Publications (60)
Pierre Auger Observatory and Telescope Array: Joint Contributions to the 33rd International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2013)
The Telescope Array, Pierre Auger Collaborations, : +619
Joint contributions of the Pierre Auger and Telescope Array Collaborations to the 33rd International Cosmic Ray Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 2013: cross-calibration of…
Mean Square Radius of EAS Electrons
R. I. Raikin, A. A. Lagutin, N. Inoue +1
Detailed theoretical study of the mean square radius of extensive air shower electrons has been made in connection with further development of scaling formalism for electron latera…
Search for Large-scale Anisotropy on Arrival Directions of Ultra-high-energy Cosmic Rays Observed with the Telescope Array Experiment
Telescope Array Collaboration, R. U. Abbasi, M. Abe +141
Motivated by the detection of a significant dipole structure in the arrival directions of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays above 8 EeV reported by the Pierre Auger Observatory (Auger),…
Mass composition of ultra-high energy cosmic rays from distribution of their arrival directions with the Telescope Array
Telescope Array Collaboration, R. U. Abbasi, Y. Abe +138
We use a new method to estimate the injected mass composition of ultrahigh cosmic rays (UHECRs) at energies higher than 10 EeV. The method is based on comparison of the energy-depe…
Ultra-High Energy Gamma Rays in Geomagnetic Field and Atmosphere
H. P. Vankov, N. Inoue, K. Shinozaki
The nature and origin of ultra-high energy (UHE: reffering to > 10^19 eV) cosmic rays are great mysteries in modern astrophysics. The current theories for their explanation include…
Search for correlations between the arrival directions of IceCube neutrino events and ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays detected by the Pierre Auger Observatory and the Telescope Array
The IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, K. Abraham +863
This paper presents the results of different searches for correlations between very high-energy neutrino candidates detected by IceCube and the highest-energy cosmic rays measured…
The Detection of TeV Gamma Rays from Crab using the Telescope Array Prototype
S. Aiso, M. Chikawa, Y. Hayashi +51
The Telescope Array prototype detectors were installed at Akeno Observatory and at the Utah Fly's Eye site. Using these detectors, we have observed the Crab Nebula and AGN's since…
Study of muons from ultra-high energy cosmic ray air showers measured with the Telescope Array experiment
Telescope Array Collaboration, R. U. Abbasi, M. Abe +138
One of the uncertainties in interpretation of ultra-high energy cosmic ray (UHECR) data comes from the hadronic interaction models used for air shower Monte Carlo (MC) simulations.…
Comparison of AGASA data with CORSIKA simulation
M. Nagano, D. Heck, K. Shinozaki +2
An interpretation of AGASA (Akeno Giant Air Shower Array) data by comparing the experimental results with the simulated ones by CORSIKA (COsmic Ray SImulation for KASCADE) has been…
Search for Spatial Correlations of Neutrinos with Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays
The ANTARES collaboration, A. Albert, S. Alves +1042
For several decades, the origin of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) has been an unsolved question of high-energy astrophysics. One approach for solving this puzzle is to corr…
Evidence of Intermediate-Scale Energy Spectrum Anisotropy of Cosmic Rays E10 eV with the Telescope Array Surface Detector
R. U. Abbasi, M. Abe, T. Abu-Zayyad +136
An intermediate-scale energy spectrum anisotropy has been found in the arrival directions of ultra-high energy cosmic rays of energies above eV in the northern hemisphe…
The Anisotropy of Cosmic Ray Arrival Directions around 10eV
AGASA Collaboration, N. Hayashida, K. Honda +26
Anisotropy in the arrival directions of cosmic rays with energies above 10eV is studied using data from the Akeno 20 km array and the Akeno Giant Air Shower Array (AGASA…
Testing a reported correlation between arrival directions of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays and a flux pattern from nearby starburst galaxies using Telescope Array data
Telescope Array Collaboration, R. U. Abbasi, M. Abe +138
The Pierre Auger Collaboration (Auger) recently reported a correlation between the arrival directions of cosmic rays with energies above 39 EeV and the flux pattern of 23 nearby st…
The JEM-EUSO Mission: Status and Prospects in 2011
EUSO Collaboration, J. H. Adams, S. Ahmad +256
Contributions of the JEM-EUSO Collaboration to the 32nd International Cosmic Ray Conference, Beijing, August, 2011.
