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most citedDirect detection of a break in the teraelectronvolt cosmic-ray spectrum of electrons and positrons

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astro-ph.HE2026

Search for Light-Mass Fractionally Charged Particles in Space with DAMPE Experiment

F. Alemanno, Q. An, P. Azzarello +144

Free Fractionally Charged Particles (FCPs) are predicted by some theories beyond or extended to the standard model. FCPs have been widely searched for by underground and space-base…

astro-ph.HE2026

Diverse properties of electron Forbush decreases revealed by the Dark Matter Particle Explorer

F. Alemanno, Q. An, P. Azzarello +147

The Forbush decrease (FD) of cosmic rays is an important probe of the interplanetary environment disturbed by solar activities. In this work, we study the properties of 8 FDs elect…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 2 cited

Observations of the Fermi bubbles and the Galactic center excess with the DArk Matter Particle Explorer

F. Alemanno, Q. An, P. Azzarello +145

The DArk Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) is a space-borne high-energy particle detector that surveys the -ray sky above with a peak acceptance of $\sim 0.2~\rm…

astro-ph.HE2025

Measurement of the cosmic ray nickel energy spectrum from 10 GeV/n to 2 TeV/n with the DAMPE

F. Alemanno, Q. An, P. Azzarello +144

Nickel, one of the most tightly bound nuclei alongside iron, is the most abundant heavy element beyond iron in cosmic rays. With DAMPE's excellent charge resolution and broad energ…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 6 cited

Charge-dependent spectral softenings of primary cosmic-rays below the knee

DAMPE Collaboration, Francesca Alemanno, Qi An +146

In most particle acceleration or propagation theories, the characteristic features of the cosmic ray spectra due to acceleration limits or propagation phase changes are charge depe…

astro-ph.HE2025

Machine-learning correction for the calorimeter saturation of cosmic-ray ions with the Dark Matter Particle Explorer: towards the PeV scale

Andrea Serpolla, Andrii Tykhonov, Paul Coppin +8

The Dark MAtter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) instrument is a space-borne cosmic-ray detector, capable of measuring ion fluxes up to 500 TeV/n. This energy scale is made accessib…

astro-ph.HE2025

The enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry mission -- eXTP for launch in 2030

Shuang-Nan Zhang, Andrea Santangelo, Yupeng Xu +155

In this paper we present the current status of the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry mission, which has been fully approved for launch in 2030. eXTP is a space science mission…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 6 cited

Precision cross-sections for advancing cosmic-ray physics and other applications: a comprehensive programme for the next decade

D. Maurin, L. Audouin, E. Berti +32

Cosmic-ray physics in the GeV-to-TeV energy range has entered a precision era thanks to recent data from space-based experiments. However, the poor knowledge of nuclear reactions,…

astro-ph.HE2024

Observation of a spectral hardening in cosmic ray boron spectrum with the DAMPE space mission

DAMPE Collaboration, F. Alemanno, C. Altomare +143

Secondary cosmic ray fluxes are important probes of the propagation and interaction of high-energy particles in the Galaxy. Recent measurements of primary and secondary cosmic ray…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 19 cited

Measurement of the cosmic p+He energy spectrum from 50 GeV to 0.5 PeV with the DAMPE space mission

DAMPE Collaboration, F. Alemanno, C. Altomare +152

Recent observations of the light component of the cosmic-ray spectrum have revealed unexpected features that motivate further and more precise measurements up to the highest energi…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 8 cited

Search for relativistic fractionally charged particles in space

DAMPE Collaboration, F. Alemanno, C. Altomare +148

More than a century after the performance of the oil drop experiment, the possible existence of fractionally charged particles FCP still remains unsettled. The search for FCPs is c…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 22 cited

Observations of Forbush Decreases of cosmic ray electrons and positrons with the Dark Matter Particle Explorer

Francesca Alemanno, Qi An, Philipp Azzarello +146

The Forbush Decrease (FD) represents the rapid decrease of the intensities of charged particles accompanied with the coronal mass ejections (CMEs) or high-speed streams from corona…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 166 cited

Measurement of the cosmic ray helium energy spectrum from 70 GeV to 80 TeV with the DAMPE space mission

F. Alemanno, Q. An, P. Azzarello +142

The measurement of the energy spectrum of cosmic ray helium nuclei from 70 GeV to 80 TeV using 4.5 years of data recorded by the DArk Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) is reported i…

astro-ph.HE2019★ 280 cited

Measurement of the cosmic-ray proton spectrum from 40 GeV to 100 TeV with the DAMPE satellite

Q. An, R. Asfandiyarov, P. Azzarello +151

The precise measurement of the spectrum of protons, the most abundant component of the cosmic radiation, is necessary to understand the source and acceleration of cosmic rays in th…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 541 cited

Direct detection of a break in the teraelectronvolt cosmic-ray spectrum of electrons and positrons

G. Ambrosi, Q. An, R. Asfandiyarov +155

High energy cosmic ray electrons plus positrons (CREs), which lose energy quickly during their propagation, provide an ideal probe of Galactic high-energy processes and may enable…