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20142026
most citedDepth of Maximum of Air-Shower Profiles at the Pierre Auger Observatory: Composition Implications

309 citations · 622 across the 48 of their papers we have counts for

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51 papers

astro-ph.HE2026

Investigating a TeV-Halo Candidate around PSR J1928+1746 with HAWC

The HAWC Collaboration, R. Alfaro, C. Alvarez +94

We present an updated High-Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) analysis of the crowded Galactic-plane area near PSR J1928+1746, which was previously linked to the extended source 3HWC…

astro-ph.HE2026

Observation of the Moon and Sun shadows with cosmic rays at an average energy of eV

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Abdul Halim, P. Abreu +346

Interactions of cosmic rays with the Moon and the Sun produce deficits in their arrival-direction distributions relative to an isotropic flux. Such shadows have been observed previ…

hep-ph2026

Search for active-sterile neutrino transitions using Pierre Auger Observatory data

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Abdul Halim, P. Abreu +348

We investigate the sensitivity of the Pierre Auger Observatory to physics beyond the Standard Model arising from magnetic-moment-induced transitions between active and heavy steril…

hep-ex2026

Proton-air interaction properties at TeV from shower-depth measurements with the Pierre Auger Observatory and their connection to the Muon Puzzle

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Abdul Halim, P. Abreu +347

Hybrid measurements at the Pierre Auger Observatory indicate that most high-energy hadronic interaction models underestimate the average depth of the shower maximum, $\langle X_{\m…

astro-ph.HE2026

A Multiwavelength Interpretation of HESS J1857+026 Emission Using the Fermi-LAT, VERITAS, and HAWC Observatories

Jordan Eagle, Yu Chen, Ramiro Torres-Escobedo +2

We present a new study on the MeV-TeV gamma-ray origin of HESS J1857+026 using data collected from the Fermi-LAT, VERITAS, and HAWC observatories. A spatial and spectral study of H…

astro-ph.HE2026★ 1 cited

Constraints on axion-like particles from ultra-high-energy observations of M87 with the HAWC observatory

R. Alfaro, C. Alvarez, A. Andrés +95

In this work, we perform an indirect search for axion-like particles (ALPs) through their hypothesized mixing with photons in the presence of magnetic fields. ALPs are a well-motiv…

astro-ph.HE2026

Constraining the Photon Intensity of Extragalactic Background Light with the HAWC Observatory for the Blazar Mrk 421

R. Alfaro, C. Alvarez, A. Andrés +79

The blazar Mrk 421 exhibits rapid variability over a wide range of timescales. Spectral differences have been observed during the different emission states of Mrk 421. During the h…

astro-ph.HE2026

Depth of Maximum of Air-Shower Profiles above 10^17.7 eV Measured with the Fluorescence Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Abdul Halim, P. Abreu +358

We present measurements of the depth of shower maximum, Xmax, for cosmic-ray-induced extensive air showers recorded by the fluorescence detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory ove…

astro-ph.HE2026

Search for TeV emission from spider millisecond pulsars with HAWC

R. Alfaro, E. Anita-Rangel, M. Araya +90

Millisecond pulsars (MSPs) are observed to emit multi-wavelength radiation, from radio to GeV. Spider MSPs, which interact with their low-mass companion in close orbit (orbital per…

astro-ph.HE2026

A Multi-messenger Search for Ultra-high-energy Gamma Rays in Coincidence with Neutrinos

R. Alfaro, C. Alvarez, A. Andrés +101

The last five years have shown us that ultra-high-energy (UHE; 100 TeV) gamma-ray sources are ubiquitous, but the nature of these sources remain highly uncertain. UHE gamma rays…

astro-ph.HE2026

HAWC Study on the Ultra-High-Energy Gamma-Ray Emissions from the Pulsar Wind Nebula G32.64+0.53

R. Alfaro, C. Alvarez, E. Anita-Rangel +91

Multi-TeV gamma-ray emission around eHWC J1850+001 (a source from the first HAWC catalog of gamma-ray sources emitting above 56 TeV) is spatially coincident with the pulsar wind ne…

astro-ph.HE2026

Search for ultra-high energy neutrons from Galactic sources with the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Abdul Halim, P. Abreu +357

