via della Vasca Navale, 84, 00146, Roma, Italy 9Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università di Roma 'Tor, Vergata, ' via della Ricerca Scientifica, 1, 00133, Roma, Italy 10Istituto Nazionale di Fisica, Nucleare, Sezione di Roma Tor, Vergata, via della Ricerca Scientifica, 1, Italy 11Tibet, University, 850000, Lhasa, Xizang, People’s Republic of China 12Hebei Normal, University, Shijiazhuang, 050016, Hebei, People’s Republic of China 13Yunnan, University, 2 North Cuihu, Road, 650091, Kunming, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China 14Shandong, University, 250100, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China 15Southwest Jiaotong, University, 610031, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China 16Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università 'Roma, Tre, ' via della Vasca Navale, 84, Italy 17Istituto di Fisica dello Spazio Interplanetario dell’Istituto Nazionale di, Astrofisica, corso Fiume, 4, 10133, Torino, Italy 18Istituto Nazionale di Fisica, Nucleare, Sezione di, Torino, via Pietro Giuria, 1, 10125, Torino, Italy 19Dipartimento di Fisica Generale dell’Università di, Torino, Italy 20Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Cnaf, Viale Berti Pichat, 6/2, 40127, Bologna, Italy, B., Bartoli, Bernardini, Paolo, X. . J., Bi, I., Bolognino, P., Branchini, A., Budano, Calabrese Melcarne, A. . K., P., Camarri, Z., Cao, R., Cardarelli, S., Catalanotti, Chen, S. . Z., Chen, T. . L., Y., Chen, P., Creti, Cui, S. . W., Dai, B. . Z., A., D’Amone, Danzengluobu, DE MITRI, Ivan, B., D’Ettorre Piazzoli, T., Di Girolamo, Ding, X. . H., G., Di Sciascio, Feng, C. . F., Zhaoyang, Feng, Zhenyong, Feng, Gou, Q. . B., Guo, Y. . Q., H. . H., He, Haibing, Hu, Hongbo, Hu, Q., Huang, M., Iacovacci, R., Iuppa, Jia, H. . Y., Labaciren, H. . J., Li, J. . Y., Li, X. . X., Li, G., Liguori, C., Liu, Liu, C. . Q., J., Liu, Liu, M. . Y., H., Lu, X. . H., Ma, Mancarella, Giovanni, Mari, S. . M., Marsella, Giovanni, Martello, Daniele, S., Mastroianni, P., Montini, Ning, C. . C., Panareo, Marco, B., Panico, Perrone, Lorenzo, P., Pistilli, F., Ruggieri, P., Salvini, R., Santonico, Sbano, S. . N., Shen, P. . R., Sheng, X. . D., F., Shi, A., Surdo, Tan, Y. . H., P., Vallania, S., Vernetto, C., Vigorito, B., Wang, H., Wang, C. . Y., Wu, H. . R., Wu, B., Xu, L., Xue, Yan, Y. . X., Yang, Q. . Y., Yang, X. . C., Yao, Z. . G., Yuan, A. . F., M., Zha, Zhang, H. . M., Jilong, Zhang, Jianli, Zhang, L., Zhang, P., Zhang, Zhang, X. . Y., Y., Zhang, Zhaxiciren, Zhaxisangzhu, Zhou, X. . X., Zhu, F. . R., Zhu, Q. . Q., G., Zizzi, Bartoli, B., Bernardini, P., X. J., Bi, Bolognino, I., Branchini, P., Budano, A., Calabrese Melcarne, A. K., Camarri, P., Cao, Z., Cardarelli, R., Catalanotti, Sergio, Chen, S. Z., Chen, T. L., Chen, Y., Creti, P., Cui, S. W., Dai, B. Z., D'Amone, A., De Mitri, I., D'Ettorre Piazzoli, B., DI GIROLAMO, Tristano, Ding, X. H., Di Sciascio, G., Feng, C. F., Gou, Q. B., Guo, Y. Q., H. H., He, Huang, Q., Iacovacci, Michele, Iuppa, R., Jia, H. Y., H. J., Li, J. Y., Li, X. X., Li, Liguori, G., Liu, C., Liu, C. Q., Liu, J., Liu, M. Y., Lu, H., X. H., Ma, Mancarella, G., Mari, S. M., Marsella, G., Martello, D., Mastroianni, S., Montini, P., Ning, C. C., Panareo, M., Panico, B., Perrone, L., Pistilli, P., Ruggieri, F., Salvini, P., Santonico, R., Sbano, S. N., Shen, P. R., Sheng, X. D., Shi, F., Surdo, A., Tan, Y. H., Vallania, P., Vernetto, S., Vigorito, C., Wang, B., Wang, H., C. Y., Wu, H. R., Wu, Xu, B., Xue, L., Yan, Y. X., Yang, Q. Y., Yang, X. C., Yao, Z. G., Yuan, A. F., Zha, M., Zhang, H. M., Zhang, L., Zhang, P., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Y., Zhou, X. X., Zhu, F. R., Zhu, Q. Q., and Zizzi, G.
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Detector, Settore FIS/01 - Fisica Sperimentale, Geomagnetic field, cosmic ray, extensive air showers , azimuthal distribution, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Cosmic ray, Astrophysics, Charged particle, Azimuth, Earth's magnetic field, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Zenith, Argo
Abstract: The geomagnetic field causes not only the east-west effect on primary cosmic rays but also affects the trajectories of the secondary charged particles in the shower, causing their lateral distribution to be stretched. Thus, both the density of the secondaries near the shower axis and the trigger efficiency of detector arrays decrease. The effect depends on the direction of the showers, thus, introducing a modulation in the measured azimuthal distribution. The azimuthal distribution of the events collected by the ARGO-YBJ detector is deeply investigated for different zenith angles in light of this effect.
Published: 2014

