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astro-ph.HE2022★ 15 cited

Spectra of Cosmic Ray Sodium and Aluminum and Unexpected Aluminum Excess

M. J. Boschini, S. Della Torre, M. Gervasi +11

Since its launch, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-02 (AMS-02) has delivered outstanding quality measurements of the spectra of cosmic-ray (CR) species, , , and nu…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 19 cited

A Hint of a Low-Energy Excess in Cosmic-Ray Fluorine

M. J. Boschini, S. Della Torre, M. Gervasi +11

Since its launch, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-02 (AMS-02) has delivered outstanding quality measurements of the spectra of cosmic-ray (CR) species, , , and nu…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 105 cited

Inference of the Local Interstellar Spectra of Cosmic Ray Nuclei Z<=28 with the GalProp-HelMod Framework

M. J. Boschini, S. Della Torre, M. Gervasi +11

Composition and spectra of Galactic cosmic rays (CRs) are vital for studies of high-energy processes in a variety of environments and on different scales, for interpretation of gam…

astro-ph.HE2019★ 71 cited

Deciphering the local Interstellar spectra of secondary nuclei with GALPROP/HelMod framework and a hint for primary lithium in cosmic rays

M. J. Boschini, S. Della Torre, M. Gervasi +11

Local interstellar spectra (LIS) of secondary cosmic ray (CR) nuclei, lithium, beryllium, boron, and partially secondary nitrogen, are derived in the rigidity range from 10 MV to ~…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 57 cited

HelMod in the works: from direct observations to the local interstellar spectrum of cosmic-ray electrons

M. J. Boschini, S. Della Torre, M. Gervasi +11

The local interstellar spectrum (LIS) of cosmic-ray (CR) electrons for the energy range 1 MeV to 1 TeV is derived using the most recent experimental results combined with the state…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 3 cited

The HelMod Monte Carlo Model for the Propagation of Cosmic Rays in Heliosphere

Matteo J. Boschini, Stefano Della Torre, Massimo Gervasi +6

The heliospheric modulation model HelMod solve the transport-equation for the Galactic Cosmic Rays propagation through the heliosphere down to Earth. It is based on a 2-D Monte Car…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 154 cited

Solution of heliospheric propagation: unveiling the local interstellar spectra of cosmic ray species

M. J. Boschini, S. Della Torre, M. Gervasi +14

Local interstellar spectra (LIS) for protons, helium and antiprotons are built using the most recent experimental results combined with the state-of-the-art models for propagation…

astro-ph.SR2017★ 82 cited

Propagation of Cosmic Rays in Heliosphere: the HelMod Model

M. J. Boschini, S. Della Torre, M. Gervasi +2

The heliospheric modulation model \helmod{} is a two dimensional treatment dealing with the helio-colatitude and radial distance from Sun and is employed to solve the transport-equ…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 12 cited

Precision measurement of the (e + e) flux in primary cosmic rays from 0.5 GeV to 1 TeV with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station

Manuela Vecchi

We present a precise measurement of the combined electron plus positron flux from 0.5 GeV to 1 TeV, based on the analysis of the data collected by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer d…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 1 cited

Precision Measurement of the Proton Flux in Primary Cosmic Rays from 1 GV to 1.8 TV with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station

Cristina Consolandi

A precision measurement of the proton flux in primary cosmic rays with rigidity from 1 GV to 1.8 TV is presented based on 300 million events. The results show that the proton flux…

astro-ph.EP2013★ 3 cited

Cosmic Ray Modulation studied with HelMod Monte Carlo tool and comparison with Ulysses Fast Scan Data during consecutive Solar Minima

P. Bobik, G. Boella, M. J. Boschini +9

The Cosmic Rays propagation was studied in details using the HelMod-2D Monte Carlo code, that includes a general description of the diffusion tensor, and polar magnetic-field. The…

astro-ph.IM2013★ 3 cited

GeoMag and HelMod webmodels version for magnetosphere and heliosphere transport of cosmic rays

P. Bobik, M. J. Boschini, C. Consolandi +10

We implemented a website to deal with main effects on Cosmic Ray access to the Earth, i.e. the Solar Modulation and the Geomagnetic Field effect. In helmod.org the end user can eas…

astro-ph.IM2013

Suprathermal particle addition to solar wind pressure: possible influence on magnetospheric transmissivity of low energy cosmic rays?

