Publications (57)
Observations of the December 13 and 14, 2006, Solar Particle Events in the 80 MeV/n - 3 GeV/n range from space with PAMELA detector
O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino, G. A. Bazilevskaya +61
We present the space spectrometer PAMELA observations of proton and helium fluxes during the December 13 and 14, 2006 solar particle events. This is the first direct measurement of…
Evidence of energy and charge sign dependence of the recovery time for the December 2006 Forbush event measured by the PAMELA experiment
R. Munini, M. Boezio, A. Bruno +55
New results on the short-term galactic cosmic ray (GCR) intensity variation (Forbush decrease) in December 2006 measured by the PAMELA instrument are presented. Forbush decreases a…
Measurement of boron and carbon fluxes in cosmic rays with the PAMELA experiment
O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino, G. A. Bazilevskaya +61
The propagation of cosmic rays inside our galaxy plays a fundamental role in shaping their injection spectra into those observed at Earth. One of the best tools to investigate this…
Geomagnetically trapped, albedo and solar energetic particles: trajectory analysis and flux reconstruction with PAMELA
A. Bruno, O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino +59
The PAMELA satellite experiment is providing comprehensive observations of the interplanetary and magnetospheric radiation in the near-Earth environment. Thanks to its identificati…
Cooperative effects in feature importance of individual patterns: application to air pollutants and Alzheimer disease
M. Ontivero-Ortega, A. Fania, A. Lacalamita +3
Leveraging recent advances in the analysis of synergy and redundancy in systems of random variables, an adaptive version of the widely used metric Leave One Covariate Out (LOCO) ha…
PAMELA Measurements of Cosmic-ray Proton and Helium Spectra
O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino, G. A. Bazilevskaya +62
Protons and helium nuclei are the most abundant components of the cosmic radiation. Precise measurements of their fluxes are needed to understand the acceleration and subsequent pr…
Secondary positrons and electrons measured by PAMELA experiment
V. V. Mikhailov, O. Adriani, G. Barbarino +55
We present a measurements of electron and positron fluxes below the geomagnetic cutoff rigidity in wide energy range from 50 MeV to several GeV by the PAMELA magnetic spectrometer.…
Solar energetic particle events: trajectory analysis and flux reconstruction with PAMELA
A. Bruno, O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino +64
The PAMELA satellite experiment is providing first direct measurements of Solar Energetic Particles (SEPs) with energies from about 80 MeV to several GeV in near-Earth space, bridg…
POEMMA-Balloon with Radio: A multi-messenger, multi-detector balloon payload
J. Adams, J. Alfaro, D. Allard +123
A review of the current status of the field of Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Ray (UHECR) including a summary of remaining open questions was presented in the white paper "Ultra-High Ene…
The Cosmic-Ray Proton and Helium Spectra measured with the CAPRICE98 balloon experiment
M. Boezio, V. Bonvicini, P. Schiavon +36
A new measurement of the primary cosmic-ray proton and helium fluxes from 3 to 350 GeV was carried out by the balloon-borne CAPRICE experiment in 1998. This experimental setup comb…
Helium fluxes measured by the PAMELA experiment from the minimum to the maximum solar activity for solar cycle 24
N. Marcelli, M. Boezio, A. Lenni +53
Time-dependent energy spectra of galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) carry fundamental information regarding their origin and propagation. When observed at the Earth, these spectra are sig…
Solar-Cycle Variations of South-Atlantic Anomaly Proton Intensities Measured With The PAMELA Mission
A. Bruno, M. Martucci, F. S. Cafagna +50
We present a study of the solar-cycle variations of >80 MeV proton flux intensities in the lower edge of the inner radiation belt, based on the measurements of the Payload for Anti…
Back-Tracing and Flux Reconstruction for Solar Events with PAMELA
A. Bruno, O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino +64
The PAMELA satellite-borne experiment is providing first direct measurements of Solar Energetic Particles (SEPs) with energies from 80 MeV to several GeV in near-Earth space.…
Clustering stock market companies via chaotic map synchronization
N. Basalto, R. Bellotti, F. De Carlo +2
A pairwise clustering approach is applied to the analysis of the Dow Jones index companies, in order to identify similar temporal behavior of the traded stock prices. To this end,…
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…
PAMELA's Measurements of Magnetospheric Effects on High Energy Solar Particles
O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino, G. A. Bazilevskaya +64
The nature of particle acceleration at the Sun, whether through flare reconnection processes or through shocks driven by coronal mass ejections (CMEs), is still under scrutiny desp…
Observation of an anomalous positron abundance in the cosmic radiation
O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino, G. A. Bazilevskaya +48
Positrons are known to be produced in interactions between cosmic-ray nuclei and interstellar matter ("secondary production"). Positrons may, however, also be created by dark matte…
Lithium and Beryllium isotopes with the PAMELA experiment
W. Menn, E. A. Bogomolov, M. Simon +56
The cosmic-ray lithium and beryllium (Li, Li, Be, Be, Be) isotopic composition has been measured with the satellite-borne experiment PAMELA, which wa…