33. Medium scale anisotropy in the TeV cosmic ray flux observed by ARGO-YBJ

Author: B. Bartoli1, 2, P. Bernardini3, 4, X. J. Bi5, I. Bolognino6, 7, P. Branchini8, A. Budano8, A. K. Calabrese Melcarne9, P. Camarri10, Z. Cao5, R. Cardarelli11, S. Catalanotti1, S. Z. Chen5, T. L. Chen12, Y. Chen5, P. Creti4, S. W. Cui13, B. Z. Dai14, A. D'Amone3, 4, Danzengluobu12, I. De Mitri3, B. D'Ettorre Piazzoli1, T. Di Girolamo1, X. H. Ding12, G. Di Sciascio11, C. F. Feng15, Zhaoyang Feng5, Zhenyong Feng16, Q. B. Gou5, Y. Q. Guo5, H. H. He5, Haibing Hu12, Hongbo Hu5, Q. Huang16, M. Iacovacci1, R. Iuppa10, H. Y. Jia16, Labaciren12, H. J. Li12, J. Y. Li15, X. X. Li5, G. Liguori6, C. Liu5, C. Q. Liu14, J. Liu14, M. Y. Liu12, H. Lu5, L. L. Ma5, X. H. Ma5, G. Mancarella3, 8, 17, G. Marsella3, D. Martello3, S. Mastroianni2, P. Montini8, C. C. Ning12, M. Panareo3, B. Panico10, L. Perrone3, P. Pistilli8, F. Ruggieri8, P. Salvini7, R. Santonico10, S. N. Sbano3, P. R. Shen5, X. D. Sheng5, F. Shi5, A. Surdo4, Y. H. Tan5, P. Vallania18, S. Vernetto18, C. Vigorito19, B. Wang5, H. Wang5, C. Y. Wu5, H. R. Wu5, B. Xu16, L. Xue15, Q. Y. Yang14, X. C. Yang14, Z. G. Yao5, A. F. Yuan12, M. Zha5, H. M. Zhang5, Jilong Zhang5, Jianli Zhang5, L. Zhang14, P. Zhang14, X. Y. Zhang15, Y. Zhang5, J. Zhao5, Zhaxiciren12, Zhaxisangzhu12, X. X. Zhou16, F. R. Zhu16, Q. Q. Zhu5, and G. Zizzi9 1 Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant'Angelo, via Cinthia, I. 80126 Napoli, Italy 2 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli, Italy 3 Dipartimento Matematica e. Fisica Ennio De Giorgi, Università del Salento, via per Arnesano, I. 73100 Lecce, Italy 4 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Lecce, Italy 5 Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P. O. Box 918, 100049 Beijing, China 6 Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di Pavia, via Bassi 6, I. 27100 Pavia, Italy 7 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pavia, Italy 8 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma Tre, via della Vasca Navale 84, I. 00146 Roma, Italy 9 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare CNAF, Viale Berti Pichat 6/2, I. 40127 Bologna, Italy 10 Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di Roma Tor Vergata, via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, I. 00133 Roma, Italy 11 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy 12 Tibet University, 850000 Lhasa, Xizang, China 13 Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050016, Hebei, China 14 Yunnan University, 2 North Cuihu R.d., 650091 Kunming, Yunnan, China 15 Shandong University, 250100 Jinan, Shandong, China 16 Southwest Jiaotong University, 610031 Chengdu, Sichuan, China 17 Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università Roma Tre, Italy 18 Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino dell'Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, corso Fiume 4, I. 10133 Torino, Italy 19 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino, via P. 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Q., Zhu5, and G., Zizzi9 1 Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte, Sant'Angelo, Via, Cinthia, I., 80126 Napoli, Italy, 2 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di, Napoli, Italy 3 Dipartimento Matematica e., Fisica Ennio De Giorgi, Università del, Salento, via per, Arnesano, I., 73100 Lecce, Italy, 4 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di, Lecce, Italy, 5 Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysic, Institute of High Energy, Physic, Chinese Academy of, Science, P. O., Box 918, 100049, Beijing, China, 6 Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di Pavia, via Bassi, 6, I., 27100 Pavia, Italy, 7 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di, Pavia, Italy, 8 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma, Tre, via della Vasca Navale, 84, I., 00146 Roma, Italy, 9 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare CNAF, Viale Berti Pichat, 6/2, I., 40127 Bologna, Italy 10 Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di Roma Tor, Vergata, via della Ricerca Scientifica, 1, I., 00133 Roma, Italy 11 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica, Nucleare, Sezione di Roma Tor, Vergata, Italy 12 Tibet, University, 850000, Lhasa, Xizang, China 13 Hebei Normal, University, Shijiazhuang, 050016, Hebei, China 14 Yunnan, University, 2 North Cuihu, R. d., 650091, Kunming, Yunnan, China 15 Shandong, University, 250100, Jinan, Shandong, China 16 Southwest Jiaotong, University, 610031, Chengdu, Sichuan, China 17 Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università Roma, Tre, Italy 18 Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino dell'Istituto Nazionale di, Astrofisica, corso Fiume, 4, I., 10133 Torino, Italy 19 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica, Nucleare, Sezione di, Torino, via P., Giuria 1, I., 10125 Torino, Italy 20 Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di, Torino, and Italy
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Proton, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Settore FIS/01 - Fisica Sperimentale, Cosmic microwave background, Flux, Medium-scale anisotropy, Cosmic ray, Astrophysics, ARGO-YBJ experiment, Ultra-high-energy cosmic ray, Anisotropy, Energy (signal processing), Intensity (heat transfer)
Abstract: Measuring the anisotropy of the arrival direction distribution of cosmic rays provides important information on the propagation mechanisms and the identification of their sources. In fact, the flux of cosmic rays is thought to be dependent on the arrival direction only due to the presence of nearby cosmic ray sources or particular magnetic-field structures. Recently, the observation of unexpected excesses at TeV energy down to an angular scale as narrow as $\ensuremath{\sim}10\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}$ raised the possibility that the problem of the origin of Galactic cosmic rays may be addressed by studying the anisotropy. The ARGO-YBJ experiment is a full-coverage extensive air showers array, sensitive to cosmic rays with the energy threshold of a few hundred GeV. Searching for small-size deviations from the isotropy, the ARGO-YBJ Collaboration explored the declination region $\ensuremath{\delta}\ensuremath{\sim}\ensuremath{-}20\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}--80\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}$, making use of about $3.7\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{11}$ events collected from November 2007 to May 2012. In this paper, the detection of different significant (up to 13 standard deviations) medium-scale anisotropy regions in the arrival directions of cosmic rays is reported. The observation was performed with unprecedented detail. The relative excess intensity with respect to the isotropic flux extends up to ${10}^{\ensuremath{-}3}$. The maximum excess occurs for proton energies of 10--20 TeV, suggesting the presence of unknown features of the magnetic fields the charged cosmic rays propagate through, or some contribution of nearby sources never considered so far. The observation of new weaker few-degree excesses throughout the sky region $195\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}\ensuremath{\le}\mathrm{R}.\mathrm{A}.\ensuremath{\le}290\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}$ is reported for the first time.
Published: 2013
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34. OBSERVATION OF THE TeV GAMMA-RAY SOURCE MGRO J1908+06 WITH ARGO-YBJ

