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Large- and Medium-Scale Anisotropies in the Arrival Directions of Cosmic Rays observed with KASCADE-Grande

We search for anisotropies in the arrival directions of cosmic rays observed by the KASCADE-Grande air shower experiment. The analysis is based on public data of about 23.7 million events with reconstructed primary energies above 1 PeV. We…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-12-04 Markus Ahlers

KASCADE-Grande Limits on the Isotropic Diffuse Gamma-Ray Flux between 100 TeV and 1 EeV

KASCADE and KASCADE-Grande were multi-detector installations to measure individual air showers of cosmic rays at ultra-high energy. Based on data sets measured by KASCADE and KASCADE-Grande, 90% C.L. upper limits to the flux of gamma-rays…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-10-10 Grande Collaboration , W. D. Apel , J. C. Arteaga-Velázquez , K. Bekk , M. Bertaina , J. Blümer , H. Bozdog , I. M. Brancus , E. Cantoni , A. Chiavassa , F. Cossavella , K. Daumiller , V. de Souza , F. Di Pierro , P. Doll , R. Engel , Z. Feng , D. Fuhrmann , A. Gherghel-Lascu , H. J. Gils , R. Glasstetter , C. Grupen , A. Haungs , D. Heck , J. R. Hörandel , T. Huege , K. -H. Kampert , D. Kang , H. O. Klages , K. Link , P. Łuczak , H. J. Mathes , H. J. Mayer , J. Milke , B. Mitrica , C. Morello , J. Oehlschläger , S. Ostapchenko , T. Pierog , H. Rebel , M. Roth , H. Schieler , S. Schoo , F. G. Schröder , O. Sima , G. Toma , G. C. Trinchero , H. Ulrich , A. Weindl , J. Wochele , J. Zabierowski

