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Pierre Auger Collaboration (Aab, A. et al); Pastor, S. |
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A targeted search for point sources of EeV neutrons |
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2014 |
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Astrophysical Journal Letters |
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Astrophys. J. Lett. |
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789 |
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2 |
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L34 - 7pp |
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cosmic rays; Galaxy: disk; methods: data analysis |
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A flux of neutrons from an astrophysical source in the Galaxy can be detected in the Pierre Auger Observatory as an excess of cosmic-ray air showers arriving from the direction of the source. To avoid the statistical penalty for making many trials, classes of objects are tested in combinations as nine “target sets,” in addition to the search for a neutron flux from the Galactic center or from the Galactic plane. Within a target set, each candidate source is weighted in proportion to its electromagnetic flux, its exposure to the Auger Observatory, and its flux attenuation factor due to neutron decay. These searches do not find evidence for a neutron flux from any class of candidate sources. Tabulated results give the combined p-value for each class, with and without the weights, and also the flux upper limit for the most significant candidate source within each class. These limits on fluxes of neutrons significantly constrain models of EeV proton emission from non-transient discrete sources in the Galaxy. |
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[Aab, A.; Buchholz, P.; Erfani, M.; Frohlich, U.; Heimann, P.; Homola, P.; Niechciol, M.; Ochilo, L.; Risse, M.; Yushkov, A.; Ziolkowski, M.] Univ Siegen, D-57068 Siegen, Germany |
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WOS:000339876800009 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1885 |
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Pierre Auger Collaboration (Aab, A. et al); Pastor, S. |
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Origin of atmospheric aerosols at the Pierre Auger Observatory using studies of air mass trajectories in South America |
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2014 |
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Atmospheric Research |
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Atmos. Res. |
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149 |
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120-135 |
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Cosmic ray; Aerosol; Air masses; Atmospheric effect; HYSPLIT; GDAS |
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The Pierre Auger Observatory is making significant contributions towards understanding the nature and origin of ultra-high energy cosmic rays. One of its main challenges is the monitoring of the atmosphere, both in terms of its state variables and its optical properties. The aim of this work is to analyse aerosol optical depth tau(a)(z) values measured from 2004 to 2012 at the observatory, which is located in a remote and relatively unstudied area of Pampa Amarilla, Argentina. The aerosol optical depth is in average quite low – annual mean tau(a)(3.5 km) similar to 0.04 – and shows a seasonal trend with a winter minimum – tau(a)(3.5 km) – 0.03 -, and a summer maximum – tau(a)(3.5 km) similar to 0.06 -, and an unexpected increase from August to September tau(a)(35 km) similar to 0.055. We computed backward trajectories for the years 2005 to 2012 to interpret the air mass origin. Winter nights with low aerosol concentrations show air masses originating from the Pacific Ocean. Average concentrations are affected by continental sources (wind-blown dust and urban pollution), whilst the peak observed in September and October could be linked to biomass burning in the northern part of Argentina or air pollution coming from surrounding urban areas. |
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[Pierre Auger Collaborat] Observ Pierre Auger, RA-5613 Malargue, Argentina |
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Elsevier Science Inc |
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WOS:000341468100011 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1916 |
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Pierre Auger Collaboration (Aab, A. et al); Pastor, S. |
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Reconstruction of inclined air showers detected with the pierre Auger Observatory |
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2014 |
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Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
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J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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08 |
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8 |
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019 - 32pp |
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ultra high energy cosmic rays; cosmic ray experiments |
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We describe the method devised to reconstruct inclined cosmic-ray air showers with zenith angles greater than 60 degrees detected with the surface array of the Pierre Auger Observatory. The measured signals at the ground level are fitted to muon density distributions predicted with atmospheric cascade models to obtain the relative shower size as an overall normalization parameter. The method is evaluated using simulated showers to test its performance. The energy of the cosmic rays is calibrated using a sub-sample of events reconstructed with both the fluorescence and surface array techniques. The reconstruction method described here provides the basis of complementary analyses including an independent measurement of the energy spectrum of ultra-high energy cosmic rays using very inclined events collected by the Pierre Auger Observatory. |
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[Anchordoqui, L.] CUNY, CUNY Herbert H Lehman Coll, Dept Phys & Astron, New York, NY 10021 USA |
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1475-7516 |
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WOS:000341848800019 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1942 |
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Pich, A.; Rosell, I.; Sanz-Cillero, J.J. |
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Oblique S and T constraints on electroweak strongly-coupled models with a light Higgs |
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2014 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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01 |
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157 - 35pp |
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Higgs Physics; Beyond Standard Model; Chiral Lagrangians; Technicolor and Composite Models |
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Using a general effective Lagrangian implementing the chiral symmetry breaking SU(2)(L) circle times SU(2)(R) -> SU(2)(L+R), we present a one-loop calculation of the oblique S and T parameters within electroweak strongly-coupled models with a light scalar. Imposing a proper ultraviolet behaviour, we determine S and T at next-to-leading order in terms of a few resonance parameters. The constraints from the global fit to electroweak precision data force the massive vector and axial-vector states to be heavy, with masses above the TeV scale, and suggest that the W+W- and and ZZ couplings of the Higgs-like scalar should be close to the Standard Model value. Our findings are generic, since they only rely on soft requirements on the short-distance properties of the underlying strongly-coupled theory, which are widely satisfied in more specific scenarios. |
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[Pich, A.; Rosell, I.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, IFIC, Dept Fis Teor, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: antonio.pich@ific.uv.es; |
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Springer |
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1029-8479 |
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WOS:000346240600006 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2059 |
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Pich, A. |
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Precision tau physics |
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2014 |
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Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics |
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Prog. Part. Nucl. Phys. |
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75 |
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41-85 |
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Electroweak and strong interactions; Leptons; Standard Model |
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Precise measurements of the lepton properties provide stringent tests of the Standard Model and accurate determinations of its parameters. We overview the present status of tau physics, highlighting the most recent developments, and discuss the prospects for future improvements. The leptonic decays of the tau lepton probe the structure of the weak currents and the universality of their couplings to the W boson. The universality of the leptonic Z couplings has also been tested through Z -> l(+)l(-) decays. The hadronic tau decay modes constitute an ideal tool for studying low-energy effects of the strong interaction in very clean conditions. Accurate determinations of the QCD coupling and the Cabibbo mixing V-us have been obtained with tau data. The large mass of the tau opens the possibility to study many kinematically-allowed exclusive decay modes and extract relevant dynamical information. Violations of flavour and CP conservation laws can also be searched for with tau decays. Related subjects such as μdecays, the electron and muon anomalous magnetic moments, neutrino mixing and B-meson decays into tau leptons are briefly covered. Being one the fermions most strongly coupled to the scalar sector, the tau lepton is playing now a very important role at the LHC as a tool to test the Higgs properties and search for new physics at higher scales. |
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Univ Valencia, CSIC, Dept Fis Teor, IFIC, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: pich@ific.uv.es |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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0146-6410 |
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WOS:000332350600002 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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