Author: B. Bartoli1, 2, P. Bernardini3, 4, X. J. Bi5, C. Bleve3, I. Bolognino6, 7, P. Branchini8, A. Budano8, A. K. Calabrese Melcarne9, P. Camarri10, Z. Cao5, R. Cardarelli11, S. Catalanotti1, C. Cattaneo7, S. Z. Chen5, T. L. Chen12, Y. Chen5, P. Creti4, S. W. Cui13, B. Z. Dai14, G. D’Al´ı Staiti15, 16, Danzengluobu12, M. Dattoli17, 18, 19, I. De Mitri3, B. D’Ettorre Piazzoli1, T. Di Girolamo1, X. H. Ding12, G. Di Sciascio11, C. F. Feng20, Zhaoyang Feng5, Zhenyong Feng21, F. Galeazzi8, E. Giroletti6, Q. B. Gou5, Y. Q. Guo5, H. H. He5, Haibing Hu12, Hongbo Hu5, Q. Huang21, M. Iacovacci1, R. Iuppa10, I. James8, H. Y. Jia21, Labaciren12, H. J. Li12, J. Y. Li20, X. X. Li5, G. Liguori6, C. Liu5, C. Q. Liu14, J. Liu14, M. Y. Liu12, H. Lu5, X. H. Ma5, G. Mancarella3, 8, 22, G. Marsella4, D. Martello3, S. Mastroianni2, P. Montini8, C. C. Ning12, A. Pagliaro16, M. Panareo4, B. Panico10, L. Perrone4, P. Pistilli8, X. B. Qu20, F. Ruggieri8, P. Salvini7, R. Santonico10, P. R. Shen5, X. D. Sheng5, F. Shi5, C. Stanescu8, A. Surdo4, Y. H. Tan5, P. Vallania17, S. Vernetto17, C. Vigorito18, B. Wang5, H. Wang5, C. Y. Wu5, H. R. Wu5, B. Xu21, L. Xue20, Y. X. Yan14, Q. Y. Yang14, X. C. Yang14, Z. G. Yao5, A. F. Yuan12, M. Zha5, H. M. Zhang5, Jilong Zhang5, Jianli Zhang5, L. Zhang14, P. Zhang14, X. Y. Zhang20, Y. Zhang5, Zhaxiciren12, Zhaxisangzhu12, X. X. Zhou21, F. R. Zhu21, Q. Q. Zhu5, G. Zizzi91 Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Universit`a di Napoli 'Federico II, ' Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant’Angelo, via Cinthia, 80126 Napoli, Italy2 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant’Angelo, Italy3 Dipartimento di Matematica e. Fisica 'Ennio De Giorgi, ' Universit`a del Salento, via per Arnesano, 73100 Lecce, Italy4 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Lecce, Italy5 Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P. O. 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K., Calabrese Melcarne, P., Camarri, Z., Cao, R., Cardarelli, S., Catalanotti, C., Cattaneo, S. Z., Chen, T. L., Chen, Y., Chen, P., Creti, S. W., Cui, B. Z., Dai, G., D’Alì Staiti, M., Dattoli, DE MITRI, Ivan, B., D’Ettorre Piazzoli, T., Di Girolamo, X. H., Ding, G., Di Sciascio, C. F., Feng, F., Galeazzi, E., Giroletti, Q. B., Gou, Y. Q., Guo, Q., Huang, M., Iacovacci, R., Iuppa, I., Jame, H. Y., Jia, G., Liguori, C., Liu, C. Q., Liu, J., Liu, M. Y., Liu, H., Lu, 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, 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, B., Xu, L., Xue, Y. X., Yan, Q. Y., Yang, X. C., Yang, Z. G., Yao, A. F., Yuan, M., Zha, H. M., Zhang, L., Zhang, P., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Y., Zhang, X. X., Zhou, F. R., Zhu, Q. Q., Zhu, and G., Zizzi
Subjects: Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics, general – pulsars: individual (MGRO J1908+06) [gamma rays], 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, Pulsar wind nebula, Luminosity, Settore FIS/05 - Astronomia E Astrofisica, Pulsar, 0103 physical sciences, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, pulsar, Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, gamma rays: general – pulsars: individual (MGRO J1908+06), Settore FIS/01 - Fisica Sperimentale, Gamma ray, Astronomy and Astrophysics, (MGRO J1908+06), Air shower, Crab Nebula, 13. Climate action, Space and Planetary Science, gamma ray, Milagro, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Energy (signal processing)
Abstract: The extended gamma ray source MGRO J1908+06, discovered by the Milagro air shower detector in 2007, has been observed for about 4 years by the ARGO-YBJ experiment at TeV energies, with a statistical significance of 6.2 standard deviations. The peak of the signal is found at a position consistent with the pulsar PSR J1907+0602. Parametrizing the source shape with a two-dimensional Gauss function we estimate an extension \sigma = 0.49 \pm 0.22 degrees, consistent with a previous measurement by the Cherenkov Array H.E.S.S.. The observed energy spectrum is dN/dE = 6.1 \pm 1.4 \times 10^-13 (E/4 TeV)^{-2.54 \pm 0.36} photons cm^-2 s^-1 TeV^-1, in the energy range 1-20 TeV. The measured gamma ray flux is consistent with the results of the Milagro detector, but is 2-3 times larger than the flux previously derived by H.E.S.S. at energies of a few TeV. The continuity of the Milagro and ARGO-YBJ observations and the stable excess rate observed by ARGO-YBJ along 4 years of data taking support the identification of MGRO J1908+06 as the steady powerful TeV pulsar wind nebula of PSR J1907+0602, with an integrated luminosity above 1 TeV about 1.8 times the Crab Nebula luminosity., Comment: 6 pages, accepted for pubblication by ApJ. Replaced to correct the author list
Published: 2012

