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Advancing Fundamental Physics and Cosmology with high-resolution X-ray imaging
Sara Turriziani, Herman L. Marshall, Daryl Haggard +4
Black Holes are the key to solving many unanswered questions in fundamental physics: in particular, the very extreme properties shown by supermassive black holes at the centers of…
Science of High Resolution X-ray Imaging
H. L. Marshall, K. Weaver, M. Schattenburg +34
This report summarizes potential studies of the Hi-ReX Science Analysis Group for an Ultra-High Angular Resolution X-ray Observatory. Many potential science cases are presented, sp…
PeV neutrons as origin of separated SS433 TeV signals
D. Fargion, P. G. De Sanctis Lucentini, S. Turriziani +2
The SS433, a well-known binary system with an internal black hole, have shown since half a century, an inner (a few year light distances) twin precessing jets spirals. These beams…
SS433 PeV neutron jet feeding the far TeV gamma beam
Daniele Fargion, Pier Giorgio De Sanctis Lucentini, Sara Turriziani +2
The SS433 is a well-known binary system with an internal black hole, which is stripping mass from an orbiting companion of ten solar masses, at a hundred of light-seconds away. The…
Over-abundant gamma-like signals around Solar disk shadows by twin bent and smeared muon and electron pairs secondaries, versus rare local TeV gamma
Daniele Fargion, Omar Tibolla, Pier Giorgio De Sanctis Lucentini +4
Cosmic rays with energies of tens of TeV and above, skimming the Sun, could fragment into pions. The resulting gamma photons and muons, as well as subsequent electron pairs, will r…
Observatory Science with eXTP
Ping Zhou, Jirong Mao, Liang Zhang +97
Scheduled for launch in 2030, the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarization (eXTP) telescope is a Chinese space-based mission aimed at studying extreme conditions and phenomena in ast…
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…
The first hard X-ray spectral catalogue of Blazars observed by NuSTAR
Riccardo Middei, Paolo Giommi, Matteo Perri +5
Blazars are a peculiar class of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) that enlighten the sky at all wavelengths. The electromagnetic emission of these sources is jet-dominated resulting in…
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.
X-ray spectra, light-curves and SEDs of blazars frequently observed by Swift
P. Giommi, M. Perri, M. Capalbi +19
Blazars research is one of the hot topics of contemporary extra-galactic astrophysics. That is because these sources are the most abundant type of extra-galactic gamma-ray sources…
Synergies of THESEUS with the large facilities of the 2030s and guest observer opportunities
P. Rosati, S. Basa, A. W. Blain +37
The proposed THESEUS mission will vastly expand the capabilities to monitor the high-energy sky, and will exploit large samples of gamma-ray bursts to probe the early Universe back…
Multi-Messenger Astrophysics with THESEUS in the 2030s
Riccardo Ciolfi, Giulia Stratta, Marica Branchesi +63
Multi-messenger astrophysics is becoming a major avenue to explore the Universe, with the potential to span a vast range of redshifts. The growing synergies between different probe…
Time Domain Astronomy with the THESEUS Satellite
S. Mereghetti, S. Balman, M. Caballero-Garcia +74
THESEUS is a medium size space mission of the European Space Agency, currently under evaluation for a possible launch in 2032. Its main objectives are to investigate the early Univ…
Mini-EUSO mission to study Earth UV emissions on board the ISS
S. Bacholle, P. Barrillon, M. Battisti +57
Mini-EUSO is a telescope observing the Earth in the ultraviolet band from the International Space Station. It is a part of the JEM-EUSO program, paving the way to future larger mis…
The Open Universe survey of Swift-XRT GRB fields: a complete sample of HBL blazars
P. Giommi, Y. L. Chang, S. Turriziani +22
We have analysed all the X-ray images centred on Gamma Ray Bursts generated by Swift over the last 15 years using automatic tools that do not require any expertise in X-ray astrono…
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.
Mini-EUSO experiment to study UV emission of terrestrial and astrophysical origin onboard of the International Space Station
M. Casolino, M. Battisti, A. Belov +42
Mini-EUSO will observe the Earth in the UV range (300 - 400 nm) offering the opportunity to study a variety of atmospheric events such as Transient Luminous Events (TLEs), meteors…
Space Debris detection and tracking with the techniques of cosmic ray physics
H. Miyamoto, M. Battisti, A. Belov +45
Space Debris (SD) consist of non-operational artificial objects orbiting around the Earth, which could possibly damage space vehicles, such as the International Space Station (ISS)…
Mini-EUSO engineering model: tests in open-sky condition
F. Bisconti, D. Barghini, M. Battisti +45
Mini-EUSO is a UV telescope that will look downwards to the Earth's atmosphere onboard the International Space Station. With the design of the ultra-high energy cosmic ray fluoresc…
The EUSO@TurLab: Test of Mini-EUSO Engineering Model
H. Miyamoto, M. Battisti, A. Belov +47
The TurLab facility is a laboratory, equipped with a 5 m diameter and 1 m depth rotating tank, located in the Physics Department of the University of Turin. Originally, it was main…
A new sample of X-ray selected Swift/SDSS faint blazars and blazar candidates
Sara Turriziani, Bernardo Fraga, Paolo Giommi
Our present knowledge of the properties of blazars mostly comes from small samples of bright objects, especially regarding studies on their cosmological evolution. Statistically we…
Mini-EUSO data acquisition and control software
F. Capel, A. Belov, G. Cambiè +6
We present the data acquisition and control software for the operation of the Mini-Extreme Universe Space Observatory (EUSO), a space-based fluorescence telescope for the observati…
Secondary cameras onboard the Mini-EUSO experiment: Control Software and Calibration
Sara Turriziani, Jonah Ekelund, Katsuhiko Tsuno +2
Mini-EUSO is a space experiment selected to be installed inside the International Space Station. It has a compact telescope with a large field of view (\times sq. deg.) f…
Open Universe for Blazars: a new generation of astronomical products based on 14 years of Swift-XRT data
P. Giommi, C. H. Brandt, U. Barres de Almeida +14
Open Universe for blazars is a set of high-transparency data products for blazar science, and the tools designed to generate them. Blazar astrophysics is becoming increasingly data…