Time dependence of the e^- flux measured by PAMELA during the July 2006 - December 2009 solar minimum
O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino, G. A. Bazilevskaya +58
Precision measurements of the electron component in the cosmic radiation provide important information about the origin and propagation of cosmic rays in the Galaxy not accessible…
Cosmic-Ray Positron Identification with the PAMELA experiment
O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino, G. A. Bazilevskaya +63
The PAMELA satellite borne experiment is designed to study cosmic rays with great accuracy in a wide energy range. One of PAMELA's main goal is the study of the antimatter componen…
Developments and results in the context of the JEM-EUSO program obtained with the ESAF Simulation and Analysis Framework
S. Abe, J. H. Adams, D. Allard +172
JEM--EUSO is an international program for the development of space-based Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Ray observatories. The program consists of a series of missions which are either u…
PAMELA's measurements of geomagnetic cutoff variations during the 14 December 2006 storm
O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino, G. A. Bazilevskaya +55
Data from the Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics (PAMELA) satellite experiment were used to measure the geomagnetic cutoff for high-energy (>80…
Ten Years of PAMELA in Space
O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino, G. A. Bazilevskaya +50
The PAMELA cosmic ray detector was launched on June 15th 2006 on board the Russian Resurs-DK1 satellite, and during ten years of nearly continuous data-taking it has observed new i…
The discovery of geomagnetically trapped cosmic ray antiprotons
O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino, G. A. Bazilevskaya +61
The existence of a significant flux of antiprotons confined to Earth's magnetosphere has been considered in several theoretical works. These antiparticles are produced in nuclear i…
Lung Nodule Detection in Screening Computed Tomography
I. Gori, R. Bellotti, P. Cerello +7
A computer-aided detection (CAD) system for the identification of pulmonary nodules in low-dose multi-detector helical Computed Tomography (CT) images with 1.25 mm slice thickness…
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.
Time dependence of the electron and positron components of the cosmic radiation measured by the PAMELA experiment between July 2006 and December 2015
O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino, G. A. Bazilevskaya +52
Cosmic-ray electrons and positrons are a unique probe of the propagation of cosmic rays as well as of the nature and distribution of particle sources in our Galaxy. Recent measurem…
Light Isotope Abundances in Solar Energetic Particles measured by the Space Instrument NINA
The NINA Collaboration, A. Bakaldin, A. Galper +34
This article reports nine Solar Energetic Particle events detected by the instrument NINA between October 1998 and April 1999. NINA is a silicon-based particle detector mounted on-…
Solar energetic particle events observed by the PAMELA mission
A. Bruno, G. A. Bazilevskaya, M. Boezio +55
Despite the significant progress achieved in recent years, the physical mechanisms underlying the origin of solar energetic particles (SEPs) are still a matter of debate. The compl…
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.
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…
PAMELA's measurements of geomagnetically trapped and albedo protons
A. Bruno, O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino +64
Data from the PAMELA satellite experiment were used to perform a detailed measurement of under-cutoff protons at low Earth orbits. On the basis of a trajectory tracing approach usi…
Hausdorff clustering
N. Basalto, R. Bellotti, F. De Carlo +3
A clustering algorithm based on the Hausdorff distance is introduced and compared to the single and complete linkage. The three clustering procedures are applied to a toy example a…
Time dependence of the flux of helium nuclei in cosmic rays measured by the PAMELA experiment between July 2006 and December 2009
N. Marcelli, M. Boezio, A. Lenni +53
Precise time-dependent measurements of the Z = 2 component in the cosmic radiation provide crucial information about the propagation of charged particles through the heliosphere. T…
Re-Entrant Albedo Proton Fluxes Measured by the PAMELA Experiment
O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino, G. A. Bazilevskaya +56
We present a precise measurement of downward-going albedo proton fluxes for kinetic energy above 70 MeV performed by the PAMELA experiment at an altitude between 350 and 610…
The cosmic-ray positron energy spectrum measured by PAMELA
PAMELA Collaboration, O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino +63
Precision measurements of the positron component in the cosmic radiation provide important information about the propagation of cosmic rays and the nature of particle sources in ou…
In-Orbit Performance of the Space Telescope NINA and GCR Flux Measurements
The NINA Collaboration, V. Bidoli, A. Canestro +36
The NINA apparatus, on board the Russian satellite Resurs-01 n.4, has been in polar orbit since 1998 July 10, at an altitude of 840 km. Its main scientific task is to study the gal…
Measurement of the isotopic composition of hydrogen and helium nuclei in cosmic rays with the PAMELA experiment
O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino, G. A. Bazilevskaya +59
The satellite-borne experiment PAMELA has been used to make new measurements of cosmic ray H and He isotopes. The isotopic composition was measured between 100 and 600 MeV/n for hy…
