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Perspective on the cosmic-ray electron spectrum above TeV

The AMS-02 has measured the cosmic ray electron (plus positron) spectrum up to ~TeV with an unprecedent precision. The spectrum can be well described by a power law without any obvious features above 10 GeV. The satellite instrument Dark…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-02-22 Kun Fang , Bing-Bing Wang , Xiao-Jun Bi , Su-Jie Lin , Peng-Fei Yin

Neutral Iron Emission Lines From The Day-side Of KELT-9b -- The GAPS Programme With HARPS-N At TNG XX

We present the first detection of atomic emission lines from the atmosphere of an exoplanet. We detect neutral iron lines from the day-side of KELT-9b (Teq $\sim$ 4, 000 K). We combined thousands of spectrally resolved lines observed during…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2020-05-20 L. Pino , J. M. Désert , M. Brogi , L. Malavolta , A. Wyttenbach , M. Line , J. Hoeijmakers , L. Fossati , A. S. Bonomo , V. Nascimbeni , V. Panwar , L. Affer , S. Benatti , K. Biazzo , A. Bignamini , F. Borsa , I. Carleo , R. Claudi , R. Cosentino , E. Covino , M. Damasso , S. Desidera , P. Giacobbe , A. Harutyunyan , A. F. Lanza , G. Leto , A. Maggio , J. Maldonado , L. Mancini , G. Micela , E. Molinari , I. Pagano , G. Piotto , E. Poretti , M. Rainer , G. Scandariato , A. Sozzetti , R. Allart , L. Borsato , G. Bruno , L. Di Fabrizio , D. Ehrenreich , A. Fiorenzano , G. Frustagli , B. Lavie , C. Lovis , A. Magazzù , D. Nardiello , M. Pedani , R. Smareglia

A Very Local Interstellar Spectrum for Galactic Electrons

We present a new local interstellar spectrum for cosmic ray electrons over an energy range from 1 MeV to 70 GeV. Below (0.8 plus minus 0.2) GeV it has a power law form, E^-(1.55 plus minus 0.05), with E kinetic energy, which is consistent…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-08-12 M. S. Potgieter , E. E. Vos , R. R. Nndanganeni , M. Boezio , R. Munini

Cosmic-ray electron propagation in NGC 3044 from radio continuum observations

Star-forming edge-on galaxies often exhibit extended halo radiation in multiple bands, providing ideal laboratories for studying the transfer of matter from the disk to the halo. We investigate the transport of cosmic-ray electrons (CREs)…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-03-17 Shengtao Wang , Xiaohui Sun , George Heald , Jiang-Tao Li , Chao-Wei Tsai , Judith Irwin , Theresa Wiegert , Jun Xu

Performance of the X-Calibur Hard X-Ray Polarimetry Mission during its 2018/19 Long-Duration Balloon Flight

X-Calibur is a balloon-borne telescope that measures the polarization of high-energy X-rays in the 15--50keV energy range. The instrument makes use of the fact that X-rays scatter preferentially perpendicular to the polarization direction.…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-07-27 Quincy Abarr , Banafsheh Beheshtipour , Matthias Beilicke , Richard Bose , Dana Braun , Gianluigi de Geronimo , Paul Dowkontt , Manel Errando , Thomas Gadson , Victor Guarino , Scott Heatwole , Md. Arman Hossen , Nirmal K. Iyer , Fabian Kislat , Mózsi Kiss , Takao Kitaguchi , Henric Krawczynski , R. James Lanzi , Shaorui Li , Lindsey Lisalda , Takashi Okajima , Mark Pearce , Zachary Peterson , Logan Press , Brian Rauch , Garry Simburger , David Stuchlik , Hiromitsu Takahashi , Jason Tang , Nagomi Uchida , Andrew West

Measurement of the Anisotropy of Cosmic Ray Arrival Directions with IceCube

We report the first observation of an anisotropy in the arrival direction of cosmic rays with energies in the multi TeV region in the Southern sky using data from the IceCube detector. Between June 2007 and March 2008, the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-10-06 The IceCube Collaboration , R. Abbasi

HX-POL - A Balloon-Borne Hard X-Ray Polarimeter

We report on the design and estimated performance of a balloon-borne hard X-ray polarimeter called HX-POL. The experiment uses a combination of Si and Cadmium Zinc Telluride detectors to measure the polarization of 50 keV-400 keV X-rays…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-06-07 H. Krawczynski , A. Garson , Q. Li , M. Beilicke , P. Dowkontt , E. Wulf , J. Kurfess , E. Novikova , G. De Geronimo , M. G. Baring , A. K. Harding , J. Grindlay , J. S. Hong

