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Trotta, R.; Johannesson, G.; Moskalenko, I.V.; Porter, T.A.; Ruiz de Austri, R.; Strong, A.W. |
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Constraints on Cosmic-Ray Propagation Models from a Global Bayesian Analysis |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2011 |
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Astrophysical Journal |
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Astrophys. J. |
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729 |
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2 |
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106 - 16pp |
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astroparticle physics; cosmic rays; diffusion; Galaxy: general; ISM: general; methods: statistical |
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Research in many areas of modern physics such as, e. g., indirect searches for dark matter and particle acceleration in supernova remnant shocks rely heavily on studies of cosmic rays (CRs) and associated diffuse emissions (radio, microwave, X-rays, gamma-rays). While very detailed numerical models of CR propagation exist, a quantitative statistical analysis of such models has been so far hampered by the large computational effort that those models require. Although statistical analyses have been carried out before using semi-analytical models (where the computation is much faster), the evaluation of the results obtained from such models is difficult, as they necessarily suffer from many simplifying assumptions. The main objective of this paper is to present a working method for a full Bayesian parameter estimation for a numerical CR propagation model. For this study, we use the GALPROP code, the most advanced of its kind, which uses astrophysical information, and nuclear and particle data as inputs to self-consistently predict CRs, gamma-rays, synchrotron, and other observables. We demonstrate that a full Bayesian analysis is possible using nested sampling and Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods (implemented in the SuperBayeS code) despite the heavy computational demands of a numerical propagation code. The best-fit values of parameters found in this analysis are in agreement with previous, significantly simpler, studies also based on GALPROP. |
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[Trotta, R.] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Astrophys Grp, Blackett Lab, London SW7 2AZ, England |
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Iop Publishing Ltd |
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0004-637x |
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ISI:000288608700029 |
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no |
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yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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541 |
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Arnalte-Mur, P.; Labatie, A.; Clerc, N.; Martinez, V.J.; Starck, J.L.; Lachieze-Rey, M.; Saar, E.; Paredes, S. |
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Wavelet analysis of baryon acoustic structures in the galaxy distribution |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2012 |
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Astronomy & Astrophysics |
Abbreviated Journal |
Astron. Astrophys. |
| Volume |
542 |
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A34 - 11pp |
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large-scale structure of Universe; distance scale; galaxies: cluster: general; methods: data analysis; methods: statistical |
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Context. Baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) are imprinted in the density field by acoustic waves travelling in the plasma of the early universe. Their fixed scale can be used as a standard ruler to study the geometry of the universe. Aims. The BAO have been previously detected using correlation functions and power spectra of the galaxy distribution. We present a new method to detect the real-space structures associated with BAO. These baryon acoustic structures are spherical shells of relatively small density contrast, surrounding high density central regions. Methods. We design a specific wavelet adapted to search for shells, and exploit the physics of the process by making use of two different mass tracers, introducing a specific statistic to detect the BAO features. We show the effect of the BAO signal in this new statistic when applied to the Lambda – cold dark matter (Lambda CDM) model, using an analytical approximation to the transfer function. We confirm the reliability and stability of our method by using cosmological N-body simulations from the MareNostrum Institut de Ciencies de l'Espai (MICE). Results. We apply our method to the detection of BAO in a galaxy sample drawn from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). We use the “main” catalogue to trace the shells, and the luminous red galaxies (LRG) as tracers of the high density central regions. Using this new method, we detect, with a high significance, that the LRG in our sample are preferentially located close to the centres of shell-like structures in the density field, with characteristics similar to those expected from BAO. We show that stacking selected shells, we can find their characteristic density profile. Conclusions. We delineate a new feature of the cosmic web, the BAO shells. As these are real spatial structures, the BAO phenomenon can be studied in detail by examining those shells. |
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[Arnalte-Mur, P.; Martinez, V. J.] Univ Valencia, Astron Observ, Valencia 46071, Spain, Email: pablo.arnalte-mur@durham.ac.uk |
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Edp Sciences S A |
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0004-6361 |
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WOS:000305803300021 |
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no |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1088 |
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BABAR Collaboration (Aubert, B. et al); Azzolini, V.; Lopez-March, N.; Martinez-Vidal, F.; Milanes, D.A.; Oyanguren, A. |
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The BABAR detector: Upgrades, operation and performance |
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Journal Article |
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2013 |
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Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
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Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
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729 |
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615-701 |
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General-purpose detector for colliding beams; Operational experience; High-luminosity storage ring operation; Ream monitoring |