35. Gamma ray bursts monitoring with the ARGO-YBJ experiment in scaler mode

Author: 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, 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, 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, MARI, Stefano Maria, 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, Danzengluobu, 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, Labaciren, 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, Di Girolamo, T., Vallania, P., Vigorito, C., 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, 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, 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, and Zizzi, G.
Subjects: Physics, Gamma Ray Astronomy, Gamma Astronomy, Array Detector, Extensive Air Shower, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astronomy, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Field of view, Gamma-ray astronomy, Astrophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysic, Coincidence, Argo-Ybj, Air shower, Gamma Ray Burst, Observatory, Satellite, Gamma-ray burst, Physics::Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics, Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
Abstract: On behalf of the ARGO-YBJ Collaboration 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 Astro- physical Radiation Ground-based Observatory at YangBa- Jing (ARGO-YBJ). With its big active surface ( 6700 m 2 ) and large field of view ( 2 sr) the ARGO-YBJ air shower detector is particularly suitable to detect unpredictable and short duration events such as GRBs. The search has been performed using the single particle technique in time coinci- dence with satellite detections both for single events and for the piling up of all the GRBs in time and in phase. Between November 2004 and June 2010 115 GRBs, de- tected by different satellites (mainly Swift and Fermi), oc- curred within the field of view of ARGO-YBJ. For 94 of these we searched for a counterpart in the ARGO-YBJ data finding no statistically significant emission. Search methods and results are discussed.
Published: 2011

36. THE ARGO-YBJ EXPERIMENT: A FULL COVERAGE ARRAY FOR γ-RAY ASTRONOMY

Author: 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., 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, and G., Zizzi
Subjects: Physics, Gamma ray burst, media_common.quotation_subject, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Detector, Extensive air shower, Gamma ray, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astronomy, Extensive air showers, gamma rays, gamma-ray burst, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Astrophysics, Air shower, Space and Planetary Science, Duty cycle, Sky, Blazar, Gamma-ray burst, Mathematical Physics, Argo, media_common
Abstract: The ARGO-YBJ experiment is an Extensive Air Shower (EAS) array which combines high altitude location and full coverage active area in order to reach low energy threshold at a level of few hundred of GeV. The large field of view (≈ 2 sr ) and the high duty cycle (≥ 90%) allow the continuous monitoring of the sky searching for unknown sources and unpredictable events, such as flares in blazar emissions and high energy Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs). In this paper I will briefly report on the detector performance and on some preliminary results achieved in γ-ray astronomy.
Published: 2011

37. Results from the ARGO-YBJ experiment

Author: 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
Subjects: 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. ""
Published: 2013
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38. Observation of TeV gamma-rays from the unidentified source HESS J1841-055 with the ARGO-YBJ experiment

