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LHAASO is expected to be the most sensitive project to face the open problems in Galactic cosmic ray physics through a combined study of photon- and charged particle-induced extensive air showers in the energy range 10$^{11}$ - 10$^{17}$…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 G. Di Sciascio

The spatial distribution of the background events may affect the source detection capability of IBIS at high energies (> 200 keV) for both ISGRI and PICsIT layers. The observed background is found to be variable and spatially structured,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 L. Natalucci , A. J. Bird , A. Bazzano , P. Ubertini , J. B. Stephen , R. Terrier , L. Lerusse

We study diffuse gamma-ray emission at intermediate Galactic latitudes measured by the Fermi Large Area Telescope with the aim of searching for a signal from dark matter annihilation or decay. In the absence of a robust dark matter signal,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-12 Gabrijela Zaharijas , Jan Conrad , Alessandro Cuoco , Zhaoyu Yang

Probing magnetic fields in high-redshift galactic systems is crucial to investigate galactic dynamics and evolution. Utilizing the rotation measure of the background quasars, we have developed a radial profile of the magnetic field in a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-09-04 Shivam Burman , Paras Sharma , Sunil Malik , Suprit Singh

We make a new estimate of the extragalactic radio background down to kHz frequencies based on the observed luminosity functions and radio spectra of normal galaxies and radio galaxies. We have constructed models for the spectra of these two…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-30 R. J. Protheroe , P. L. Biermann

The KATRIN experiment aims to measure the effective electron antineutrino mass $m_{\overline{\nu}_e}$ with a sensitivity of 0.2 eV/c$^2$ using a gaseous tritium source combined with the MAC-E filter technique. A low background rate is…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-10-11 K. Altenmüller , M. Arenz , W. -J. Baek , M. Beck , A. Beglarian , J. Behrens , A. Berlev , U. Besserer , K. Blaum , F. Block , S. Bobien , T. Bode , B. Bornschein , L. Bornschein , H. Bouquet , T. Brunst , N. Buzinsky , S. Chilingaryan , W. Q. Choi , M. Deffert , P. J. Doe , O. Dragoun , G. Drexlin , S. Dyba , K. Eitel , E. Ellinger , R. Engel , S. Enomoto , M. Erhard , D. Eversheim , M. Fedkevych , J. A. Formaggio , F. M. Fränkle , G. B. Franklin , F. Friedel , A. Fulst , W. Gil , F. Glück , A. Gonzalez Ureña , R. Grössle , R. Gumbsheimer , M. Hackenjos , V. Hannen , F. Harms , N. Haußmann , F. Heizmann , K. Helbing , W. Herz , S. Hickford , D. Hilk , D. Hillesheimer , M. A. Howe , A. Huber , A. Jansen , C. Karl , J. Kellerer , N. Kernert , L. Kippenbrock , M. Klein , A. Kopmann , M. Korzeczek , A. Kovalík , B. Krasch , A. Kraus , M. Kraus , T. Lasserre , O. Lebeda , B. Lehnert , J. Letnev , A. Lokhov , M. Machatschek , A. Marsteller , E. L. Martin , S. Mertens , S. Mirz , B. Monreal , H. Neumann , S. Niemes , A. Osipowicz , E. Otten , D. S. Parno , A. Pollithy , A. W. P. Poon , F. Priester , P. C. -O. Ranitzsch , O. Rest , R. G. H. Robertson , C. Rodenbeck , M. Röllig , C. Röttele , M. Ryšavý , R. Sack , A. Saenz , L. Schimpf , K. Schlösser , M. Schlösser , L. Schlüter , M. Schrank , H. Seitz-Moskaliuk , V. Sibille , M. Slezák , M. Steidl , N. Steinbrink , M. Sturm , M. Suchopar , D. Tcherniakhovski , H. H. Telle , L. A. Thorne , T. Thümmler , N. Titov , I. Tkachev , N. Trost , K. Valerius , D. Vénos , R. Vianden , A. P. Vizcaya Hernández , M. Weber , C. Weinheimer , C. Weiss , S. Welte , J. Wendel , J. F. Wilkerson , J. Wolf , S. Wüstling , S. Zadoroghny , G. Zeller