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The BABAR detector operated successfully at the PEP-Il asymmetric e(+) e(-) collider at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory from 1999 to 2008. This report covers upgrades, operation, and performance of the collider and the detector systems, as well as the trigger, online and offline computing, and aspects of event reconstruction since the beginning of data taking. |
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[Aubert, B.; Barate, R.; Boutigny, D.; Couderc, F.; Sanchez, P. del Amo; Gaillard, J. -M.; Hicheur, A.; Karyotakis, Y.; Lees, J. P.; Poireau, V.; Prudent, X.; Robbe, P.; Tisserand, V.; Zghiche, A.; Patrignani, C.] Univ Savoie, CNRS, IN2P3, Lab Annecy le Vieuxde Phys Particules LAPP, F-74941 Annecy Le Vieux, France, Email: narnaud@lal.in2p3.fr |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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0168-9002 |
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WOS:000325753500086 |
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no |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1621 |
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ANTARES Collaboration (Adrian-Martinez, S. et al); Barrios-Marti, J.; Bigongiari, C.; Emanuele, U.; Gomez-Gonzalez, J.P.; Hernandez-Rey, J.J.; Lambard, G.; Mangano, S.; Sanchez-Losa, A.; Yepes, H.; Zornoza, J.D.; Zuñiga, J. |
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Search for muon neutrinos from gamma-ray bursts with the ANTARES neutrino telescope using 2008 to 2011 data |
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Journal Article |
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2013 |
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Astronomy & Astrophysics |
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Astron. Astrophys. |
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559 |
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A9 - 11pp |
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neutrinos; gamma-ray burst: general; methods: numerical |
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Aims. We search for muon neutrinos in coincidence with GRBs with the ANTARES neutrino detector using data from the end of 2007 to 2011. Methods. Expected neutrino fluxes were calculated for each burst individually. The most recent numerical calculations of the spectra using the NeuCosmA code were employed, which include Monte Carlo simulations of the full underlying photohadronic interaction processes. The discovery probability for a selection of 296 GRBs in the given period was optimised using an extended maximum-likelihood strategy. Results. No significant excess over background is found in the data, and 90% confidence level upper limits are placed on the total expected flux according to the model. |
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[Adrian-Martinez, S.; Ardid, M.; Larosa, G.; Martinez-Mora, J. A.] Univ Politecn Valencia, Inst Invest Gestio Integrada Zones Costaneres IGI, Gandia 46730, Spain, Email: criviere@cppm.in2p3.fr; |
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Edp Sciences S A |
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0004-6361 |
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WOS:000327847200009 |
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no |
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yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1691 |
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ANTARES and TANAMI Collaborations (Adrian-Martinez, S. et al); Barrios-Marti, J.; Gomez-Gonzalez, J.P.; Hernandez-Rey, J.J.; Lambard, G.; Mangano, S.; Sanchez-Losa, A.; Yepes, H.; Zornoza, J.D.; Zuñiga, J. |
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ANTARES constrains a blazar origin of two IceCube PeV neutrino events |
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Journal Article |
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2015 |
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Astronomy & Astrophysics |
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Astron. Astrophys. |
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576 |
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L8 - 6pp |
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neutrinos; galaxies: active; quasars: general |
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Context. The source(s) of the neutrino excess reported by the IceCube Collaboration is unknown. The TANAMI Collaboration recently reported on the multiwavelength emission of six bright, variable blazars which are positionally coincident with two of the most energetic IceCube events. Objects like these are prime candidates to be the source of the highest-energy cosmic rays, and thus of associated neutrino emission. Aims. We present an analysis of neutrino emission from the six blazars using observations with the ANTARES neutrino telescope. Methods. The standard methods of the ANTARES candidate list search are applied to six years of data to search for an excess of muons – and hence their neutrino progenitors – from the directions of the six blazars described by the TANAMI Collaboration, and which are possibly associated with two IceCube events. Monte Carlo simulations of the detector response to both signal and background particle fluxes are used to estimate the sensitivity of this analysis for different possible source neutrino spectra. A maximum-likelihood approach, using the reconstructed energies and arrival directions of through-going muons, is used to identify events with properties consistent with a blazar origin. Results. Both blazars predicted to be the most neutrino-bright in the TANAMI sample (1653-329 and 1714-336) have a signal flux fitted by the likelihood analysis corresponding to approximately one event. This observation is consistent with the blazar-origin hypothesis of the IceCube event IC 14 for a broad range of blazar spectra, although an atmospheric origin cannot be excluded. No ANTARES events are observed from any of the other four blazars, including the three associated with IceCube event IC20. This excludes at a 90% confidence level the possibility that this event was produced by these blazars unless the neutrino spectrum is flatter than -2.4. |
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[Adrian-Martinez, S.; Ardid, M.; Bou-Cabo, M.; Felis, I.; Herrero, A.; Martinez-Mora, J. A.; Saldana, M.] Univ Politecn Valencia, Inst Invest Gestio Integrada Zones Costaneres IGI, Gandia 46730, Spain, Email: clancy.james@physik.uni-erlangen.de; |
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Edp Sciences S A |
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0004-6361 |
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WOS:000357274600079 |
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no |
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yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2306 |
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