P. Bobik, M. J. Boschini, C. Consolandi +10

Energetic (suprathermal) solar particles, accelerated in the interplanetary medium, contribute to the solar wind pressure, in particular during high solar activity periods. We esti…

astro-ph.IM2013

Geomagnetic Backtracing: A comparison of Tsyganenko 1996 and 2005 External Field models with AMS-02 data

M. J. Boschini, C. Consolandi, S. Della Torre +8

We used a backtracing code to reconstruct particle trajectory inside the Earth Magnetosphere during the last solar active period (2011 and 2012) when very high Solar Wind pressure…

astro-ph.SR2012★ 16 cited

Latitudinal Dependence of Cosmic Rays Modulation at 1 AU and Interplanetary-Magnetic-Field Polar Correction

P. Bobik, G. Boella, M. J. Boschini +9

The cosmic rays differential intensity inside the heliosphere, for energy below 30 GeV/nuc, depends on solar activity and interplanetary magnetic field polarity. This variation, te…

physics.ins-det2012

Electrical Characterization of SiPM as a Function of Test Frequency and Temperature

M. J. Boschini, C. Consolandi, P. G. Fallica +8

Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPM) represent a promising alternative to classical photomultipliers, for instance, for the detection of photons in high energy physics and medical physi…

astro-ph.SR2011

Heliosphere Dimension and Cosmic Ray Modulation

P. Bobik, M. J. Boschini, C. Consolandi +8

The differential intensities of Cosmic Rays at Earth were calculated using a 2D stochastic Montecarlo diffusion code and compared with observation data. We evaluated the effect of…

physics.space-ph2011★ 5 cited

Nuclear and Non-Ionizing Energy-loss of Electrons with Low and Relativistic Energies in Materials and Space Environment

M. J. Boschini, C. Consolandi, M. Gervasi +7

The treatment of the electron-nucleus interaction based on the Mott differential cross section was extended to account for effects due to screened Coulomb potentials, finite sizes…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 84 cited

Systematic Investigation of Solar Modulation of Galactic Protons for Solar Cycle 23 using a Monte Carlo Approach with Particle Drift Effects and Latitudinal Dependence

P. Bobik, G. Boella, M. J. Boschini +8

A propagation model of galactic cosmic protons through the Heliosphere was implemented using a 2-D Monte Carlo approach to determine the differential intensities of protons during…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 65 cited

Isotopic Composition of Light Nuclei in Cosmic Rays: Results from AMS-01

01 Collaboration

The variety of isotopes in cosmic rays allows us to study different aspects of the processes that cosmic rays undergo between the time they are produced and the time of their arriv…

astro-ph.EP2011★ 11 cited

Antiproton modulation in the Heliosphere and AMS-02 antiproton over proton ratio prediction

P. Bobik, M. J. Boschini, C. Consolandi +6

We implemented a quasi time-dependent 2D stochastic model of solar modulation describing the transport of cosmic rays (CR) in the heliosphere. Our code can modulate the Local Inter…

astro-ph.EP2010★ 8 cited

Proton and antiproton modulation in the heliosphere for different solar conditions and AMS-02 measurements prediction

P. Bobik, M. J. Boschini, C. Consolandi +6

Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCRs) are mainly protons confined in the galactic magnetic field to form an isotropic flux inside the galaxy. Before reaching the Earth orbit they enter the H…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 4 cited

Electron and Positron solar modulation and prediction for AMS-02

P. Bobik, M. J. Boschini, C. Consolandi +6

The solar modulation, a combination of diffusion, convection, magnetic drift and energy loss inside the heliosphere is usually seen as a depletion in the Galactic cosmic ray (CR) f…

astro-ph.EP2010

Proton Modulation in the Heliosphere for Different Solar Conditions and Prediction for AMS-02

P. Bobik, G. Boella, M. J. Boschini +9

Spectra of Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCRs) measured at the Earth are the combination of several processes: sources production and acceleration, propagation in the interstellar medium a…