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Search for Ultra-Relativistic Magnetic Monopoles with LHAASO-KM2A

Zhen Cao, F. Aharonian, Y. X. Bai +335

Ultra-relativistic magnetic monopoles traversing the atmosphere are expected to initiate extensive air showers characterized by a muon deficit and a compact lateral profile. Using…

LHAASO-WCDA observed a $\sim$ 5 days TeV-delayed flaring event in blazar 1ES 1959+650

Zhen Cao, F. Aharonian, Y. X. Bai +339

We report a day-scale hard lag between GeV and TeV $γ$ -ray emission from the HBL 1ES~1959+650 in early 2024. Since the LHAASO-WCDA real-time monitoring system began operation in la…

Anisotropic Particle Transport from a Pulsar Wind Nebula Revealed by Einstein Probe and LHAASO

Zhen Cao, F. Aharonian, Y. X. Bai +339

Pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) are major cosmic ray accelerators, yet the mechanisms transporting high-energy particles into the interstellar medium remain elusive. Building on the LHA…

The Extended Ultrahigh-energy Gamma-Ray Emission in the Vicinity of PSR J2238+5903

Zhen Cao, F. Aharonian, Y. X. Bai +324

We present a comprehensive analysis of the recently discovered TeV gamma-ray source, LHAASO J2238+5900. Based on data collected from the LHAASO, our fitting results suggest that th…

Measurement of Born Cross Sections for $e^{+} e^{-} \to K^{+} Ξ^{0} Σ ˉ^{-}$ at $s = 3.51 - 4.95$ GeV and Observation of $ψ (3770) \to K^{+} Ξ^{0} Σ ˉ^{-}$

BESIII Collaboration, M. Ablikim, M. N. Achasov +771

Using 44.55 fb $^{- 1}$ of $e^{+} e^{-}$ collision data collected by the BESIII detector at the BEPCII collider, we report the first measurement of the Born cross sections for the $e^+e^-…

Observation of $η_{c} (1 S) \to Σ^{0} Σ ˉ^{0}$ and search for $h_{c} (1 P) \to Σ^{0} Σ ˉ^{0}$ via $ψ (3686)$ transitions

BESIII Collaboration, M. Ablikim, M. N. Achasov +776

Using $(2712.4 \pm 14.3) \times 1 0^{6} ψ (3686)$ events collected by the BESIII detector operating at the BEPCII collider, the hadronic decay $η_{c} \to Σ^{0} Σ^{0} ˉ$ is observed fo…

Measurement of the Absolute Branching Fraction of Xi(1530)^{-} to (Xi pi)^{-} and Updated Measurement of the Branching Fraction of psi(3686) to anti-Xi^{+} Xi(1530)^{-} + c.c

BESIII Collaboration, M. Ablikim, M. N. Achasov +758

Based on (2712.4+-14.3)*10^{6} psi(3686) events collected with the BESIII detector, the decays Xi(1530)^{-} to Xi^{0} pi^{-} and Xi(1530)^{-} to Xi^{-} pi^{0} are investigated join…

Observation of the $X (2370)$ in $J / ψ \to γ K_{S}^{0} K_{S}^{0} π^{0}$ and $J / ψ \to γ π^{0} π^{0} η$

BESIII Collaboration, M. Ablikim, M. N. Achasov +769

Based on $(10087 \pm 44) \times 1 0^{6}$ $J / ψ$ events collected with the BESIII detector, the $J / ψ \to γ K_{S}^{0} K_{S}^{0} π^{0}$ and $J / ψ \to γ π^{0} π^{0} η$ processes are stu…

Amplitude Analysis of the Isospin-Violating Decay $J / ψ \to γ η π^{0}$

BESIII Collaboration, M. Ablikim, M. N. Achasov +759

Using $(10087 \pm 44) \times 1 0^{6}$ $J / ψ$ events collected with the BESIII detector, we perform the first amplitude analysis of the process $J / ψ \to γ η π^{0}$ . The decay is dominated b…

Observation of the Exotic State $π_{1} (1600)$ in $ψ (2 S) \to γ χ_{c 1}, χ_{c 1} \to π^{+} π^{-} η^{'}$

BESIII Collaboration, M. Ablikim, M. N. Achasov +750

A partial wave analysis of the process $ψ (2 S) \to γ χ_{c 1}, χ_{c 1} \to π^{+} π^{-} η^{'}$ is performed using $(2712.4 \pm 14.3) \times 1 0^{6}$ $ψ (2 S)$ events collected with t…

First Observation of \boldmath{ $D^{+} \to a_{0} (980) ρ$ and $D^{+} \to a_{0} (980)^{+} f_{0} (500)$ } in \boldmath{ $D^{+} \to π^{+} π^{+} π^{-} η$ and $D^{+} \to π^{+} π^{0} π^{0} η$ } Decays