Author: B. Bartoli1, 2, P. Bernardini3, 4, X. J. Bi5, I. Bolognino6, 7, P. Branchini8, A. Budano8, A. K. Calabrese Melcarne9, P. Camarri10, Z. Cao5, R. Cardarelli11, S. Catalanotti1, C. Cattaneo7, S. Z. Chen5, T. L. Chen12, Y. Chen5, P. Creti4, S. W. Cui13, B. Z. Dai14, G. D’Al´ı Staiti15, A. D’Amone3, 4, Danzengluobu12, I. De Mitri3, B. D’Ettorre Piazzoli1, T. Di Girolamo1, X. H. Ding12, G. Di Sciascio11, C. F. Feng17, Zhaoyang Feng5, Zhenyong Feng18, F. Galeazzi8, E. Giroletti6, Q. B. Gou5, Y. Q. Guo5, H. H. He5, Haibing Hu12, Hongbo Hu5, Q. Huang18, M. Iacovacci1, R. Iuppa10, I. James8, H. Y. Jia18, Labaciren12, H. J. Li12, J. Y. Li17, X. X. Li5, G. Liguori6, C. Liu5, C. Q. Liu14, J. Liu14, M. Y. Liu12, H. Lu5, L. L. Ma5, X. H. Ma5, G. Mancarella3, 8, 19, G. Marsella3, D. Martello3, S. Mastroianni2, P. Montini8, C. C. Ning12, A. Pagliaro16, M. Panareo3, B. Panico10, L. Perrone3, P. Pistilli8, F. Ruggieri8, P. Salvini7, R. Santonico10, S. N. Sbano3, P. R. Shen5, X. D. Sheng5, F. Shi5, A. Surdo4, Y. H. Tan5, P. Vallania21, S. Vernetto21, C. Vigorito22, B. Wang5, H. Wang5, C. Y. Wu5, H. R. Wu5, B. Xu18, L. Xue17, Q. Y. Yang14, X. C. Yang14, Z. G. Yao5, A. F. Yuan12, M. Zha5, H. M. Zhang5, Jilong Zhang5, Jianli Zhang5, L. Zhang14, P. Zhang14, X. Y. Zhang17, Y. Zhang5, J. Zhao5, Zhaxiciren12, Zhaxisangzhu12, X. X. Zhou18, F. R. Zhu18, Q. Q. Zhu5, G. Zizzi9 1 Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Universit`a di Napoli 'Federico II, ' Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant’Angelo, via Cinthia, I. 80126 Napoli, Italy 2 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant’Angelo, Italy 3 Dipartimento Matematica e. Fisica 'Ennio De Giorgi, ' Universit`a del Salento, via per Arnesano, I. 73100 Lecce, Italy 4 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Lecce, Italy 5 Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P. O. Box 918, 100049 Beijing, China, c.h.e.n.s.z.@.i.h.e.p. a.c. cn 6 Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Universit`a di Pavia, via Bassi 6, I. 27100 Pavia, Italy 7 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pavia, Italy 8 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma Tre, via della Vasca Navale 84, I. 00146 Roma, Italy 9 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare CNAF, Viale Berti Pichat 6/2, I. 40127 Bologna, Italy 10 Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Universit`a di Roma 'Tor Vergata, ' via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, I. 00133 Roma, Italy 11 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, Italy 12 Tibet University, 850000 Lhasa, Xizang, China 13 Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050016, Hebei, China 14 Yunnan University, 2 North Cuihu Road, 650091 Kunming, Yunnan, China 15 Dipartimento di Fisica, Universit`a degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Edificio 18, I. 90128 Palermo, Italy 16 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, I. 95125 Catania, Italy 17 Shandong University, 250100 Jinan, Shandong, China 18 Southwest Jiaotong University, 610031 Chengdu, Sichuan, China 19 Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Universit`a 'Roma Tre, ' via della Vasca Navale 84, Italy 20 Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e. Fisica Cosmica dell’Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, via La Malfa 153, I. 90146 Palermo, Italy 21 Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino dell’Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, corso Fiume 4, I. 10133 Torino, Italy 22 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino, via P. Giuria 1, I. 10125 Torino, Italy 23 Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Universit`a di Torino, Italy, MARI, Stefano Maria, Bartoli, Bruno, Bernardini, P., X. J., Bi, Bolognino, I., Branchini, P., Budano, A., Calabrese Melcarne, A. K., Camarri, P., Cao, Z., Cardarelli, R., Catalanotti, Sergio, Cattaneo, C., Chen, S. Z., Chen, T. L., Chen, Y., Creti, P., Cui, S. W., Dai, B. Z., D'Al? Staiti, G., D'Amone, A., Danzengluobu, De Mitri, I., D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, DI GIROLAMO, Tristano, Ding, X. H., Di Sciascio, G., Feng, C. F., Zhaoyang, Feng, Zhenyong, Feng, Galeazzi, F., Giroletti, E., Gou, Q. B., Guo, Y. Q., H. H., He, Haibing, Hu, Hongbo, Hu, Huang, Q., Iacovacci, Michele, Iuppa, R., James, I., Jia, H. Y., Labaciren, H. J., Li, J. Y., Li, X. X., Li, Liguori, G., Liu, C., Liu, C. Q., Liu, J., Liu, M. Y., Lu, H., L. L., Ma, X. H., Ma, Mancarella, G., Mari, S. M., Marsella, G., Martello, D., Mastroianni, S., Montini, P., Ning, C. C., Pagliaro, A., Panareo, M., Panico, B., Perrone, L., Pistilli, P., Ruggieri, F., Salvini, P., Santonico, R., Sbano, S. N., Shen, P. R., Sheng, X. D., Shi, F., Surdo, A., Tan, Y. H., Vallania, P., Vernetto, S., Vigorito, C., Wang, B., Wang, H., C. Y., Wu, H. R., Wu, Xu, B., Xue, L., Yang, Q. Y., Yang, X. C., Yao, Z. G., Yuan, A. F., Zha, M., Zhang, H. M., Jilong, Zhang, Jianli, Zhang, Zhang, L., Zhang, P., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Y., Zhao, J., Zhaxiciren, Zhaxisangzhu, Zhou, X. X., Zhu, F. R., Zhu, Q. Q., Zizzi, G., B., Bartoli1, P., Bernardini3, X. J., Bi5, I., Bolognino6, P., Branchini8, A., Budano8, A. K., Calabrese Melcarne9, P., Camarri10, Z., Cao5, R., Cardarelli11, S., Catalanotti1, C., Cattaneo7, S. Z., Chen5, T. L., Chen12, Y., Chen5, P., Creti4, S. W., Cui13, B. Z., Dai14, G., D’Al´ı Staiti15, A., D’Amone3, 4, Danzengluobu12, I., De Mitri3, B., D’Ettorre Piazzoli1, T., Di Girolamo1, X. H., Ding12, G., Di Sciascio11, C. F., Feng17, Zhaoyang, Feng5, Zhenyong, Feng18, F., Galeazzi8, E., Giroletti6, Q. B., Gou5, Y. Q., Guo5, H. H., He5, Haibing, Hu12, Hongbo, Hu5, Q., Huang18, M., Iacovacci1, R., Iuppa10, I., James8, H. Y., Jia18, Labaciren12, H. J., Li12, J. Y., Li17, X. X., Li5, G., Liguori6, C., Liu5, C. Q., Liu14, J., Liu14, M. Y., Liu12, H., Lu5, L. L., Ma5, X. H., Ma5, G., Mancarella3, Mari, Stefano Maria, 8, 19, G., Marsella3, D., Martello3, S., Mastroianni2, Montini8, P., C. C., Ning12, A., Pagliaro16, M., Panareo3, B., Panico10, L., Perrone3, P., Pistilli8, Ruggieri8, F., P., Salvini7, R., Santonico10, S. N., Sbano3, P. R., Shen5, X. D., Sheng5, F., Shi5, A., Surdo4, Y. H., Tan5, P., Vallania21, S., Vernetto21, C., Vigorito22, B., Wang5, H., Wang5, C. Y., Wu5, H. R., Wu5, B., Xu18, L., Xue17, Q. Y., Yang14, X. C., Yang14, Z. G., Yao5, A. F., Yuan12, M., Zha5, H. M., Zhang5, Jilong, Zhang5, Jianli, Zhang5, L., Zhang14, P., Zhang14, X. Y., Zhang17, Y., Zhang5, J., Zhao5, Zhaxiciren12, Zhaxisangzhu12, X. X., Zhou18, F. R., Zhu18, Q. Q., Zhu5, G., Zizzi9 