Observation of Cosmic Ray Anisotropy with the IceTop Air Shower Array

We report on the observation of anisotropy in the arrival direction distribution of cosmic rays at PeV energies. The analysis is based on data taken between 2009 and 2012 with the IceTop air shower array at the South Pole. IceTop, an…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-02-19 IceCube Collaboration , M. G. Aartsen , R. Abbasi , Y. Abdou , M. Ackermann , J. Adams , J. A. Aguilar , M. Ahlers , D. Altmann , K. Andeen , J. Auffenberg , X. Bai , M. Baker , S. W. Barwick , V. Baum , R. Bay , K. Beattie , J. J. Beatty , S. Bechet , J. Becker Tjus , K. -H. Becker , M. Bell , M. L. Benabderrahmane , S. BenZvi , J. Berdermann , P. Berghaus , D. Berley , E. Bernardini , D. Bertrand , D. Z. Besson , D. Bindig , M. Bissok , E. Blaufuss , J. Blumenthal , D. J. Boersma , S. Bohaichuk , C. Bohm , D. Bose , S. Böser , O. Botner , L. Brayeur , A. M. Brown , R. Bruijn , J. Brunner , M. Carson , J. Casey , M. Casier , D. Chirkin , B. Christy , K. Clark , F. Clevermann , S. Cohen , D. F. Cowen , A. H. Cru. Silva , M. Danninger , J. Daughhetee , J. C. Davis , C. D. Clercq , S. D. Ridder , F. Descamps , P. Desiati , G. d. Vries-Uiterweerd , T. DeYoung , J. C. Díaz-Vélez , J. Dreyer , J. P. Dumm , M. Dunkman , R. Eagan , J. Eisch , R. W. Ellsworth , O. Engdegård , S. Euler , P. A. Evenson , O. Fadiran , A. R. Fazely , A. Fedynitch , J. Feintzeig , T. Feusels , K. Filimonov , C. Finley , T. Fischer-Wasels , S. Flis , A. Franckowiak , R. Franke , K. Frantzen , T. Fuchs , T. K. Gaisser , J. Gallagher , L. Gerhardt , L. Gladstone , T. Glüsenkamp , A. Goldschmidt , G. Golup , J. A. Goodman , D. Góra , D. Grant , A. Groß , S. Grullon , M. Gurtner , C. Ha , A. Ha. Ismail , A. Hallgren , F. Halzen , K. Hanson , D. Heereman , P. Heimann , D. Heinen , K. Helbing , R. Hellauer , S. Hickford , G. C. Hill , K. D. Hoffman , R. Hoffmann , A. Homeier , K. Hoshina , W. Huelsnitz , P. O. Hulth , K. Hultqvist , S. Hussain , A. Ishihara , E. Jacobi , J. Jacobsen , G. S. Japaridze , O. Jlelati , A. Kappes , T. Karg , A. Karle , J. Kiryluk , F. Kislat , J. Kläs , S. R. Klein , J. -H. Köhne , G. Kohnen , H. Kolanoski , L. Köpke , C. Kopper , S. Kopper , D. J. Koskinen , M. Kowalski , M. Krasberg , G. Kroll , J. Kunnen , N. Kurahashi , T. Kuwabara , M. Labare , H. Landsman , M. J. Larson , R. Lauer , M. Lesiak-Bzdak , J. Lünemann , J. Madsen , R. Maruyama , K. Mase , H. S. Matis , F. McNally , K. Meagher , M. Merck , P. Mészáros , T. Meures , S. Miarecki , E. Middell , N. Milke , J. Miller , L. Mohrmann , T. Montaruli , R. Morse , R. Nahnhauer , U. Naumann , S. C. Nowicki , D. R. Nygren , A. Obertacke , S. Odrowski , A. Olivas , M. Olivo , A. O'Murchadha , S. Panknin , L. Paul , J. A. Pepper , C. Pérez de los Heros , D. Pieloth , N. Pirk , J. Posselt , P. B. Price , G. T. Przybylski , L. Rädel , K. Rawlins , P. Redl , E. Resconi , W. Rhode , M. Ribordy , M. Richman , B. Riedel , J. P. Rodrigues , F. Rothmaier , C. Rott , T. Ruhe , B. Ruzybayev , D. Ryckbosch , S. M. Saba , T. Salameh , H. -G. Sander , M. Santander , S. Sarkar , K. Schatto , M. Scheel , F. Scheriau , T. Schmidt , M. Schmitz , S. Schoenen , S. Schöneberg , L. Schönherr , A. Schönwald , A. Schukraft , L. Schulte , O. Schulz , D. Seckel , S. H. Seo , Y. Sestayo , S. Seunarine , C. Sheremata , M. W. E. Smith , M. Soiron , D. Soldin , G. M. Spiczak , C. Spiering , M. Stamatikos , T. Stanev , A. Stasik , T. Stezelberger , R. G. Stokstad , A. Stößl , E. A. Strahler , R. Ström , G. W. Sullivan , H. Taavola , I. Taboada , A. Tamburro , S. Ter-Antonyan , S. Tilav , P. A. Toale , S. Toscano , M. Usner , D. va. de. Drift , N. va. Eijndhoven , A. Va. Overloop , J. va. Santen , M. Vehring , M. Voge , M. Vraeghe , C. Walck , T. Waldenmaier , M. Wallraff , M. Walter , R. Wasserman , Ch. Weaver , C. Wendt , S. Westerhoff , N. Whitehorn , K. Wiebe , C. H. Wiebusch , D. R. Williams , H. Wissing , M. Wolf , T. R. Wood , K. Woschnagg , C. Xu , D. L. Xu , X. W. Xu , J. P. Yanez , G. Yodh , S. Yoshida , P. Zarzhitsky , J. Ziemann , S. Zierke , A. Zilles , M. Zoll

The Cosmic Ray Energy Spectrum Measured with KASCADE-Grande

KASCADE-Grande is a multi-detector experiment at Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Germany for measuring extensive air showers in the primary energy range of 100 TeV to 1 EeV. This contribution attempts to provide a synopsis of the current…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2009-10-27 A. Haungs , KASCADE-Grande Collaboration

Search for cosmic-ray point sources with KASCADE

A survey of the northern hemisphere for astrophysical point sources with continuous emission of high-energy cosmic rays is presented. Around 47 Mio extensive air showers with primary energies above $\approx$ 300 TeV measured by the KASCADE…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 T. Antoni

Air Shower Measurements in Karlsruhe

The Karlsruhe multi-detector set-ups KASCADE, KASCADE-Grande, and LOPES aim on measurements of cosmic rays in the energy range of the so called knee between 10^14 eV and 10^18 eV. The multidimensional analysis of the air shower data…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Andreas Haungs

The Anisotropy of Cosmic Ray Arrival Directions around 10$^{18}$eV

Anisotropy in the arrival directions of cosmic rays with energies above 10$^{17}$eV is studied using data from the Akeno 20 km$^2$ array and the Akeno Giant Air Shower Array (AGASA), using a total of about 117,000 showers observed during 11…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 AGASA Collaboration , N. Hayashida , K. Honda , N. Inoue , K. Kadota , F. Kakimoto , K. Kamata , S. Kawaguchi , Y. Kawasaki , N. Kawasumi , H. Kitamura , E. Kusano , Y. Matsubara , K. Murakami , M. Nagano , D. Nishikawa , H. Ohoka , N. Sakaki , M. Sasaki , K. Shinozaki , N. Souma , M. Takeda , M. Teshima , R. Torii , I. Tsushima , Y. Uchihori , T. Yamamoto , S. Yoshida , H. Yoshii