The future space-based GAMMA-400 gamma-ray telescope will operate onboard the Russian astrophysical observatory in a highly elliptic orbit during 7 years to observe Galactic plane, Galactic Center, Fermi Bubbles, Crab, Vela, Cygnus X,…

The Mega electron volt (MeV) gamma-ray observation is a promising diagnostic tool for observing the universe. However, the sensitivity of MeV gamma-ray telescopes is limited due to peculiar backgrounds, restricting the application of MeV…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-02-29 Tomonori Ikeda , Atsushi Takada , Taito Takemura , Kei Yoshikawa , Yuta nakamura , Ken Onozaka , Mitsuru Abe , Toru Tanimori

The diffuse Galactic gamma-ray emission is produced by cosmic rays (CRs) interacting with the interstellar gas and radiation field. Measurements by the Energetic Gamma-Ray Experiment Telescope (EGRET) instrument on the Compton Gamma-Ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-04-23 LAT Collaboration

Objective To analyze the radiation dose associated with gamma-ray mobile flaw detection, estimate the extent of the supervision and control areas, and assess the associated radiation risks. Methods A combination of theoretical calculations…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-04-15 Zhihui Liu , Xiang Hu , Zhengyang Zhang

We study the origin of the extragalactic diffuse gamma-ray background using the data from the Fermi telescope. To estimate the background level, we count photons at high Galactic latitudes |b|>60 degrees. Subtracting photons associated to…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 A. Neronov , D. V. Semikoz

The diffuse $\gamma$-ray spectrum at sub-PeV energy region has been measured for the first time by the Tibet-AS$\gamma$ experiment. It will shed new light on the understanding of origin and propagation of Galactic cosmic rays at very high…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-01-11 Pei-pei Zhang , Bing-qiang Qiao , Qiang Yuan , Shu-wang Cui , Yi-qing Guo

We simulate the flux emitted from galaxy halos in order to quantify the brightness of the circumgalactic medium (CGM). We use dedicated zoom-in cosmological simulations with the hydrodynamical Adaptive Mesh Refinement code RAMSES, which are…

Atmospheric aerosols strongly influence daytime sky quality for solar coronal imaging, yet few studies directly link aerosol properties and sky-brightness measurements within ~2{\deg} of the Sun. Here we compare externally occulted…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-10 Thomas A. Schad , Paul Bryans , Andre Fehlmann , Sarah Gibson , David M. Harrington , Lucas A. Tarr , Steven Tomczyk , Jeffrey G. Yepez

The cosmic rays data collected using a large area plastic scintillator array ISMRAN (Indian Scintillator Matrix for Reactor AntiNeutrino) are presented. The data collected serve as a useful benchmark of cosmogenic background in a…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2022-06-03 S. P. Behera , R. Sehgal , R. Dey , P. K. Netrakanti , D. K. Mishra , V. Jha , L. M. Pant

We report on the construction and upgrade of a Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Cosmic Muons Detector. We modify the electronics and mechanics to achieve a highly efficient gamma-ray and cosmic-ray detector. Each detector module uses a…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2011-07-25 Abdel G. Bachri , Perry C. Grant , Azriel Goldschmidt

The diffuse gamma-ray emission between 10 and 1000 TeV from the Galactic plane was recently measured by the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO). These observations will help tremendously in constraining the propagation and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-11-06 Rui Zhang , Xiaoyuan Huang , Zhi-Hui Xu , Shiping Zhao , Qiang Yuan

By characterizing the contribution of stray light to large datasets from the NuSTAR X-ray observatory collected over 2012--2017, we report a measurement of the cosmic X-ray background in the 3--20 keV energy range. These data represent…

Diffuse Galactic emission at low frequencies is a major contaminant for studies of redshifted $21$ cm line studies. Removal of these foregrounds is essential for exploiting the signal from neutral hydrogen at high redshifts. Analysis of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-09-05 Sandeep Rana , Tuhin Ghosh , J. S. Bagla , Pravabati Chingangbam

We present several applications of the particle camera MX-10 in different radiation environments, leading to strikingly different observed patterns and consequently particle composition as well as recorded dose. We describe the measurements…

Physics Education · Physics 2018-06-29 Jiří Kvita , Berenika Čermáková , Natálie Matulová , Jan Poštulka , Daniel Staník