""The ARGO-YBJ experiment at YangBaJing in Tibet (4300m a.s.l.) has been taking data with its full layout since October 2007. Here we present a few significant results obtained in gamma-ray astronomy and cosmic-ray physics. Emphasis is placed on the analysis of gamma-ray emission from point-like sources (Crab Nebula, MRK 421), on the preliminary limit on the antiproton\\\/proton flux ratio, on the large-scale cosmic-ray anisotropy and on the proton-air cross-section. The performance of the detector is also discussed, and the perspectives of the experiment are outlined.""
Aielli, G., Bacci, C., Bartoli, B., Bernardini, P., Bi, X.j., Bleve, C., et al. (2012). Highlights from the ARGO-YBJ experiment. NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 661, S50-S55 [10.1016/j.nima.2010.08.005].
Highlights from the ARGO-YBJ experiment
Bacci CMembro del Collaboration Group
;Bussino SMembro del Collaboration Group
;Celio PMembro del Collaboration Group
;De Vincenzi MMembro del Collaboration Group
;Gargana RMembro del Collaboration Group
;James IMembro del Collaboration Group
;Mari SMMembro del Collaboration Group
;Montini PMembro del Collaboration Group
;Pistilli PMembro del Collaboration Group
;Ruggieri FMembro del Collaboration Group
;Stanescu CMembro del Collaboration Group
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2012-01-01
Abstract
""The ARGO-YBJ experiment at YangBaJing in Tibet (4300m a.s.l.) has been taking data with its full layout since October 2007. Here we present a few significant results obtained in gamma-ray astronomy and cosmic-ray physics. Emphasis is placed on the analysis of gamma-ray emission from point-like sources (Crab Nebula, MRK 421), on the preliminary limit on the antiproton\\\/proton flux ratio, on the large-scale cosmic-ray anisotropy and on the proton-air cross-section. The performance of the detector is also discussed, and the perspectives of the experiment are outlined.""I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