Search for Ultra-High-Energy Neutrinos with the Telescope Array Surface Detector
R. U. Abbasi, M. Abe, T. Abu-Zayyad +133
We present an upper limit on the flux of ultra-high-energy down-going neutrinos for $E > 10^{18}\ \mbox{eV}$ derived with the nine years of data collected by the Telescope Array su…
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, the Pierre Auger Observatory and the Telescope Array: Joint Contribution to the 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2015)
IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, K. Abraham +884
We have conducted three searches for correlations between ultra-high energy cosmic rays detected by the Telescope Array and the Pierre Auger Observatory, and high-energy neutrino c…
An evaluation of the exposure in nadir observation of the JEM-EUSO mission
J. H. Adams, S. Ahmad, J. -N. Albert +258
We evaluate the exposure during nadir observations with JEM-EUSO, the Extreme Universe Space Observatory, on-board the Japanese Experiment Module of the International Space Station…
Energy determination in the Akeno Giant Air Shower Array experiment
M. Takeda, N. Sakaki, K. Honda +29
Using data from more than ten-years of observations with the Akeno Giant Air Shower Array (AGASA), we published a result that the energy spectrum of ultra-high energy cosmic rays e…
Upper limit on the flux of photons with energies above 10^19 eV using the Telescope Array surface detector
T. Abu-Zayyad, R. Aida, M. Allen +138
We search for ultra-high energy photons by analyzing geometrical properties of shower fronts of events registered by the Telescope Array surface detector. By making use of an event…
Search for point sources of ultra-high energy photons with the Telescope Array surface detector
Telescope Array Collaboration, R. U. Abbasi, M. Abe +135
The surface detector (SD) of the Telescope Array (TA) experiment allows one to indirectly detect photons with energies of order eV and higher and to separate photons from…
The Energy Spectrum of Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays Measured by the Telescope Array FADC Fluorescence Detectors in Monocular Mode
The Telescope Array Collaboration, T. Abu-Zayyad, R. Aida +141
We present a measurement of the energy spectrum of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays performed by the Telescope Array experiment using monocular observations from its two new FADC-base…
The Anisotropy of Cosmic Ray Arrival Direction around 10^18eV
N. Hayashida, K. Honda, N. Inoue +29
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…
The Energy Spectrum of Telescope Array's Middle Drum Detector and the Direct Comparison to the High Resolution Fly's Eye Experiment
T. Abu-Zayyad, R. Aida, M. Allen +137
The Telescope Array's Middle Drum fluorescence detector was instrumented with telescopes refurbished from the High Resolution Fly's Eye's HiRes-1 site. The data observed by Middle…
The Shape of EAS Lateral Distribution and Primary Composition of the UHE Cosmic Rays
R. I. Raikin, A. A. Lagutin, N. Inoue +1
Theoretical predictions for lateral distribution function of electrons in extensive air showers based on scaling formalism are presented. Our results are tested by comparison with…
Search for EeV Protons of Galactic Origin
R. U. Abbasi, M. Abe, T. Abu-Zayyad +126
Cosmic rays in the energy range - eV are thought to have a light, probably protonic, composition. To study their origin one can search for anisotropy in the…
First High-speed Video Camera Observations of a Lightning Flash Associated with a Downward Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flash
R. U. Abbasi, M. M. F. Saba, J. W. Belz +146
In this paper, we present the first high-speed video observation of a cloud-to-ground lightning flash and its associated downward-directed Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flash (TGF). The op…
Energy Spectrum of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays Observed with the Telescope Array Using a Hybrid Technique
T. Abu-Zayyad, R. Aida, M. Allen +141
We measure the spectrum of cosmic rays with energies greater than eV with the Fluorescence Detectors (FDs) and the Surface Detectors (SDs) of the Telescope Array Experi…
Search for Anisotropy in the Ultra High Energy Cosmic Ray Spectrum using the Telescope Array Surface Detector
R. U. Abbasi, M. Abe, T. Abu-Zayyad +127
The Telescope Array (TA) experiment is located in the western desert of Utah, USA, and observes ultra high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) in the Northern hemisphere. At the highest en…
The Cosmic-Ray Energy Spectrum between 2 PeV and 2 EeV Observed with the TALE detector in monocular mode
R. U. Abbasi, M. Abe, T. Abu-Zayyad +137
We report on a measurement of the cosmic ray energy spectrum by the Telescope Array Low-Energy Extension (TALE) air fluorescence detector. The TALE air fluorescence detector is als…
Contributions to the 36th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2019) of the JEM-EUSO Collaboration
G. Abdellaoui, S. Abe, J. H. Adams +309
Compilation of papers presented by the JEM-EUSO Collaboration at the 36th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC), held July 24 through August 1, 2019 in Madison, Wisconsin.
