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Detection of the distant quasar OP 313 with the first Large-Sized Telescope of CTAO
K. Abe, S. Abe, J. Abhir +412
In December 2023, the Large-Sized Telescope prototype (LST-1) detected for the first time VHE -ray emission from the FSRQ OP~313 becoming the furthest blazar ever observed at VH…
Design and Performance of the Upgraded Prototype Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope Camera Module
Giovanni Ambrosi, Carla Aramo, Mattia Barbanera +54
The Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO) is a ground-based observatory that will improve upon the sensitivities of the current generation of very-high-energy gamma-ray inst…
A Wearable Wireless Magnetic Eye-Tracker, in-vitro and in-vivo Tests
Giuseppe Bevilacqua, Valerio Biancalana, Mario Carucci +6
A wireless, wearable magnetic eye tracker is described and characterized. The proposed instrumentation enables simultaneous evaluation of eye and head angular displacements. Such a…
Development of the photo-diode subsystem for the HERD calorimeter double-readout
O. Adriani, M. Antonelli, A. Basti +40
The measurement of cosmic-ray individual spectra provides unique information regarding the origin and propagation of astro-particles. Due to the limited acceptance of current space…
Design and Performance of the Prototype Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope Camera
Colin B. Adams, Giovanni Ambrosi, Michelangelo Ambrosio +86
The prototype Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope (pSCT) is a candidate for a medium-sized telescope in the Cherenkov Telescope Array. The pSCT is based on a novel dual mirror optics de…
An innovative eye-tracker. Main features and demonstrative tests
Lorenzo Bellizzi, Giuseppe Bevilacqua, Valerio Biancalana +6
We present a set of results obtained with an innovative eye-tracker based on magnetic dipole localization by means of an array of magnetoresistive sensors. The system tracks both h…
Prototype Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope for the Cherenkov Telescope Array: Commissioning the Optical System
C. B. Adams, G. Ambrosi, M. Ambrosio +69
A prototype Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope (pSCT) has been constructed at the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory as a candidate for the medium-sized telescopes of the Cherenkov Tele…
Detection of the Crab Nebula by the prototype Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope
C. B. Adams, G. Ambrosi, M. Ambrosio +71
The Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope (SCT) is a medium-sized telescope technology proposed for the Cherenkov Telescope Array. It uses a novel dual-mirror optical design that removes…
Design and performance of the prototype Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope camera
C. B. Adams, G. Ambrosi, M. Ambrosio +71
The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the next-generation ground-based observatory for very-high-energy gamma-ray astronomy. An innovative 9.7 m aperture, dual-mirror Schwarzschil…
Detection of the Crab Nebula with the 9.7 m Prototype Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope
C. B. Adams, R. Alfaro, G. Ambrosi +105
The Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope (SCT) is a telescope concept proposed for the Cherenkov Telescope Array. It employs a dual-mirror optical design to remove comatic aberrations ov…
The dual nature of blazar fast variability. Space and ground observations of S5 0716+714
C. M. Raiteri, M. Villata, D. Carosati +39
Blazar S5 0716+714 is well-known for its short-term variability, down to intra-day time-scales. We here present the 2-min cadence optical light curve obtained by the TESS space tel…
Ferromagnetic contamination of Ultra-Low-Field-NMR sample containers. Quantification of the problem and possible solutions
Giuseppe Bevilacqua, Valerio Biancalana, Marco Consumi +4
The presence of a weak remanence in Ultra-Low-Field (ULF) NMR sample containers is investigated on the basis of proton precession. The high-sensitivity magnetometer used for the NM…
Fast switching coil system for sample premagnetization in an unshielded ultra-low-field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance experiment
Valerio Biancalana, Roberto Cecchi, Leonardo Stiaccini +1
We present a system developed to premagnetize liquid samples in an ultra-low-field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) experiment. Liquid samples of a few milliliter are exposed to a…
The CALOCUBE project for a space based cosmic ray experiment: design, construction, and first performance of a high granularity calorimeter prototype
Adriani O., Albergo S., Auditore L. +48
Current research in High Energy Cosmic Ray Physics touches on fundamental questions regarding the origin of cosmic rays, their composition, the acceleration mechanisms, and their p…
Camera design and performance of the prototype Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope for the Cherenkov Telescope Array
C. Adams, G. Ambrosi, M. Ambrosio +49
The Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope (SCT) is a candidate technology for a medium-sized telescope within the Cherenkov Telescope Array, the next generation ground based observatory f…
Prototype Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope for the Cherenkov Telescope Array: Commissioning Status of the Optical System
C. Adams, G. Ambrosi, M. Ambrosio +56
The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), with more than 100 telescopes, will be the largest ever ground-based gamma-ray observatory and is expected to greatly improve on both gamma-ray…
Spurious Ferromagnetic Remanence Detected by Hybrid Magnetometer
Giuseppe Bevilacqua, Valerio Biancalana, Yordanka Dancheva +2
Nuclear magnetic resonance detection in ultra low field regime enables the measurement of different components of a spurious remanence in the polymeric material constituting the sa…
A low noise modular current source for stable magnetic field control
Valerio Biancalana, Giuseppe Bevilacqua, Piero Chessa +3
A low cost, stable, programmable, unipolar current source is described. The circuit is designed in view of a modular arrangement, suitable for applications where several DC sources…
A fast pneumatic sample-shuttle with attenuated shocks
Valerio Biancalana, Yordanka Dancheva, Leonardo Stiaccini
We describe a home-built pneumatic shuttle suitable for the fast displacement of samples in the vicinity of a highly sensitive atomic magnetometer. The samples are magnetized at 1…