Radio Detection of High Energy Neutrinos in Ice

Radio-based detection of high-energy particles is growing in maturity. In this chapter, we focus on the detection of neutrinos with energies in excess of 10 PeV that interact in the thick, radio-transparent ice found in the polar regions.…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-02-07 Steven Barwick , Christian Glaser

Energy cross-calibration from the first CREAM flight: transition radiation detector versus calorimeter

The Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass (CREAM) balloon experiment had two successful flights in 2004/05 and 2005/06. It was designed to perform energy measurements from a few GeV up to 1000 TeV, taking advantage of different detection…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2010-03-31 P. Maestro , H. S. Ahn , P. S. Allison , M. G. Bagliesi , J. J. Beatty , G. Bigongiari , P. J. Boyle , T. J. Brandt , J. T. Childers , N. B. Conklin , S. Coutu , M. A. Duvernois , O. Ganel , J. H. Han , H. J. Hyun , J. A. Jeon , K. C. Kim , J. K. Lee , M. H. Lee , L. Lutz , P. S. Marrocchesi , A. Malinine , S. Minnick , S. I. Mognet , S. Nam , S. Nutter , H. Park , I. H. Park , N. H. Park , E. S. Seo , R. Sina , S. Swordy , S. P. Wakely , J. Wu , J. Yang , Y. S. Yoon , R. Zei , S. Y. Zinn

Measurement of Coherent Emission and Linear Polarization of Photons by Electrons in the Strong Fields of Aligned Crystals

We present new results regarding the features of high energy photon emission by an electron beam of 178 GeV penetrating a 1.5 cm thick single Si crystal aligned at the Strings-Of-Strings (SOS) orientation. This concerns a special case of…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2007-05-23 NA59 Collaboration , A. Apyan , R. O. Avakian , B. Badelek , S. Ballestrero , C. Biino , I. Birol , P. Cenci , S. H. Connell , S. Eichblatt , T. Fonseca , A. Freund , B. Gorini , R. Groess , K. Ispirian , T. J. Ketel , Yu. V. Kononets , A. Lopez , A. Mangiarotti , B. van Rens , J. P. F. Sellschop , M. Shieh , P. Sona , V. Strakhovenko , E. Uggerhoj , U. I. Uggerhoj , G. Unel , M. Velasco , Z. Z. Vilakazi , O. Wessely

A Constraint on Primordial $B$-Modes from the First Flight of the SPIDER Balloon-Borne Telescope

We present the first linear polarization measurements from the 2015 long-duration balloon flight of SPIDER, an experiment designed to map the polarization of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) on degree angular scales. Results from these…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-25 SPIDER Collaboration , P. A. R. Ade , M. Amiri , S. J. Benton , A. S. Bergman , R. Bihary , J. J. Bock , J. R. Bond , J. A. Bonetti , S. A. Bryan , H. C. Chiang , C. R. Contaldi , O. Doré , A. J. Duivenvoorden , H. K. Eriksen , M. Farhang , J. P. Filippini , A. A. Fraisse , K. Freese , M. Galloway , A. E. Gambrel , N. N. Gandilo , K. Ganga , R. Gualtieri , J. E. Gudmundsson , M. Halpern , J. Hartley , M. Hasselfield , G. Hilton , W. Holmes , V. V. Hristov , Z. Huang , K. D. Irwin , W. C. Jones , A. Karakci , C. L. Kuo , Z. D. Kermish , J. S. -Y. Leung , S. Li , D. S. Y. Mak , P. V. Mason , K. Megerian , L. Moncelsi , T. A. Morford , J. M. Nagy , C. B. Netterfield , M. Nolta , R. O'Brient , B. Osherson , I. L. Padilla , B. Racine , A. S. Rahlin , C. Reintsema , J. E. Ruhl , M. C. Runyan , T. M. Ruud , J. A. Shariff , E. C. Shaw , C. Shiu , J. D. Soler , X. Song , A. Trangsrud , C. Tucker , R. S. Tucker , A. D. Turner , J. F. van der List , A. C. Weber , I. K. Wehus , S. Wen , D. V. Wiebe , E. Y. Young