Updated AGASA event list above 4x10^19eV
N. Hayashida, K. Honda, N. Inoue +26
After our Ap.J. publication of the Akeno Giant Air Shower Array (AGASA) results in 1999 (Takeda et al., 1999), we observed nine events with energies above 4 10eV un…
Searches for Large-Scale Anisotropy in the Arrival Directions of Cosmic Rays Detected above Energy of eV at the Pierre Auger Observatory and the Telescope Array
The Pierre Auger, Telescope Array Collaborations, : +605
Spherical harmonic moments are well-suited for capturing anisotropy at any scale in the flux of cosmic rays. An unambiguous measurement of the full set of spherical harmonic coeffi…
Study of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Ray Composition Using Telescope Array's Middle Drum Detector and Surface Array in Hybrid Mode
R. U. Abbasi, M. Abe, T. Abu-Zayyad +123
Previous measurements of the composition of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays(UHECRs) made by the High Resolution Fly's Eye(HiRes) and Pierre Auger Observatory(PAO) are seemingly contr…
Small-scale anisotropy of cosmic rays above 10^19eV observed with the Akeno Giant Air Shower Array
M. Takeda, N. Hayashida, K. Honda +25
With the Akeno Giant Air Shower Array (AGASA), 581 cosmic rays above 10^19eV, 47 above 4 x 10^19eV, and 7 above 10^20eV are observed until August 1998. Arrival direction distributi…
The Cosmic Ray Energy Spectrum Observed with the Surface Detector of the Telescope Array Experiment
T. Abu-Zayyad, R. Aida, M. Allen +137
The Telescope Array (TA) collaboration has measured the energy spectrum of ultra-high energy cosmic rays with primary energies above 1.6 x 10^(18) eV. This measurement is based upo…
EUSO-SPB1 Mission and Science
EUSO Collaboration, G. Abdellaoui, S. Abe +292
The Extreme Universe Space Observatory on a Super Pressure Balloon 1 (EUSO-SPB1) was launched in 2017 April from Wanaka, New Zealand. The plan of this mission of opportunity on a N…
Observations of the Origin of Downward Terrestrial Gamma-Ray Flashes
J. W. Belz, P. R. Krehbiel, J. Remington +137
In this paper we report the first close, high-resolution observations of downward-directed terrestrial gamma-ray flashes (TGFs) detected by the large-area Telescope Array cosmic ra…
New air fluorescence detectors employed in the Telescope Array experiment
H. Tokuno, Y. Tameda, M. Takeda +134
Since 2007, the Telescope Array (TA) experiment, based in Utah, USA, has been observing ultra high energy cosmic rays to understand their origins. The experiment involves a surface…
Constraints on the diffuse photon flux with energies above eV using the surface detector of the Telescope Array experiment
Telescope Array Collaboration, R. U. Abbasi, M. Abe +139
We present the results of the search for ultra-high-energy photons with nine years of data from the Telescope Array surface detector. A multivariate classifier is built upon 16 rec…
Search for correlations of the arrival directions of ultra-high energy cosmic ray with extragalactic objects as observed by the telescope array experiment
T. Abu-Zayyad, R. Aida, M. Allen +141
We search for correlations between positions of extragalactic objects and arrival directions of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) with primary energy EeV as observe…
Extension of the Cosmic-Ray Energy Spectrum Beyond the Predicted Greisen-Zatsepin-Kuz'min Cutoff
M. Takeda, N. Hayashida, K. Honda +25
The cosmic-ray energy spectrum above 10^{18.5} eV is reported using the updated data set of the Akeno Giant Air Shower Array (AGASA) from February 1990 to October 1997. The energy…
Mass composition of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays with the Telescope Array Surface Detector Data
Telescope Array Collaboration, R. U. Abbasi, M. Abe +139
The results on ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECR) mass composition obtained with the Telescope Array surface detector are presented. The analysis employs the boosted decision tr…
A Northern Sky Survey for Point-Like Sources of EeV Neutral Particles with the Telescope Array Experiment
R. U. Abbasi, M. Abe, T. Abu-Zayyad +122
We report on the search for steady point-like sources of neutral particles around 10 eV between 2008 May and 2013 May with the scintillator surface detector of the Telescope…
Indications of a Cosmic Ray Source in the Perseus-Pisces Supercluster
Telescope Array Collaboration, R. U. Abbasi, T. Abu-Zayyad +155
The Telescope Array Collaboration has observed an excess of events with in the data which is centered at (RA, dec) = (, ). This is n…
JEM-EUSO Collaboration contributions to the 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference
G. Abdellaoui, S. Abe, J. H. Adams +289
Compilation of papers presented by the JEM-EUSO Collaboration at the 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC), held on July 12-23, 2021 (online) in Berlin, Germany.
