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astro-ph.IM2026

Foundations for Discovery: A Coordinated Fleet Approach to NASA Astrophysics

Regina Caputo, Francesca M. Civano, Knicole D. Colón +15

This white paper presents an analysis of Astro2020 science priorities and NASA's future astrophysics mission architecture, advocating for a coordinated fleet of $1--2B missions, s…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 20 cited

Direct Measurement of the Spectral Structure of Cosmic-Ray Electrons+Positrons in the TeV Region with CALET on the International Space Station

O. Adriani, Y. Akaike, K. Asano +77

Detailed measurements of the spectral structure of cosmic-ray electrons and positrons from 10.6 GeV to 7.5 TeV are presented from over 7 years of observations with the CALorimetric…

astro-ph.SR2023

Statistical Relationship Between Long-duration High-Energy Gamma-Ray Emission and Solar Energetic Particles

Alessandro Bruno, Georgia A. de Nolfo, James M. Ryan +2

Large solar eruptions are often associated with long-duration gamma-ray emission extending well above 100 MeV. While this phenomenon is known to be caused by high-energy ions inter…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 8 cited

Charge-Sign Dependent Cosmic-Ray Modulation Observed with the Calorimetric Electron Telescope on the International Space Station

O. Adriani, Y. Akaike, K. Asano +77

We present the observation of a charge-sign dependent solar modulation of galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) with the CALorimetric Electron Telescope onboard the International Space Stati…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 48 cited

Direct Measurement of the Cosmic-Ray Helium Spectrum from 40 GeV to 250 TeV with the Calorimetric Electron Telescope on the International Space Station

O. Adriani, Y. Akaike, K. Asano +77

We present the results of a direct measurement of the cosmic-ray helium spectrum with the CALET instrument in operation on the International Space Station since 2015. The observati…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 44 cited

Cosmic-ray Boron Flux Measured from 8.4 GeV to 3.8 TeV with the Calorimetric Electron Telescope on the International Space Station

O. Adriani, Y. Akaike, K. Asano +77

We present the measurement of the energy dependence of the boron flux in cosmic rays and its ratio to the carbon flux \textcolor{black}{in an energy interval from 8.4 GeV to 3.…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 84 cited

Observation of Spectral Structures in the Flux of Cosmic-Ray Protons from 50 GeV to 60 TeV with the Calorimetric Electron Telescope on the International Space Station

O. Adriani, Y. Akaike, K. Asano +77

A precise measurement of the cosmic-ray proton spectrum with the Calorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET) is presented in the energy interval from 50 GeV to 60 TeV, and the observat…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 9 cited

CALET Search for electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational waves during the LIGO/Virgo O3 run

O. Adriani, Y. Akaike, K. Asano +78

The CALorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET) on the International Space Station (ISS) consists of a high-energy cosmic ray CALorimeter (CAL) and a lower-energy CALET Gamma ray Burst…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 18 cited

Direct Measurement of the Nickel Spectrum in Cosmic Rays in the Energy Range from 8.8 GeV/n to 240 GeV/n with CALET on the International Space Station

O. Adriani, Y. Akaike, K. Asano +78

The relative abundance of cosmic ray nickel nuclei with respect to iron is by far larger than for all other trans-iron elements, therefore it provides a favorable opportunity for a…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 52 cited

Measurement of the Iron Spectrum in Cosmic Rays from 10 GeV to 2.0 TeV with the Calorimetric Electron Telescope on the International Space Station

O. Adriani, Y. Akaike, K. Asano +77

The Calorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET), in operation on the International Space Station since 2015, collected a large sample of cosmic-ray iron over a wide energy interval. In…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 65 cited

Direct Measurement of the Cosmic-Ray Carbon and Oxygen Spectra from 10 GeV to 2.2 TeV with the Calorimetric Electron Telescope on the International Space Station

O. Adriani, Y. Akaike, K. Asano +81

In this paper, we present the measurement of the energy spectra of carbon and oxygen in cosmic rays based on observations with the Calorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET) on the In…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 27 cited

3D propagation of relativistic solar protons through interplanetary space

S. Dalla, G. De Nolfo, A. Bruno +5

Context. Solar Energetic Particles (SEPs) with energy in the GeV range can propagate to Earth from their acceleration region near the Sun and produce Ground Level Enhancements (GLE…

astro-ph.IM2019

All-sky Medium Energy Gamma-ray Observatory: Exploring the Extreme Multimessenger Universe

Julie McEnery, Juan Abel Barrio, Ivan Agudo +182

The All-sky Medium Energy Gamma-ray Observatory (AMEGO) is a probe class mission concept that will provide essential contributions to multimessenger astrophysics in the late 2020s…

physics.space-ph2019★ 43 cited

Comparing Long-Duration Gamma-Ray Flares and High-Energy Solar Energetic Particles

G. A. de Nolfo, A. Bruno, J. M. Ryan +10

Little is known about the origin of the high-energy and sustained emission from solar Long-Duration Gamma-Ray Flares (LDGRFs), identified with the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CG…

astro-ph.HE2019★ 180 cited

Direct Measurement of the Cosmic-Ray Proton Spectrum from 50 GeV to 10 TeV with the Calorimetric Electron Telescope on the International Space Station

O. Adriani, Y. Akaike, K. Asano +86

In this paper, we present the analysis and results of a direct measurement of the cosmic-ray proton spectrum with the CALET instrument onboard the International Space Station, incl…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 19 cited

Search for GeV Gamma-ray Counterparts of Gravitational Wave Events by CALET

O. Adriani, Y. Akaike, K. Asano +88

We present results on searches for gamma-ray counterparts of the LIGO/Virgo gravitational-wave events using CALorimetric Electron Telescope ({\sl CALET}) observations. The main ins…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 34 cited

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…

astro-ph.IM2017★ 10 cited

BurstCube: A CubeSat for Gravitational Wave Counterparts

Judith Racusin, Jeremy S. Perkins, Michael S. Briggs +12

BurstCube will detect long GRBs, attributed to the collapse of massive stars, short GRBs (sGRBs), resulting from binary neutron star mergers, as well as other gamma-ray transients…

physics.space-ph2016★ 2 cited

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…

astro-ph.EP2015★ 6 cited

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…

astro-ph.EP2015★ 3 cited

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…

astro-ph.IM2014★ 8 cited

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.…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 75 cited

Cosmic-ray origin in OB associations and preferential acceleration of refractory elements: Evidence from abundances of elements 26Fe through 34Se

B. F. Rauch, J. T. Link, K. Lodders +15

We report abundances of elements from 26Fe to 34Se in the cosmic radiation measured during fifty days of exposure of the Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder (TIGER) balloon-borne…

astro-ph1999★ 88 cited

Cosmic-Ray Positrons: Are There Primary Sources?

Stephane Coutu, Steven W. Barwick, James J. Beatty +15

Cosmic rays at the Earth include a secondary component originating in collisions of primary particles with the diffuse interstellar gas. The secondary cosmic rays are relatively ra…