1 Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Universit`a di Napoli 'Federico II, ' Complesso Universitario di Monte, Sant’Angelo, Via, Cinthia, I., 80126 Napoli, Italy, 2 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di, Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte, Sant’Angelo, Italy 3 Dipartimento Matematica e., Fisica 'Ennio De Giorgi, ' Universit`a del, Salento, via per, Arnesano, I., 73100 Lecce, Italy, 4 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di, Lecce, Italy, 5 Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysic, Institute of High Energy, Physic, Chinese Academy of, Science, P. O., Box 918, 100049, Beijing, China, cn 6 Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Universit`a di Pavia, c. h. e. n. s. z. @. i. h. e. p. a. c., via Bassi, 6, I., 27100 Pavia, Italy, 7 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di, Pavia, Italy, 8 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma, Tre, via della Vasca Navale, 84, I., 00146 Roma, Italy, 9 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare CNAF, Viale Berti Pichat, 6/2, I., 40127 Bologna, Italy 10 Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Universit`a di Roma 'Tor, Vergata, ' via della Ricerca Scientifica, 1, I., 00133 Roma, Italy 11 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica, Nucleare, Sezione di Roma Tor, Vergata, via della Ricerca Scientifica, 1, Italy 12 Tibet, University, 850000, Lhasa, Xizang, China 13 Hebei Normal, University, Shijiazhuang, 050016, Hebei, China 14 Yunnan, University, 2 North Cuihu, Road, 650091, Kunming, Yunnan, China 15 Dipartimento di, Fisica, Universit`a degli Studi di, Palermo, Viale delle, Scienze, Edificio, 18, I., 90128 Palermo, Italy 16 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica, Nucleare, Sezione di, Catania, Viale A., Doria 6, I., 95125 Catania, Italy 17 Shandong, University, 250100, Jinan, Shandong, China 18 Southwest Jiaotong, University, 610031, Chengdu, Sichuan, China 19 Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Universit`a 'Roma, Tre, ' via della Vasca Navale, 84, Italy 20 Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e., Fisica Cosmica dell’Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, via La Malfa, 153, I., 90146 Palermo, Italy 21 Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino dell’Istituto Nazionale di, Astrofisica, corso Fiume, 4, I., 10133 Torino, Italy 22 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica, Nucleare, Sezione di, Torino, via P., Giuria 1, I., 10125 Torino, Italy 23 Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Universit`a di, Torino, Italy, B., Bartoli, Bernardini, Paolo, I., Bolognino, P., Branchini, A., Budano, A. K., Calabrese Melcarne, P., Camarri, Z., Cao, R., Cardarelli, S., Catalanotti, C., Cattaneo, S. Z., Chen, T. L., Chen, Y., Chen, P., Creti, S. W., Cui, B. Z., Dai, G., D'Alí Staiti, D'Amone, Antonio, DE MITRI, Ivan, B., D'Ettorre Piazzoli, T., Di Girolamo, X. H., Ding, G., Di Sciascio, C. F., Feng, F., Galeazzi, E., Giroletti, Q. B., Gou, Y. Q., Guo, Q., Huang, M., Iacovacci, R., Iuppa, I., Jame, H. Y., Jia, G., Liguori, C., Liu, C. Q., Liu, J., Liu, M. Y., Liu, H., Lu, 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, F., Ruggieri, P., Salvini, R., Santonico, S. N., Sbano, P. R., Shen, X. D., Sheng, F., Shi, A., Surdo, Y. H., Tan, P., Vallania, S., Vernetto, C., Vigorito, B., Wang, H., Wang, B., Xu, L., Xue, Q. Y., Yang, X. C., Yang, Z. G., Yao, A. F., Yuan, M., Zha, H. M., Zhang, L., Zhang, P., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, Y., Zhang, J., Zhao, X. X., Zhou, F. R., Zhu, Q. Q., Zhu, G., Zizzi, Bartoli, B, Bernardini, P, Bi, XJ, Bolognino, I, Branchini, P, Budano, A, Calabrese Melcarne, AK, Camarri, P, Cao, Z, Cardarelli, R, Catalanotti, S, Cattaneo, C, Chen, SZ, Chen, TL, Chen, Y, Creti, P, Cui, SW, Dai, BZ, D’Ali Staiti, G, D’Amone, A, De Mitri, I, D’Ettorre Piazzoli, B, Di Girolamo, T, Ding, XH, Di Sciascio, G, Feng, CF, Feng, ZYa, Feng, ZYo, Galeazzi, F, Giroletti, E, Gou, QB, Guo, YQ, He, HH, Hu, HaB, Hu, HoB, Huang, Q, Iacovacci, M, Iuppa, R, James, I, Jia, HY, Li, HJ, Li, JY, Li, XX, Liguori, G, Liu, C, Liu, CQ, Liu, J, Liu, MY, Lu, H, Ma, LL, Ma, XH, Mancarella, G, Mari, SM, Marsella, G, Martello, D, Mastroianni, S, Montini, P, Ning, CC, Pagliaro, A, Panareo, M, Panico, B, Perrone, L, Pistilli, P, Ruggieri, F, Salvini, P, Santonico, R, Sbano, SN, Shen, PR, Sheng, XD, Shi, F, Surdo, A, Tan, YH, Vallania, P, Vernetto, S, Vigorito, C, Wang, B, Wang, H, Wu, CY, Wu, HR, Xu, B, Xue, L, Yang, QY, Yang, XC, Yao, ZG, Yuan, AF, Zha, M, Zhang, HM, Zhang, JLi, Zhang, JLo, Zhang, L, Zhang, P, Zhang, XY, Zhang, Y, Zhao, J, Zhou, XX, Zhu, FR, Zhu, QQ, and Zizzi, G
Subjects: Physics, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), Range (particle radiation), Photon, Degree (graph theory), 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Settore FIS/01 - Fisica Sperimentale, Gamma ray, Flux, FOS: Physical sciences, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Astrophysics, 01 natural sciences, gamma rays, Wavelength, Settore FIS/05 - Astronomia E Astrofisica, Space and Planetary Science, Coincident, 0103 physical sciences, Gamma Rays, Argo-YBJ, Extended Air Shower Detectors, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, general [gamma rays], Energy (signal processing)
Abstract: We report the observation of a very high energy \gamma-ray source, whose position is coincident with HESS J1841-055. This source has been observed for 4.5 years by the ARGO-YBJ experiment from November 2007 to July 2012. Its emission is detected with a statistical significance of 5.3 standard deviations. Parameterizing the source shape with a two-dimensional Gaussian function we estimate an extension \sigma=(0.40(+0.32,-0.22}) degree, consistent with the HESS measurement. The observed energy spectrum is dN/dE =(9.0-+1.6) x 10^{-13}(E/5 TeV)^{-2.32-+0.23} photons cm^{-2} s^{-1} TeV^{-1}, in the energy range 0.9-50 TeV. The integral \gamma-ray flux above 1 TeV is 1.3-+0.4 Crab units, which is 3.2-+1.0 times the flux derived by HESS. The differences in the flux determination between HESS and ARGO-YBJ, and possible counterparts at other wavelengths are discussed., Comment: 17 pages, 4 figures, have been accepted for publication in ApJ

