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HAWC Collaboration (Albert, A. et al); Salesa Greus, F. |
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Evidence of 200 TeV Photons from HAWC J1825-134 |
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2021 |
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Astrophysical Journal Letters |
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Astrophys. J. Lett. |
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907 |
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2 |
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L30 - 9pp |
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Gamma-ray astronomy; Gamma-ray sources; Gamma-rays; Gamma-ray observatories |
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The Earth is bombarded by ultrarelativistic particles, known as cosmic rays (CRs). CRs with energies up to a few PeV (=10(15) eV), the knee in the particle spectrum, are believed to have a Galactic origin. One or more factories of PeV CRs, or PeVatrons, must thus be active within our Galaxy. The direct detection of PeV protons from their sources is not possible since they are deflected in the Galactic magnetic fields. Hundred TeV gamma-rays from decaying pi(0), produced when PeV CRs collide with the ambient gas, can provide the decisive evidence of proton acceleration up to the knee. Here we report the discovery by the High Altitude Water Cerenkov (HAWC) observatory of the gamma-ray source, HAWC J1825-134, whose energy spectrum extends well beyond 200 TeV without a break or cutoff. The source is found to be coincident with a giant molecular cloud. The ambient gas density is as high as 700 protons cm(-3). While the nature of this extreme accelerator remains unclear, CRs accelerated to energies of several PeV colliding with the ambient gas likely produce the observed radiation. |
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[Albert, A.; Dingus, B. L.; Durocher, M.; Harding, J. P.; Kunde, G. J.; Malone, K.] Los Alamos Natl Lab, Phys Div, Los Alamos, NM USA, Email: sabrina.casanova@ifj.edu.pl; |
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HAWC Collaboration (Albert, A. et al); Salesa Greus, F. |
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HAWC J2227+610 and Its Association with G106.3+2.7, a New Potential Galactic PeVatron |
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2020 |
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Astrophysical Journal Letters |
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Astrophys. J. Lett. |
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896 |
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2 |
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L29 - 9pp |
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Gamma-ray astronomy; Gamma-ray sources; Gamma-rays; Cosmic ray sources; Supernova remnants; Gamma-ray observatories |
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We present the detection of very-high-energy gamma-ray emission above 100 TeV from HAWC J2227+610 with the High-Altitude Water Cherenov Gamma-Ray Observatory (HAWC) observatory. Combining our observations with previously published results by the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERTIAS), we interpret the gamma-ray emission from HAWC J2227+610 as emission from protons with a lower limit in their cutoff energy of 800 TeV. The most likely source of the protons is the associated supernova remnant G106.3+2.7, making it a good candidate for a Galactic PeVatron. However, a purely leptonic origin of the observed emission cannot be excluded at this time. |
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[Albert, A.; Dingus, B. L.; Harding, J. P.; Malone, K.; Sinnis, G.] Los Alamos Natl Lab, Phys Div, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA, Email: hfleisch@mtu.edu |
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HAWC Collaboration (Albert, A. et al); Salesa Greus, F. |
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3HWC: The Third HAWC Catalog of Very-high-energy Gamma-Ray Sources |
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2020 |
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Astrophysical Journal |
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Astrophys. J. |
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905 |
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76 - 14pp |
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Gamma-ray astronomy; Gamma-ray observatories; High energy astrophysics; Cosmic ray sources |
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We present a new catalog of TeV gamma-ray sources using 1523 days of data from the High-Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Observatory. The catalog represents the most sensitive survey of the northern gamma-ray sky at energies above several TeV, with three times the exposure compared to the previous HAWC catalog, 2HWC. We report 65 sources detected at >= 5 sigma significance, along with the positions and spectral fits for each source. The catalog contains eight sources that have no counterpart in the 2HWC catalog, but are within 1 degrees of previously detected TeV emitters, and 20 sources that are more than 1 degrees away from any previously detected TeV source. Of these 20 new sources, 14 have a potential counterpart in the fourth Fermi Large Area Telescope catalog of gamma-ray sources. We also explore potential associations of 3HWC sources with pulsars in the Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF) pulsar catalog and supernova remnants in the Galactic supernova remnant catalog. |