Investigating Energy-Dependent Anisotropy in Cosmic Rays with IceTop Surface Array

This study presents preliminary results from the analysis of cosmic-ray anisotropy using air showers detected by the IceTop surface array between 2011 and 2022. With improved statistical precision and updated Monte Carlo simulation events…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-08-01 Rasha Abbasi , Paolo Desiati , Juan Carlos Díaz Vélez , Frank McNally

High-energy cosmic rays measured with KASCADE-Grande

The detection of high-energy cosmic rays above a few hundred TeV is realized by the observation of extensive air-showers. By using the multi-detector setup of KASCADE-Grande, energy spectrum, elemental composition, and anisotropies of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-08-08 A. Haungs , W. D. Apel , J. C. Arteaga-Velazquez , K. Bekk , M. Bertaina , J. Bluemer , H. Bozdog , I. M. Brancus , E. Cantoni , A. Chiavassa , F. Cossavella , C. Curcio , K. Daumiller , V. de Souza , F. Di Pierro , P. Doll , R. Engel , J. Engler , B. Fuchs , D. Fuhrmann , H. J. Gils , R. Glasstetter , C. Grupen , D. Heck , J. R. Hoerandel , D. Huber , T. Huege , K. -H. Kampert , D. Kang , H. O. Klages , K. Link , P. Luczak , M. Ludwig , H. J. Mathes , H. J. Mayer , M. Melissas , J. Milke , B. Mitrica , C. Morello , J. Oehlschlaeger , S. Ostapchenko , N. Palmieri , M. Petcu , T. Pierog , H. Rebel , M. Roth , H. Schieler , S. Schoo , F. G. Schroeder , O. Sima , G. Toma , G. C. Trinchero , H. Ulrich , A. Weindl , D. Wochele , J. Wochele , J. Zabierowski - KASCADE-Grande Collaboration

Results from the KASCADE, KASCADE-Grande, and LOPES experiments

The origin of high-energy cosmic rays in the energy range from 10^14 to 10^18 eV is explored with the KASCADE and KASCADE-Grande experiments. Radio signals from air showers are measured with the LOPES experiment. An overview on results is…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 J. R. Hoerandel

The spectrum of high-energy cosmic rays measured with KASCADE-Grande

The energy spectrum of cosmic rays between 10**16 eV and 10**18 eV, derived from measurements of the shower size (total number of charged particles) and the total muon number of extensive air showers by the KASCADE-Grande experiment, is…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2012-08-27 Grande Collaboration , W. D. Apel , J. C. Arteaga-Velazquez , K. Bekk , M. Bertaina , J. Bluemer , H. Bozdog , I. M. Brancus , P. Buchholz , E. Cantoni , A. Chiavassa , F. Cossavella , K. Daumiller , V. de Souza , F. Di Pierro , P. Doll , R. Engel , J. Engler , M. Finger , D. Fuhrmann , P. L. Ghia , H. J. Gils , R. Glasstetter , C. Grupen , A. Haungs , D. Heck , J. R. Hoerandel , D. Huber , T. Huege , K. -H. Kampert , D. Kang , D. Kickelbick , H. O. Klages , K. Link , P. Luczak , M. Ludwig , H. J. Mathes , H. J. Mayer , M. Melissas , J. Milke , B. Mitrica , C. Morello , G. Navarra , J. Oehlschlaeger , S. Ostapchenko , S. Over , N. Palmieri , M. Petcu , T. Pierog , H. Rebel , M. Roth , H. Schieler , F. G. Schroeder , O. Sima , G. Toma , G. C. Trinchero , H. Ulrich , A. Weindl , J. Wochele , M. Wommer , J. Zabierowski

Energy spectra of KASCADE-Grande based on shower size measurements and different hadronic interaction models

KASCADE-Grande is dedicated for investigations of cosmic-ray air showers in the primary energy range from 10 PeV to 1 EeV. The multi-detector system allows us to reconstruct charged particles, electron and muon numbers for individual air…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-17 D. Kang , W. D. Apel , J. C. Arteaga-Velazquez , K. Bekk , M. Bertaina , J. Bluemer , H. Bozdog , I. M. Brancus , E. Cantoni , A. Chiavassa , F. Cossavella , C. Curcio , K. Daumiller , V. de Souza , F. Di Pierro , P. Doll , R. Engel , J. Engler , B. Fuchs , D. Fuhrmann , H. J. Gils , R. Glasstetter , C. Grupen , A. Haungs , D. Heck , J. R. Hoerandel , D. Huber , T. Huege , K. -H. Kampert , H. O. Klages , K. Link , P. Luczak , M. Ludwig , H. J. Mathes , H. J. Mayer , M. Melissas , J. Milke , B. Mitrica , C. Morello , J. Oehlschlaeger , S. Ostapchenko , N. Palmieri , M. Petcu , T. Pierog , H. Rebel , M. Roth , H. Schieler , S. Schoo , F. G. Schroeder , O. Sima , G. Toma , G. C. Trinchero , H. Ulrich , A. Weindl , D. Wochele , J. Wochele , J. Zabierowski - KASCADE-Grande Collaboration