39. Comparison of Ten Metal-Doped LaFeO 3 Samples on Photocatalytic Degradation of Antibiotics in Water under Visible Light: Role of Surface Area and Aqueous Phosphate Ions.

Author: Bolognino I, Pelosato R, Marcì G, and Natali Sora I
Abstract: Doping semiconducting oxides, such as LaFeO 3 (LF), with metallic elements is a good strategy to improve the performance of photocatalysts. In this study, LF and ten different nanopowders metal-doped at the La or Fe site of LaFeO 3 were evaluated in the photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin (CP) and oxytetracycline (OTC). The following metals were used in the doping (mol%) process of LF: Pd 3% and 5%; Cu 10%; Mg 5%, 10%, and 20%; Ga 10%; Y 10% and 20%; and Sr 20%. The doped samples were synthetized using a citrate auto-combustion technique. From the X-ray diffraction (XRD) data, only a single crystalline phase, namely an orthorhombic perovskite structure, was observed except for trace amounts of PdO in the sample with Pd 5%. The specific surface area (SSA) ranged from 9 m 2 g -1 (Ga 10%) to 20 m 2 g -1 (Mg 20%). SEM images show that all samples were constituted from agglomerates of particles whose sizes ranged from ca. 20 nm (Mg 20%) to ca. 100 nm (Pd 5%). Dilute aqueous solutions (5 × 10 -6 M) prepared for both CP and OTC were irradiated for 240 min under visible-light and in the presence of H 2 O 2 (10 -2 M). The results indicate a 78% removal of OTC with Cu 10% doped LF in a phosphate buffer (pH = 5.0). The degradation of CP is affected by pH and phosphate ions, with 78% (in unbuffered solution) and 54% (in phosphate buffer, pH = 5.0) removal achieved with Mg 10% doped LF. The reactions follow a pseudo-first order kinetic. Overall, this study is expected to deepen the assessment of photocatalytic activity by using substrates with different absorption capacities on photocatalysts.
Published: 2023
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40. Applications of Heterogeneous Photocatalysis to the Degradation of Oxytetracycline in Water: A Review.

Author: Pelosato R, Bolognino I, Fontana F, and Sora IN
Subjects: Catalysis, Light, Water, Nanocomposites, Oxytetracycline, Water Pollutants, Chemical, Water Purification methods
Abstract: Photocatalytic processes are being studied extensively as potential advanced wastewater treatments for the removal of pharmaceuticals, pesticides and other recalcitrant micropollutants from the effluents of conventional wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Oxytetracycline (OTC) is a widespread antibiotic which is frequently detected in surface water bodies as a recalcitrant and persistent micropollutant. This review provides an update on advances in heterogeneous photocatalysis for the degradation of OTC in water under UV light, sunlight and visible-light irradiation. Photocatalysts based on pure semiconducting oxides are rarely used, due to the problem of rapid recombination of electron-hole pairs. To overcome this issue, a good strategy could be the coupling of two different semiconducting compounds with different conduction and valence bands. Several methods are described to enhance the performances of catalysts, such as doping of the oxide with metal and/or non-metal elements, surface functionalization, composites and nano-heterojunction. Furthermore, a discussion on non-oxidic photocatalysts is briefly provided, focusing on the application of graphene-based nanocomposites for the effective treatment of OTC.
Published: 2022
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41. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Dantrolene-Like Hydrazide and Hydrazone Analogues as Multitarget Agents for Neurodegenerative Diseases.