First ground based measurement of atmospheric Cherenkov light from cosmic rays

A recently proposed novel technique for the detection of cosmic rays with arrays of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes is applied to data from the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.). The method relies on the ground based…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 HESS Collaboration , F. A. Aharonian

Measurement of low-energy antiproton detection efficiency in BESS below 1 GeV

An accelerator experiment was performed using a low-energy antiproton beam to measure antiproton detection efficiency of BESS, a balloon-borne spectrometer with a superconducting solenoid. Measured efficiencies showed good agreement with…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2009-11-07 Y. Asaoka , K. Yoshimura , T. Yoshida , K. Abe , K. Anraku , M. Fujikawa , H. Fuke , S. Haino , K. Izumi , T. Maeno , Y. Makida , N. Matsui , H. Matsumoto , H. Matsunaga , M. Motoki , M. Nozaki , S. Orito , T. Sanuki , M. Sasaki , Y. Shikaze , T. Sonoda , J. Suzuki , K. Tanaka , Y. Toki , A. Yamamoto

Mass composition of cosmic rays with energy above 10**17 eV according to surface detectors of the Yakutsk EAS array

We discuss the lateral distribution of charged particles in extensive air showers with energy above $10^{17}$ eV measured by surface scintillation detectors of Yakutsk EAS array. The analysis covers the data obtained during the period from…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-23 A. V. Glushkov , A. Sabourov

Future Pulsar Observations with H.E.S.S

Since their discovery at radio wavelengths pulsars have been persistent targets for widespread multi-wave observations throughout optics, radio, X-rays, and high-energy gamma-rays. Observations with the EGRET gamma-ray telescope, on board…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. Konopelko

Cosmic-Ray Positron Identification with the PAMELA experiment

The PAMELA satellite borne experiment is designed to study cosmic rays with great accuracy in a wide energy range. One of PAMELA's main goal is the study of the antimatter component of cosmic rays. The experiment, housed on board the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-07-26 O. Adriani , G. C. Barbarino , G. A. Bazilevskaya , R. Bellotti , A. Bianco , M. Boezio , E. A. Bogomolov , M. Bongi , V. Bonvicini , S. Bottai , A. Bruno , F. Cafagna , D. Campana , R. Carbone , P. Carlson , M. Casolino , G. Castellini , C. De Santis , M. P. De Pascale , C. De Donato , N. De Simone , V. Di Felice , V. Formato , A. M. Galper , A. V. Karelin , S. V. Koldashov , S. Koldobskiy , S. Yu. Krut'kov , A. N. Kvashnin , A. Leonov , V. Malakhov , L. Marcelli , M. Martucci , A. G. Mayorov , W. Menn , M. Merge` , V. V. Mikhailov , E. Mocchiutti , A. Monaco , N. Mori , R. Munini , G. Osteria , F. Palma , P. Papini , M. Pearce , P. Picozza , C. Pizzolotto , M. Ricci , S. B. Ricciarini , L. Rossetto , R. Sarkar , M. Simon , V. Scotti , R. Sparvoli , P. Spillantini , S. J. Stochaj , J. C. Stockton , Y. I. Stozhkov , A. Vacchi , E. Vannuccini , G. Vasilyev , S. A. Voronov , Y. T. Yurkin , G. Zampa , N. Zampa , V. G. Zverev

Measurement of the cosmic-ray proton spectrum from 40 GeV to 100 TeV with the DAMPE satellite

