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most citedThe cosmic-ray positron energy spectrum measured by PAMELA

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34 papers

astro-ph.HE2025

Diffuse gamma-ray and neutrino emission from the Milky Way and the local knee in the cosmic ray spectrum

C. Prevotat, Zh. Zhu, S. Koldobskiy +3

The LHAASO observatory has recently measured details of the cosmic-ray (CR) spectrum in the knee region (1 -- 10 PeV) with unprecedented precision, including its average CR mass co…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 8 cited

Energy dependence of the knee in the cosmic ray spectrum across the Milky Way

C. Prevotat, M. Kachelriess, S. Koldobskiy +2

The all-particle spectrum of cosmic rays measured at Earth has a knee-like feature around 4 PeV. A priori, it is not clear if this is a local feature specific to the Solar neighbou…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 23 cited

Helium fluxes measured by the PAMELA experiment from the minimum to the maximum solar activity for solar cycle 24

N. Marcelli, M. Boezio, A. Lenni +53

Time-dependent energy spectra of galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) carry fundamental information regarding their origin and propagation. When observed at the Earth, these spectra are sig…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 60 cited

Energy spectra of secondaries in proton-proton interactions

S. Koldobskiy, M. Kachelrieß, A. Lskavyan +3

We compare the predictions of AAfrag for the spectra of secondary photons, neutrinos, electrons, and positrons produced in proton-proton collisions to those of the parameterisation…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 17 cited

Solar-Cycle Variations of South-Atlantic Anomaly Proton Intensities Measured With The PAMELA Mission

A. Bruno, M. Martucci, F. S. Cafagna +50

We present a study of the solar-cycle variations of >80 MeV proton flux intensities in the lower edge of the inner radiation belt, based on the measurements of the Payload for Anti…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 21 cited

Pion decay model of TIBET-AS PeV gamma-ray signal

Sergey Koldobskiy, Andrii Neronov, Dmitri Semikoz

Tibet-AS collaboration has recently reported a measurement of diffuse -ray flux from the outer Galactic disk in the energy range reaching PeV. We complement this measurement…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 38 cited

New reconstruction of event-integrated spectra (spectral fluences) for major solar energetic particle events

Sergey A. Koldobskiy, Osku Raukunen, Rami Vainio +2

Fluences of solar energetic particles (SEPs) are not easy to evaluate, especially for high-energy events (i.e. ground-level enhancements, GLEs). Earlier estimates of event-integrat…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 50 cited

Revisited reference solar proton event of 23-Feb-1956: Assessment of the cosmogenic-isotope method sensitivity to extreme solar events

Ilya G. Usoskin, Sergey A. Koldobskiy, Gennady A. Kovaltsov +4

Our direct knowledge of solar eruptive events is limited to several decades and does not include extreme events, which can only be studied by the indirect proxy method over millenn…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 33 cited

Time dependence of the flux of helium nuclei in cosmic rays measured by the PAMELA experiment between July 2006 and December 2009

N. Marcelli, M. Boezio, A. Lenni +53

Precise time-dependent measurements of the Z = 2 component in the cosmic radiation provide crucial information about the propagation of charged particles through the heliosphere. T…

physics.space-ph2019★ 49 cited

Validation of the neutron monitor yield function using data from AMS-02 experiment, 2011--2017

Sergey A. Koldobskiy, Veronica Bindi, Claudio Corti +2

The newly published spectra of protons and helium over time directly measured in space by the AMS-02 experiment for the period 2011--2017 provide a unique opportunity to calibrate…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 90 cited

Solar energetic particle events observed by the PAMELA mission

A. Bruno, G. A. Bazilevskaya, M. Boezio +55

Despite the significant progress achieved in recent years, the physical mechanisms underlying the origin of solar energetic particles (SEPs) are still a matter of debate. The compl…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 24 cited

Lithium and Beryllium isotopes with the PAMELA experiment

W. Menn, E. A. Bogomolov, M. Simon +56

The cosmic-ray lithium and beryllium (Li, Li, Be, Be, Be) isotopic composition has been measured with the satellite-borne experiment PAMELA, which wa…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 34 cited