Large-Scale Distribution of Arrival Directions of Cosmic Rays Detected at the Pierre Auger Observatory Above $10~$PeV

Searches for large-scale anisotropies in the distribution of arrival directions of cosmic rays detected above $\simeq 10 $PeV at the Pierre Auger Observatory are presented. Although no significant deviation from isotropy is revealed at…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-08-20 Olivier Deligny

The Anisotropy of Cosmic Ray Arrival Direction around 10^18eV

Anisotropy in the arrival directions of cosmic rays around 10^{18}eV is studied using data from the Akeno 20 km^2 array and the Akeno Giant Air Shower Array (AGASA), using a total of about 216,000 showers observed over 15 years above…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 N. Hayashida , K. Honda , N. Inoue , K. Kadota , F. Kakimoto , S. Kakizawa , K. Kamata , S. Kawaguchi , Y. Kawasaki , N. Kawasumi , E. Kusano , Y. Matsubara , K. Mase , T. Minagawa , K. Murakami , M. Nagano , D. Nishikawa , H. Ohoka , S. Osone , N. Sakaki , M. Sasaki , M. Sasano , K. Shinozaki , M. Takeda , M. Teshima , R. Torii , I. Tsushima , Y. Uchihori , T. Yamamoto , S. Yoshida , H. Yoshii , The AGASA Collaboration

Latest Analysis Results from the KASCADE-Grande Data

KASCADE-Grande, the extension of the multi-detector setup of KASCADE, was devoted to measure the properties of extensive air showers initiated by high-energy cosmic rays in the primary energy range of 1 PeV up to 1 EeV. The observations of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-12-11 D. Kang , J. C. Arteaga-Velázquez , M. Bertaina , A. Chiavassa , K. Daumiller , V. de Souza , R. Engel , A. Gherghel-Lascu , C. Grupen , A. Haungs , J. R. Hörandel , T. Huege , K. -H. Kampert , K. Link , H. J. Mathes , S. Ostapchenko , T. Pierog , D. Rivera-Rangel , M. Roth , H. Schieler , F. G. Schröder , O. Sima , A. Weindl , J. Wochele , J. Zabierowski

First results of the air shower experiment KASCADE

The main goals of the KASCADE (KArlsruhe Shower Core and Array DEtector) experiment are the determination of the energy spectrum and elemental composition of the charged cosmic rays in the energy range around the knee at ca. 5 PeV. Due to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 KASCADE collaboration , A. Haungs , T. Antoni , W. D. Apel

Cosmic ray energy spectra derived from KASCADE-Grande data using post-LHC hadronic interaction models

KASCADE-Grande was dedicated to measuring the energy spectrum and mass composition of cosmic rays in the energy range of 10 PeV to 1 EeV. We observed a knee-like structure in the heavy mass component at around 100 PeV and an ankle-like…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-09-01 D. Kang , J. C. Arteaga-Velázquez , M. Bertaina , A. Chiavassa , A. L. Colmenero-César , K. Daumiller , V. de Souza , R. Engel , A. Gherghel-Lascu , C. Grupen , A. Haungs , J. R. Hörandel , T. Huege , K. -H. Kampert , K. Link , H. J. Mathes , S. Ostapchenko , T. Pierog , D. Rivera-Rangel , M. Roth , H. Schieler , F. G. Schröder , O. Sima , A. Weindl , J. Wochele , J. Zabierowski

The end of the cosmic ray spectrum

Recent results from the Pierre Auger Observatory are presented, focusing on a measurement of the cosmic-ray energy spectrum above 10^18 eV, cosmic-ray composition, and the anisotropy in the cosmic ray arrival directions. The flux of cosmic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Darko Veberic

Determination of the mass and energy of primary cosmic rays above 100 TeV

This analysis aims to determine the mass composition and energy of cosmic rays at energies above 100 TeV based on the lateral distribution of extensive air showers. Here, we propose quite a few air shower observables for reconstructing the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-08-09 R. K. Dey , S. Dam , S. Ray , A. Basak , P. Chattopadhyay