Time dependence of the proton flux measured by PAMELA during the July 2006 - December 2009 solar minimum
O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino, G. A. Bazilevskaya +61
The energy spectra of galactic cosmic rays carry fundamental information regarding their origin and propagation. These spectra, when measured near Earth, are significantly affected…
The cosmic-ray electron flux measured by the PAMELA experiment between 1 and 625 GeV
PAMELA Collaboration, O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino +64
Precision measurements of the electron component in the cosmic radiation provide important information about the origin and propagation of cosmic rays in the Galaxy. Here we presen…
A new measurement of the antiproton-to-proton flux ratio up to 100 GeV in the cosmic radiation
O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino, G. A. Bazilevskaya +50
A new measurement of the cosmic ray antiproton-to-proton flux ratio between 1 and 100 GeV is presented. The results were obtained with the PAMELA experiment, which was launched int…
Measurements of Cosmic-Ray Hydrogen and Helium Isotopes with the PAMELA experiment
O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino, G. A. Bazilevskaya +56
The cosmic-ray hydrogen and helium (H, H, He, He) isotopic composition has been measured with the satellite-borne experiment PAMELA, which was launched into low-Ear…
A simulation code to assist designing space missions of the Airwatch type
T. Montaruli, R. Bellotti, F. Cafagna +3
The design of an Airwatch type space mission can greatly benefit from a flexible simulation code for establishing the values of the main parameters of the experiment. We present he…
Trapped proton fluxes at low Earth orbits measured by the PAMELA experiment
O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino, G. A. Bazilevskaya +59
We report an accurate measurement of the geomagnetically trapped proton fluxes for kinetic energy above > 70 MeV performed by the PAMELA mission at low Earth orbits (350-610 km). D…
The JEM-EUSO Collaboration: Contributions to the 39th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2025)
M. Abdullahi, M. Abrate, J. H. Adams +163
This is a collection of papers presented by the JEM-EUSO Collaboration at the 39th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2025) (Geneva, Switzerland, July 14--24, 2025).
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$^…
First Results from the PAMELA Space Mission
M. Boezio, V. Bonvicini, G. Jerse +53
On the 15th of June 2006, the PAMELA satellite-borne experiment was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome and it has been collecting data since July 2006. The apparatus comprises a…
PAMELA results on the cosmic-ray antiproton flux from 60 MeV to 180 GeV in kinetic energy
PAMELA Collaboration, O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino +61
The satellite-borne experiment PAMELA has been used to make a new measurement of the cosmic-ray antiproton flux and the antiproton-to-proton flux ratio which extends previously pub…
A Bayesian Networks Approach to Operational Risk
V. Aquaro, M. Bardoscia, R. Bellotti +3
A system for Operational Risk management based on the computational paradigm of Bayesian Networks is presented. The algorithm allows the construction of a Bayesian Network targeted…
JEM-EUSO Collaboration contributions to the 38th International Cosmic Ray Conference
S. Abe, J. H. Adams, D. Allard +155
This is a collection of papers presented by the JEM-EUSO Collaboration at the 38th International Cosmic Ray Conference (Nagoya, Japan, July 26-August 3, 2023)
A statistical procedure for the identification of positrons in the PAMELA experiment
O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino, G. A. Bazilevskaya +58
The PAMELA satellite experiment has measured the cosmic-ray positron fraction between 1.5 GeV and 100 GeV. The need to reliably discriminate between the positron signal and proton…
The PAMELA Space Experiment
E. Mocchiutti, O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino +55
The 15th of June 2006, the PAMELA satellite-borne experiment was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome and it has been collecting data since July 2006. The apparatus comprises a ti…
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.
Proton fluxes measured by the PAMELA experiment from the minimum to the maximum solar activity for the 24th solar cycle
M. Martucci, R. Munini, M. Boezio +51
Precise measurements of the time-dependent intensity of the low energy ( GeV) galactic cosmic rays are fundamental to test and improve the models which describe their propagat…
Unexpected cyclic behavior in cosmic ray protons observed by PAMELA at 1 AU
O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino, G. A. Bazilevskaya +50
Protons detected by the PAMELA experiment in the period 2006-2014 have been analyzed in the energy range between 0.40-50 GV to explore possible periodicities besides the well known…
PAMELA's measurements of geomagnetic cutoff variations during solar energetic particle events
A. Bruno, O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino +64
Data from the PAMELA satellite experiment were used to measure the geomagnetic cutoff for high-energy ( 80 MeV) protons during the solar particle events on 2006 December 1…
Search for anisotropies in cosmic-ray positrons detected by the PAMELA experiment
O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino, G. A. Bazilevskaya +57
The PAMELA detector was launched on board of the Russian Resurs-DK1 satellite on June 15, 2006. Data collected during the first four years have been used to search for large-scale…