Evidence of energy and charge sign dependence of the recovery time for the December 2006 Forbush event measured by the PAMELA experiment

R. Munini, M. Boezio, A. Bruno +55

New results on the short-term galactic cosmic ray (GCR) intensity variation (Forbush decrease) in December 2006 measured by the PAMELA instrument are presented. Forbush decreases a…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 5 cited

Ten Years of PAMELA in Space

O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino, G. A. Bazilevskaya +50

The PAMELA cosmic ray detector was launched on June 15th 2006 on board the Russian Resurs-DK1 satellite, and during ten years of nearly continuous data-taking it has observed new i…

physics.space-ph2018★ 11 cited

Unexpected cyclic behavior in cosmic ray protons observed by PAMELA at 1 AU

O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino, G. A. Bazilevskaya +50

Protons detected by the PAMELA experiment in the period 2006-2014 have been analyzed in the energy range between 0.40-50 GV to explore possible periodicities besides the well known…

physics.space-ph2018★ 89 cited

Proton fluxes measured by the PAMELA experiment from the minimum to the maximum solar activity for the 24th solar cycle

M. Martucci, R. Munini, M. Boezio +51

Precise measurements of the time-dependent intensity of the low energy ( GeV) galactic cosmic rays are fundamental to test and improve the models which describe their propagat…

physics.space-ph2016★ 17 cited

Geomagnetically trapped, albedo and solar energetic particles: trajectory analysis and flux reconstruction with PAMELA

A. Bruno, O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino +59

The PAMELA satellite experiment is providing comprehensive observations of the interplanetary and magnetospheric radiation in the near-Earth environment. Thanks to its identificati…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 65 cited

Time dependence of the electron and positron components of the cosmic radiation measured by the PAMELA experiment between July 2006 and December 2015

O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino, G. A. Bazilevskaya +52

Cosmic-ray electrons and positrons are a unique probe of the propagation of cosmic rays as well as of the nature and distribution of particle sources in our Galaxy. Recent measurem…

physics.space-ph2016★ 34 cited

PAMELA's measurements of geomagnetic cutoff variations during the 14 December 2006 storm

O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino, G. A. Bazilevskaya +55

Data from the Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics (PAMELA) satellite experiment were used to measure the geomagnetic cutoff for high-energy (>80…

physics.space-ph2016★ 2 cited

Solar energetic particle events: trajectory analysis and flux reconstruction with PAMELA

A. Bruno, O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino +64

The PAMELA satellite experiment is providing first direct measurements of Solar Energetic Particles (SEPs) with energies from about 80 MeV to several GeV in near-Earth space, bridg…

astro-ph.HE2015★ 74 cited

Measurements of Cosmic-Ray Hydrogen and Helium Isotopes with the PAMELA experiment

O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino, G. A. Bazilevskaya +56

The cosmic-ray hydrogen and helium (H, H, He, He) isotopic composition has been measured with the satellite-borne experiment PAMELA, which was launched into low-Ear…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 142 cited

Time dependence of the e^- flux measured by PAMELA during the July 2006 - December 2009 solar minimum

O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino, G. A. Bazilevskaya +58

Precision measurements of the electron component in the cosmic radiation provide important information about the origin and propagation of cosmic rays in the Galaxy not accessible…

astro-ph.EP2015★ 6 cited

PAMELA's measurements of geomagnetically trapped and albedo protons

A. Bruno, O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino +64

Data from the PAMELA satellite experiment were used to perform a detailed measurement of under-cutoff protons at low Earth orbits. On the basis of a trajectory tracing approach usi…

astro-ph.EP2015★ 3 cited

PAMELA's measurements of geomagnetic cutoff variations during solar energetic particle events

A. Bruno, O. Adriani, G. C. Barbarino +64

Data from the PAMELA satellite experiment were used to measure the geomagnetic cutoff for high-energy ( 80 MeV) protons during the solar particle events on 2006 December 1…