Author: Bolognino I, Giangregorio N, Tonazzi A, Martínez AL, Altomare CD, Loza MI, Sablone S, Cellamare S, and Catto M
Subjects: Acetylcholinesterase metabolism, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Enzyme Inhibitors chemical synthesis, Enzyme Inhibitors chemistry, Humans, Hydrazines chemical synthesis, Hydrazines chemistry, Hydrazones chemical synthesis, Hydrazones chemistry, Molecular Structure, Monoamine Oxidase metabolism, Neurodegenerative Diseases metabolism, Neuroprotective Agents chemical synthesis, Neuroprotective Agents chemistry, Structure-Activity Relationship, Enzyme Inhibitors pharmacology, Hydrazines pharmacology, Hydrazones pharmacology, Neurodegenerative Diseases drug therapy, Neuroprotective Agents pharmacology
Abstract: Dantrolene, a drug used for the management of malignant hyperthermia, had been recently evaluated for prospective repurposing as multitarget agent for neurodegenerative syndromes, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Herein, twenty-one dantrolene-like hydrazide and hydrazone analogues were synthesized with the aim of exploring structure-activity relationships (SARs) for the inhibition of human monoamine oxidases (MAOs) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE), two well-established target enzymes for anti-AD drugs. With few exceptions, the newly synthesized compounds exhibited selectivity toward MAO B over either MAO A or AChE, with the secondary aldimine 9 and phenylhydrazone 20 attaining IC 50 values of 0.68 and 0.81 μM, respectively. While no general SAR trend was observed with lipophilicity descriptors, a molecular simplification strategy allowed the main pharmacophore features to be identified, which are responsible for the inhibitory activity toward MAO B. Finally, further in vitro investigations revealed cell protection from oxidative insult and activation of carnitine/acylcarnitine carrier as concomitant biological activities responsible for neuroprotection by hits 9 and 20 and other promising compounds in the examined series., (© 2021 The Authors. ChemMedChem published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.)
Published: 2021
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42. Nose-to-brain delivery: A comparative study between carboxymethyl chitosan based conjugates of dopamine.

Author: Di Gioia S, Trapani A, Cassano R, Di Gioia ML, Trombino S, Cellamare S, Bolognino I, Hossain MN, Sanna E, Trapani G, and Conese M
Subjects: Administration, Intranasal, Brain, Dopamine, Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared, Chitosan
Abstract: Herein, the synthesis of a novel polymeric conjugate N,O-CMCS-Dopamine (DA) based on an amide linkage is reported. The performances of this conjugate were compared with those of an analogous N,O-CMCS-DA ester conjugate previously studied (Cassano et al., 2020) to gain insight into their potential utility for Parkinson's disease treatment. The new amide conjugate was synthesized by standard carbodiimide coupling procedure and characterized by FT-IR, 1 H NMR spectroscopies and thermal analysis (Differential Scanning Calorimetry). In vitro mucoadhesive studies in simulated nasal fluid (SNF) evidenced high adhesive effect of both ester and amide conjugates. Results demonstrated that the amide conjugate exerted an important role to prevent DA spontaneous autoxidation both under stressed conditions and physiological mimicking ones. MTT test indicated cytocompatibility of the amide conjugate with Olfactory Ensheating Cells (OECs), which were shown by cytofluorimetry to internalize efficiently the conjugate. Overall, among the two conjugates herein studied, the N,O-CMCS-DA amide conjugate seems a promising candidate for improving the delivery of DA by nose-to-brain administration., (Copyright © 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
Published: 2021
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43. A Prospective Repurposing of Dantrolene as a Multitarget Agent for Alzheimer's Disease.

Author: Bolognino I, Giangregorio N, Pisani L, de Candia M, Purgatorio R, Tonazzi A, Altomare CD, Cellamare S, and Catto M
Subjects: Acetylcholinesterase drug effects, Acetylcholinesterase metabolism, Alzheimer Disease pathology, Calcium Channel Blockers chemistry, Calcium Channel Blockers pharmacology, Carnitine analogs & derivatives, Carnitine metabolism, Cell Line, Cholinesterase Inhibitors chemistry, Cholinesterase Inhibitors pharmacology, Dantrolene chemistry, Drug Repositioning, Humans, Malignant Hyperthermia drug therapy, Monoamine Oxidase chemistry, Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors chemistry, Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors pharmacology, Neuroprotective Agents chemistry, Alzheimer Disease drug therapy, Calcium metabolism, Dantrolene pharmacology, Neuroprotective Agents pharmacology
Abstract: The orphan drug dantrolene (DAN) is the only therapeutic treatment for malignant hyperthermia (MH), a pharmacogenetic pathology affecting 0.2 over 10,000 people in the EU. It acts by inhibiting ryanodine receptors, which are responsible for calcium recruitment in striatal muscles and brain. Because of its involvement in calcium homeostasis, DAN has been successfully investigated for its potential as neuroprotecting small molecule in several animal models of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Nevertheless, its effects at a molecular level, namely on putative targets involved in neurodegeneration, are still scarcely known. Herein, we present a prospective study on repurposing of DAN involving, besides the well-known calcium antagonism, inhibition of monoamine oxidase B and acetylcholinesterase, cytoprotection from oxidative insult, and activation of carnitine/acylcarnitine carrier, as concurring biological activities responsible for neuroprotection., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Published: 2019
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44. Human mitochondrial carnitine acylcarnitine carrier: Molecular target of dietary bioactive polyphenols from sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.).

Author: Console L, Giangregorio N, Cellamare S, Bolognino I, Palasciano M, Indiveri C, Incampo G, Campana S, and Tonazzi A
Subjects: Binding Sites, Carnitine Acyltransferases chemistry, Carnitine Acyltransferases genetics, Humans, Hydrogen Peroxide chemistry, Molecular Docking Simulation, Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, Oxidation-Reduction, Polyphenols analysis, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Prunus avium metabolism, Recombinant Proteins biosynthesis, Recombinant Proteins chemistry, Recombinant Proteins isolation & purification, Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization, Carnitine Acyltransferases metabolism, Mitochondria metabolism, Polyphenols metabolism, Prunus avium chemistry
Abstract: The effect of polyphenols, recognized as the principal antioxidant and beneficial molecules introduced with the diet, extracted from sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) on the recombinant human mitochondrial carnitine/acylcarnitine transporter (CACT) has been studied in proteoliposomes. CACT transport activity, which was strongly impaired after oxidation by atmospheric O 2 or H 2 O 2, due to the formation of a disulfide bridge between cysteines 136 and 155, was restored by externally added polyphenols. CACT reduction by polyphenols was time dependent. Spectroscopic analysis of polyphenolic extracts revealed eight most represented compounds in four cultivars. Molecular docking of CACT structural omology model with the most either abundant and arguably bio-available phenolic compound (trans 3-O-feruloyl-quinic acid) of the mix, is in agreement with the experimental data since it results located in the active site close to cysteine 136 at the bottom of the translocation aqueous cavity., (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
Published: 2019
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