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most citedIndications 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

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astro-ph.IM2026

The performance of the TA4 surface detector array: 4.3 years of the first-half expansion

Telescope Array Collaboration, R. U. Abbasi, T. Abu-Zayyad +126

The Telescope Array (TA) experiment aims to reveal the origin of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) by observing air showers using surface detectors (SDs), which spread over an…

physics.ao-ph2022★ 21 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 4 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 11 cited

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…

physics.ao-ph2020★ 64 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 4 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 68 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 53 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 59 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 123 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 32 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 38 cited

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…

astro-ph.IM2016★ 18 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 204 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 12 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 353 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 50 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 50 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 71 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 264 cited

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…

astro-ph.IM2012★ 43 cited

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…

astro-ph.IM2011★ 274 cited

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…