Evidence for Declination Dependence of the Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Ray Spectrum in the Northern Hemisphere
R. U. Abbasi, T. Abu-Zayyad, M. Allen +154
Telescope Array (TA) is the largest experiment in the Northern Hemisphere studying ultrahigh energy cosmic rays. TA measurements of the cosmic ray spectrum using the surface detect…
The surface detector array of the Telescope Array experiment
T. Abu-Zayyad, R. Aida, M. Allen +134
The Telescope Array (TA) experiment, located in the western desert of Utah,USA, is designed for observation of extensive air showers from extremely high energy cosmic rays. The exp…
Depth of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Ray Induced Air Shower Maxima Measured by the Telescope Array Black Rock and Long Ridge FADC Fluorescence Detectors and Surface Array in Hybrid Mode
Telescope Array Collaboration, R. U. Abbasi, M. Abe +135
The Telescope Array observatory utilizes fluorescence detectors and surface detectors to observe air showers produced by ultra high energy cosmic rays in the Earth's atmosphere. Co…
Gamma-ray Showers Observed at Ground Level in Coincidence With Downward Lightning Leaders
R. U. Abbasi, T. Abu-Zayyad, M. Allen +120
Bursts of gamma ray showers have been observed in coincidence with downward propagating negative leaders in lightning flashes by the Telescope Array Surface Detector (TASD). The TA…
Pierre Auger Observatory and Telescope Array: Joint Contributions to the 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2015)
Telescope Array Collaboration, R. U. Abbasi, M. Abe +573
Joint contributions of the Pierre Auger Collaboration and the Telescope Array Collaboration to the 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference, 30 July - 6 August 2015, The Hague, The…
Measurement of the Proton-Air Cross Section with Telescope Array's Middle Drum Detector and Surface Array in Hybrid Mode
R. U. Abbasi, M. Abe, T. Abu-Zayyad +122
In this work we are reporting on the measurement of the proton-air inelastic cross section using the Telescope Array (TA) detector. Based on the measure…
Search for Anisotropy of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays with the Telescope Array Experiment
T. Abu-Zayyad, R. Aida, M. Allen +139
We study the anisotropy of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Ray (UHECR) events collected by the Telescope Array (TA) detector in the first 40 months of operation. Following earlier studies…
Isotropy of cosmic rays beyond eV favors their heavy mass composition
Telescope Array Collaboration, R. U. Abbasi, Y. Abe +138
We report an estimation of the injected mass composition of ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) at energies higher than 10 EeV. The composition is inferred from an energy-depend…
Indications of Intermediate-Scale Anisotropy of Cosmic Rays with Energy Greater Than 57 EeV in the Northern Sky Measured with the Surface Detector of the Telescope Array Experiment
The Telescope Array Collaboration, R. U. Abbasi, M. Abe +123
We have searched for intermediate-scale anisotropy in the arrival directions of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays with energies above 57~EeV in the northern sky using data collected ove…
First Upper Limits on the Radar Cross Section of Cosmic-Ray Induced Extensive Air Showers
R. U. Abbasi, M. Abe, M. Abou Bakr Othman +135
TARA (Telescope Array Radar) is a cosmic ray radar detection experiment colocated with Telescope Array, the conventional surface scintillation detector (SD) and fluorescence telesc…
First observations of speed of light tracks by a fluorescence detector looking down on the atmosphere
G. Abdellaoui, S. Abe, J. H. Adams +311
EUSO-Balloon is a pathfinder mission for the Extreme Universe Space Observatory onboard the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM-EUSO). It was launched on the moonless night of the 25$^…
Surface detectors of the TAx4 experiment
Telescope Array Collaboration, R. U. Abbasi, M. Abe +145
Telescope Array (TA) is the largest ultrahigh energy cosmic-ray (UHECR) observatory in the Northern Hemisphere. It explores the origin of UHECRs by measuring their energy spectrum,…
Observation of Variations in Cosmic Ray Single Count Rates During Thunderstorms and Implications for Large-Scale Electric Field Changes
R. U. Abbasi, T. Abu-Zayyad, M. Allen +160
We present the first observation by the Telescope Array Surface Detector (TASD) of the effect of thunderstorms on the development of cosmic ray single count rate intensity over a 7…
Measurement of the Proton-Air Cross Section with Telescope Array's Black Rock Mesa and Long Ridge Fluorescence Detectors, and Surface Array in Hybrid Mode
R. U. Abbasi, M. Abe, T. Abu-Zayyad +140
Ultra high energy cosmic rays provide the highest known energy source in the universe to measure proton cross sections. Though conditions for collecting such data are less controll…
Evidence for a Supergalactic Structure of Magnetic Deflection Multiplets of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays
Telescope Array Collaboration, R. U. Abbasi, M. Abe +140
Evidence for a large-scale supergalactic cosmic ray multiplet (arrival directions correlated with energy) structure is reported for ultra-high energy cosmic ray (UHECR) energies ab…