Deflections in the propagation of charged ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) caused by magnetic fields make the identification of their sources challenging. On the other hand,…

astro-ph.HE2026

Investigating IceCube Neutrino Alerts with the HAWC -Ray Observatory

The HAWC Collaboration, R. Alfaro, C. Alvarez +95

Neutrino emission from astrophysical sources has long been considered a signature of cosmic-ray acceleration. The IceCube neutrino observatory has observed a diffuse flux of TeV-Pe…

astro-ph.HE2026

Improved Heavy Dark Matter Annihilation Search from Dwarf Galaxies with HAWC

A. Albert, R. Alfaro, C. Alvarez +103

Understanding dark matter's elusive nature is crucial for the framework of particle physics and expanding the Standard Model. This analysis utilizes the High Altitude Water Cherenk…

astro-ph.HE2026

The Fourth HAWC Catalog of Very-High-Energy Gamma-Ray Sources

R. Alfaro, C. Alvarez, E. Anita-Rangel +87

We present an updated catalog of TeV gamma-ray sources based on the fifth pass of data from the High-Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Observatory. This release benefits from improve…

astro-ph.HE2026

Constraints on Axion-Like Particles from Ultra-High-Energy Observations of 3HWC J1908+063 with HAWC

R. Alfaro, C. Alvarez, A. Andres +92

Axion-like particles (ALPs) are hypothetical particles and compelling candidates for cold dark matter. Their existence could be probed through their conversions into photons in the…

astro-ph.IM2025

Long-term calibration and validation of stability of the Auger Engineering Radio Array using the diffuse Galactic radio emission

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Abdul Halim, P. Abreu +356

The Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA) measures radio emission from high-energy extensive air showers. Consisting of 153 autonomous radio-detector stations spread over \,km$^…

physics.space-ph2025★ 1 cited

Quasi-constant time gap in multiple rings of elves

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Abdul Halim, P. Abreu +359

We present evidence that the time delay between the multiple rings of elves is not caused by the ground reflection of the electromagnetic pulse produced by intracloud lightning. To…

astro-ph.HE2025

Search for Signatures of Dark Matter Annihilation in the Galactic Center with HAWC

R. Alfaro, C. Alvarez, A. Andrés +109

We conduct an indirect dark matter (DM) search in the Galactic Center, focusing on a square region within in Galactic longitude and latutide, using 2,865 days of da…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 5 cited

Combined dark matter search towards dwarf spheroidal galaxies with Fermi-LAT, HAWC, H.E.S.S., MAGIC, and VERITAS

LAT Collaboration, S. Abdollahi, L. Baldini +586

Dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSphs) are excellent targets for indirect dark matter (DM) searches using gamma-ray telescopes because they are thought to have high DM content and a low…

astro-ph.HE2025

HAWC, VERITAS, Fermi-LAT and XMM-Newton follow-up observations of the unidentified ultra-high-energy gamma-ray source LHAASO J2108+5157

The VERITAS collaboration, C. B. Adams, P. Bangale +142

We report observations of the ultra-high-energy gamma-ray source LHAASO J21085157, utilizing VERITAS, HAWC, Fermi-LAT, and XMM-Newton. VERITAS has collected 40 hours of d…

astro-ph.HE2025

The Scintillator Surface Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration

Data collected so far by the Pierre Auger Observatory have enabled major advances in ultra-high energy cosmic ray physics and demonstrated that improved determination of masses of…

astro-ph.HE2025

The Pierre Auger Observatory: Contributions to the 39th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2025)

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Abdul Halim, P. Abreu +352

The Pierre Auger Observatory, located in La Pampa Amarilla, Argentina, has been continuously acquiring data since 2004. It comprises a surface detector array covering 3,000 km…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 3 cited

Science Prospects for the Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory: SWGO

SWGO Collaboration, P. Abreu, R. Alfaro +303

Ground-based gamma-ray astronomy is now well established as a key observational approach to address critical topics at the frontiers of astroparticle physics and high-energy astrop…