BESIII Collaboration, M. Ablikim, M. N. Achasov +756

We perform the first amplitude analysis of the singly Cabibbo-suppressed decays $D^{+} \to π^{+} π^{+ (0)} π^{- (0)} η$ , using $e^{+} e^{-}$ collision data collected with the BESIII detector…

Measurement of the branching fractions of $χ_{c J} \to π^{+} π^{-} π^{0} π^{0}$ via $ψ (3686) \to γ χ_{c J}$

BESIII Collaboration, M. Ablikim, M. N. Achasov +762

Using $(2712.4 \pm 14.3) \times 1 0^{6}$ $ψ (3686)$ events collected with the BESIII detector operating at BEPCII, the branching fractions of $χ_{c J} \to π^{+} π^{-} π^{0} π^{0}$ ( $J = 0, 1, 2$ ) are mea…

Amplitude analysis and branching fraction measurement of the decay $D^{0} \to K^{+} K^{-} π^{0} π^{0}$

BESIII Collaboration, M. Ablikim, M. N. Achasov +770

An amplitude analysis of the singly Cabibbo-suppressed decay $D^{0} \to K^{+} K^{-} π^{0} π^{0}$ is performed, for the first time, to determine the relative magnitudes and phases of differen…

Search for a massless particle beyond the Standard Model in the $Ξ^{0} \to Λ + invisible$ decay

BESIII Collaboration, M. Ablikim, M. N. Achasov +765

A search for a massless beyond-standard-model particle is performed in the decay $Ξ^{0} \to Λ + invisible$ using $(1.0087 \pm 0.0044) \times 1 0^{10}$ $J / ψ$ events collected with…

astro-ph.HE2026★ 3 cited

An extreme particle accelerator powered by pulsar PSR J1849-0001

The LHAASO Collaboration

Pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) are bubbles of relativistic particles, powered by the rotational energy loss of the central pulsars. The Crab Nebula, powered by the Milky Way's most ene…

astro-ph.HE2026★ 1 cited

Transient Large-Scale Anisotropy in TeV Cosmic Rays due to an Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejection

Zhen Cao, F. Aharonian, Y. X. Bai +309

Large- or medium-scale cosmic ray anisotropy at TeV energies has not previously been confirmed to vary with time. Transient anisotropy changes have been observed below 150 GeV, esp…

Energy-Dependent Shifts of Medium-Scale Anisotropies in Very-High-Energy Cosmic Rays Observed by LHAASO-KM2A

The LHAASO collabration, Zhen Cao, F. Aharonian +310

Small deviations from isotropy in the arrival directions of Galactic cosmic rays serve as a unique probe of the local magnetic environment. In this Letter, we report observations o…

LHAASO Detection of Ultra-High-Energy Gamma-Ray Emission toward the Giant Molecular Clouds

Zhen Cao, F. Aharonian, Y. X. Bai +310

The $γ$ -ray from Giant molecular clouds (GMCs) is regarded as the most ideal tool to perform in-situ measurement of cosmic ray (CR) density and spectra in our Galaxy. We report the…

Energy calibration of LHAASO-KM2A using the cosmic ray Moon shadow

Zhen Cao, F. Aharonian, Y. X. Bai +323

We present a precise measurement of the westward, rigidity-dependent shift of the Moon's shadow using three and a half years of cosmic-ray data collected by the Kilometer Square Ar…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 14 cited

All-sky search for individual Primordial Black Hole bursts with LHAASO

Zhen Cao, F. Aharonian, Y. X. Bai +311

Primordial Black Holes~(PBHs) are hypothetical black holes with a wide range of masses that formed in the early universe. As a result, they may play an important cosmological role…

Precise measurements of the cosmic ray proton energy spectrum in the "knee'' region

The LHAASO Collaboration, Zhen Cao, F. Aharonian +310

We report the high-purity identification of cosmic-ray (CR) protons and a precise measurement of their energy spectrum from 0.15 to 12 PeV using the Large High Altitude Air Shower…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 2 cited

Study of Ultra-High-Energy Gamma-Ray Source 1LHAASO J0056+6346u and Its Possible Origins

Zhen Cao, F. Aharonian, Y. X. Bai +322

We report a dedicated study of the newly discovered extended UHE $γ$ -ray source 1LHAASO J0056+6346u. Analyzing 979 days of LHAASO-WCDA data and 1389 days of LHAASO-KM2A data, we ob…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 3 cited

Ultra-high-energy $γ$ -ray emission associated with the tail of a bow-shock pulsar wind nebula

Zhen Cao, F. Aharonian, Y. X. Bai +292

In this study, we present a comprehensive analysis of an unidentified point-like ultra-high-energy (UHE) $γ$ -ray source, designated as 1LHAASO J1740+0948u, situated in the vicinity…