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[Albert, A.; Dingus, B. L.; Durocher, M.; Harding, J. P.; Malone, K.; Sinnis, G.; Ukwatta, T. N.] Los Alamos Natl Lab, Div Phys, Los Alamos, NM USA, Email: hfleisch@mtu.edu; |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Guadilla, V.; Algora, A.; Estienne, M.; Fallot, M.; Gelletly, W.; Porta, A.; Rigalleau, L.M.; Stutzmann, J.S. |
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First measurements with a new fl-electron detector for spectral shape studies |
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2024 |
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Journal of Instrumentation |
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J. Instrum. |
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19 |
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P02027 - 21pp |
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Detector modelling and simulations I (interaction of radiation with matter; interaction of photons with matter; interaction of hadrons with matter; etc); Instrumentation for radioactive beams (fragmentation devices; fragment and isotope; separators incl. ISOL; isobar separators; ion and atom traps; weak-beam diagnostics; radioactive-beam ion sources); Hybrid detectors; Spectrometers |
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The shape of the electron spectrum emitted in /3 decay carries a wealth of information about nuclear structure and fundamental physics. In spite of that, few dedicated measurements have been made of /3 -spectrum shapes. In this work we present a newly developed detector for /3 electrons based on a telescope concept. A thick plastic scintillator is employed in coincidence with a thin silicon detector. The first measurements employing this detector have been carried out with mono -energetic electrons from the high-energy resolution electron -beam spectrometer at Bordeaux. Here we report on the good reproduction of the experimental spectra of mono -energetic electrons using Monte Carlo simulations. This is a crucial step for future experiments, where a detailed Monte Carlo characterization of the detector is needed to determine the shape of the /3 -electron spectra by deconvolution of the measured spectra with the response function of the detector. A chamber to contain two telescope assemblies has been designed for future /3 -decay experiments at the Ion Guide Isotope Separator On -Line facility in Jyvaskyla, aimed at improving our understanding of reactor antineutrino spectra. |
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[Guadilla, V.; Estienne, M.; Fallot, M.; Porta, A.; Rigalleau, L. -m.; Stutzmann, J. -s.] Univ Nantes, Subatech, IMT Atlantique, CNRS,IN2P3, F-44307 Nantes, France, Email: vguadilla@fuw.edu.pl |
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WOS:001181748300007 |
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BRIKEN Collaboration (Tarifeño-Saldivia, A. et al); Tain, J.L.; Domingo-Pardo, C.; Agramunt, J.; Algora, A.; Morales, A.I.; Rubio, B.; Tolosa, A. |
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Conceptual design of a hybrid neutron-gamma detector for study of beta-delayed neutrons at the RIB facility of RIKEN |
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2017 |
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Journal of Instrumentation |
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J. Instrum. |
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Detector modelling and simulations I (interaction of radiation with matter, interaction; of photons with matter, interaction of hadrons with matter, etc); Instrumentation for radioactive beams (fragmentation devices; fragment and isotope, separators incl. ISOL; isobar separators; ion and atom traps; weak-beam diagnostics; radioactive-beam ion sources); Neutron detectors (cold, thermal, fast neutrons) |
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BRIKEN is a complex detection system to be installed at the RIB-facility of the RIKEN Nishina Center. It is aimed at the detection of heavy-ion implants, β-particles, γ-rays and β-delayed neutrons. The whole detection setup involves the Advanced Implantation Detection Array (AIDA), two HPGe Clover detectors and a large set of 166 counters of 3He embedded in a high-density polyethylene matrix. This article reports on a novel methodology developed for the conceptual design and optimisation of the 3He-tubes array, aiming at the best possible performance in terms of neutron detection. The algorithm is based on a geometric representation of two selected parameters of merit, namely, average neutron detection efficiency and efficiency flatness, as a function of a reduced number of geometric variables. The response of the detection system itself, for each configuration, is obtained from a systematic MC-simulation implemented realistically in Geant4. This approach has been found to be particularly useful. On the one hand, due to the different types and large number of 3He-tubes involved and, on the other hand, due to the additional constraints introduced by the ancillary detectors for charged particles and gamma-rays. Empowered by the robustness of the algorithm, we have been able to design a versatile detection system, which can be easily re-arranged into a compact mode in order to maximize the neutron detection performance, at the cost of the gamma-ray sensitivity. In summary, we have designed a system which shows, for neutron energies up to 1(5) MeV, a rather flat and high average efficiency of 68.6%(64%) and 75.7%(71%) for the hybrid and compact modes, respectively. The performance of the BRIKEN system has been also quantified realistically by means of MC-simulations made with different neutron energy distributions. |
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[Tarifeno-Saldivia, A.] UPC, Barcelona, Spain, Email: ariel.esteban.tarifeno@upc.edu |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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