The precise measurement of the spectrum of protons, the most abundant component of the cosmic radiation, is necessary to understand the source and acceleration of cosmic rays in the Milky Way. This work reports the measurement of the cosmic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-10-02 Q. An , R. Asfandiyarov , P. Azzarello , P. Bernardini , X. J. Bi , M. S. Cai , J. Chang , D. Y. Chen , H. F. Chen , J. L. Chen , W. Chen , M. Y. Cui , T. S. Cui , H. T. Dai , A. D'Amone , A. De Benedittis , I. De Mitri , M. Di Santo , M. Ding , T. K. Dong , Y. F. Dong , Z. X. Dong , G. Donvito , D. Droz , J. L. Duan , K. K. Duan , D. D'Urso , R. R. Fan , Y. Z. Fan , F. Fang , C. Q. Feng , L. Feng , P. Fusco , V. Gallo , F. J. Gan , M. Gao , F. Gargano , K. Gong , Y. Z. Gong , D. Y. Guo , J. H. Guo , X. L. Guo , S. X. Han , Y. M. Hu , G. S. Huang , X. Y. Huang , Y. Y. Huang , M. Ionica , W. Jiang , X. Jin , J. Kong , S. J. Lei , S. Li , W. L. Li , X. Li , X. Q. Li , Y. Li , Y. F. Liang , Y. M. Liang , N. H. Liao , C. M. Liu , H. Liu , J. Liu , S. B. Liu , W. Q. Liu , Y. Liu , F. Loparco , C. N. Luo , M. Ma , P. X. Ma , S. Y. Ma , T. Ma , X. Y. Ma , G. Marsella , M. N. Mazziotta , D. Mo , X. Y. Niu , X. Pan , W. X. Peng , X. Y. Peng , R. Qiao , J. N. Rao , M. M. Salinas , G. Z. Shang , W. H. Shen , Z. Q. Shen , Z. T. Shen , J. X. Song , H. Su , M. Su , Z. Y. Sun , A. Surdo , X. J. Teng , A. Tykhonov , S. Vitillo , C. Wang , H. Wang , H. Y. Wang , J. Z. Wang , L. G. Wang , Q. Wang , S. Wang , X. H. Wang , X. L. Wang , Y. F. Wang , Y. P. Wang , Y. Z. Wang , Z. M. Wang , D. M. Wei , J. J. Wei , Y. F. Wei , S. C. Wen , D. Wu , J. Wu , L. B. Wu , S. S. Wu , X. Wu , K. Xi , Z. Q. Xia , H. T. Xu , Z. H. Xu , Z. L. Xu , Z. Z. Xu , G. F. Xue , H. B. Yang , P. Yang , Y. Q. Yang , Z. L. Yang , H. J. Yao , Y. H. Yu , Q. Yuan , C. Yue , J. J. Zang , F. Zhang , J. Y. Zhang , J. Z. Zhang , P. F. Zhang , S. X. Zhang , W. Z. Zhang , Y. Zhang , Y. J. Zhang , Y. L. Zhang , Y. P. Zhang , Y. Q. Zhang , Z. Zhang , Z. Y. Zhang , H. Zhao , H. Y. Zhao , X. F. Zhao , C. Y. Zhou , Y. Zhou , X. Zhu , Y. Zhu , S. Zimmer

Search for PeVatrons at the Galactic Center using a radio air-shower array at the South Pole

The South Pole, which hosts the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, has a complete and around-the-clock exposure to the Galactic Center. Hence, it is an ideal location to search for gamma rays of PeV energy coming from the Galactic Center.…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-05-31 A. V. Balagopal , A. Haungs , T. Huege , F. G. Schroeder

EBEX: A balloon-borne CMB polarization experiment

EBEX is a NASA-funded balloon-borne experiment designed to measure the polarization of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). Observations will be made using 1432 transition edge sensor (TES) bolometric detectors read out with frequency…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 Britt Reichborn-Kjennerud , Asad M. Aboobaker , Peter Ade , Françcois Aubin , Carlo Baccigalupi , Chaoyun Bao , Julian Borrill , Christopher Cantalupo , Daniel Chapman , Joy Didier , Matt Dobbs , Julien Grain , William Grainger , Shaul Hanany , Seth Hillbrand , Johannes Hubmayr , Andrew Jaffe , Bradley Johnson , Terry Jones , Theodore Kisner , Jeff Klein , Andrei Korotkov , Sam Leach , Adrian Lee , Lorne Levinson , Michele Limon , Kevin MacDermid , Tomotake Matsumura , Xiaofan Meng , Amber Miller , Michael Milligan , Enzo Pascale , Daniel Polsgrove , Nicolas Ponthieu , Kate Raach , Ilan Sagiv , Graeme Smecher , Federico Stivoli , Radek Stompor , Huan Tran , Matthieu Tristram , Gregory S. Tucker , Yury Vinokurov , Amit Yadav , Matias Zaldarriaga , Kyle Zilic

ARCADE 2 Measurement of the Extra-Galactic Sky Temperature at 3-90 GHz

The ARCADE 2 instrument has measured the absolute temperature of the sky at frequencies 3, 8, 10, 30, and 90 GHz, using an open-aperture cryogenic instrument observing at balloon altitudes with no emissive windows between the beam-forming…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-10-05 D. J. Fixsen , A. Kogut , S. Levin , M. Limon , P. Lubin , P. Mirel , M. Seiffert , J. Singal , E. Wollack , T. Villela , C. A. Wuensche