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We report on the spatial response characterization of large LaCl$_{3}$(Ce) monolithic crystals optically coupled to 8$\times$8 pixel silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) sensors. A systematic study has been carried out for 511 keV $\gamma$-rays…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-04-17 Victor Babiano , Luis Caballero , David Calvo , Ion Ladarescu , Pablo Olleros , César Domingo-Pardo

The Advanced ACTPol (AdvACT) upgrade to the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) features arrays of aluminum manganese transition-edge sensors (TESes) optimized for ground-based observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). Array…

Whole-program analysis is an essential technique that enables advanced compiler optimizations. An important example of such a method is points-to analysis used by ahead-of-time (AOT) compilers to discover program elements (classes, methods,…

Programming Languages · Computer Science 2023-09-01 David Kozák , Vojin Jovanovic , Codruţ Stancu , Tomáš Vojnar , Christian Wimmer

Despite not being specifically designed for the study of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the INTEGRAL satellite is giving a relevant contribution to this field with the detection of about 10 GRB per year in the IBIS field of view. The ground-based…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-02-21 Sandro Mereghetti

In the course of its operation, the EGRET experiment detected high-energy gamma ray sources at energies above 100 MeV over the whole sky. In this communication, we search for large-scale anisotropy patterns among the catalogued EGRET…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Luis Anchordoqui , Thomas McCauley , Thomas Paul , Olaf Reimer , Diego F. Torres

We summarize the spectral characteristics of a sample of 22 bright gamma-ray bursts detected with the gamma-ray burst sensors aboard the satellite Ginga. This instrument employed a proportional and scintillation counter to provide…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 T. E. Strohmayer , E. E. Fenimore , T. Murakami , A. Yoshida

The AGILE satellite, operating since mid 2007 and primarily devoted to high-energy astrophysics, is one of the only three currently operating space instruments capable of detecting Terrestrial Gamma-Ray Flashes (TGFs), together with RHESSI…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-03-02 M. Marisaldi , F. Fuschino , C. Labanti , A. Bulgarelli , F. Gianotti , M. Trifoglio , M. Tavani , A. Argan , E. Del Monte , F. Longo , G. Barbiellini , A. Giuliani , A. Trois

This paper presents the analytical solution of the inverse ray tracing problem for photons emitted by a star and collected by an observer located in the gravitational field of the Solar System. This solution has been conceived to suit the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-01-16 Mariateresa Crosta , Alberto Vecchiato , Fernando de Felice , Mario Gilberto Lattanzi

In the last decade our knowledge on galactic black hole systems and in particular on their high energy behavior has considerably improved. I will briefly review here the main results obtained by the high-energy missions SIGMA/GRANAT,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. Goldwurm

MUGAST is a state-of-the-art silicon array combining trapezoidal and square shaped double-sided silicon strip detectors (DSSD) to four MUST2 telescopes. Coupled to a {\gamma}-ray spectrometer, the excellent angular coverage and compacity of…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2023-10-18 V. Girard-Alcindor , H. Jacob , M. Assié , D. Beaumel , Y. Blumenfeld

GRETA, the Gamma-Ray Energy Tracking Array, is an array of highly-segmented HPGe detectors designed to track {\gamma}-rays emitted in beam-physics experiments. Its high detection efficiency and state-of-the-art position resolution make it…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2021-06-30 Robert Crabbs

By means of a time-of-flight technique, we measured the longitudinal profile of prompt $\gamma$-rays emitted by 73 MeV/u $^{13}$C ions irradiating a PMMA target. This technique allowed us to minimize the shielding against neutrons and…

In this study, we aim to develop a new methodology to estimate the cross-correlation function and uncertainties and apply it to the analysis of magnification bias in galaxy surveys. We adopt a new methodological framework that uses a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-06 J. González-Nuevo , L. Bonavera , M. M. Cueli , D. Crespo , J. M. Casas

We present robust high-performance implementations of signal-processing tasks performed by a high-throughput wildlife tracking system called ATLAS. The system tracks radio transmitters attached to wild animals by estimating the time of…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2021-05-28 Yaniv Rubinpur , Sivan Toledo

The Atacama Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) remains unparalleled in sensitivity at radio frequencies above 35 GHz. In this paper, we explore ALMA's potential for narrowband technosignature detection, considering factors such as the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-12-02 Louisa A Mason , Michael A Garrett , Kelvin Wandia , Andrew P V Siemion

The AGILE space mission (whose instrument is sensitive in the energy ranges 18-60 keV, and 30 MeV - 50 GeV) has been operating since 2007. Assessing the statistical significance of time variability of gamma-ray sources above 100 MeV is a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 A. Bulgarelli , A. W. Chen , M. Tavani , F. Gianotti , M. Trifoglio , T. Contessi

Recent results on Gamma-Ray Bursts obtained with the X-ray Astronomy satellite BeppoSAX are reviewed. Main emphasis is given to the GRBs simultaneously detected with the Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor (40-700 keV) and the Wide Field Cameras…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Filippo Frontera

We present full polarization Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) observations at 5 GHz and 15 GHz of 24 compact active galactic nuclei (AGN). These sources were observed as part of a pilot project to demonstrate the feasibility of conducting a…

During the first six months of operations, six Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) have been detected in the field of view of the INTEGRAL instruments and localized by the INTEGRAL Burst Alert System (IBAS): a software for the automatic search of GRBs…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 S. Mereghetti

Objective: To systematically quantify the effect of the camera view (frontal vs. lateral) on the accuracy of 2D markerless gait analysis relative to 3D motion capture ground truth. Methods: Gait data from 18 subjects were recorded…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-23 Dong Chen , Huili Peng , Yong Hu , Kenneth MC. Cheung