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20072021
most citedCorrelation of the highest-energy cosmic rays with the positions of nearby active galactic nuclei

374 citations · 3.8k across the 63 of their papers we have counts for

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66 papers

astro-ph.HE2021★ 9 cited

Air shower genealogy for muon production

Maximilian Reininghaus, Ralf Ulrich, Tanguy Pierog

Measurements of the muon content of extensive air showers at the highest energies show discrepancies compared to simulations as large as the differences between proton and iron. Th…

nucl-ex2021

Measurements of and production in proton-proton interactions at = 17.3 GeV in the NA61/SHINE experiment

A. Acharya, H. Adhikary, K. K. Allison +140

Double-differential yields of and resonances produced in \pp interactions were measured at a laboratory beam momentum of…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 149 cited

The Muon Puzzle in cosmic-ray induced air showers and its connection to the Large Hadron Collider

Johannes Albrecht, Lorenzo Cazon, Hans Dembinski +8

High-energy cosmic rays are observed indirectly by detecting the extensive air showers initiated in Earth's atmosphere. The interpretation of these observations relies on accurate…

hep-ex2021★ 86 cited

Measurement of the fluctuations in the number of muons in extensive air showers with the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +365

We present the first measurement of the fluctuations in the number of muons in extensive air showers produced by ultrahigh energy cosmic rays. We find that the measured fluctuation…

hep-ph2020★ 1 cited

Avenues to new-physics searches in cosmic ray air showers

Oliver Fischer, Maximilian Reininghaus, Ralf Ulrich

Cosmic Rays (CR) impinging on the terrestrial atmosphere provide a viable opportunity to study new physics in hadron-nucleus collisions at energies covering many orders of magnitud…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 8 cited

Calibration of the underground muon detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +370

To obtain direct measurements of the muon content of extensive air showers with energy above eV, the Pierre Auger Observatory is currently being equipped with an underg…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 21 cited

Design, upgrade and characterization of the silicon photomultiplier front-end for the AMIGA detector at the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +357

AMIGA (Auger Muons and Infill for the Ground Array) is an upgrade of the Pierre Auger Observatory to complement the study of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECR) by measuring the…

hep-ex2020★ 5 cited

Measurement of the production cross section of 31 GeV/ protons on carbon via beam attenuation in a 90-cm-long target

SHINE Collaboration, A. Acharya, H. Adhikary +140

The production cross section of 30.92 GeV/ protons on carbon is measured by the NA61/SHINE spectrometer at the CERN SPS by means of beam attenuation in a copy (replica) of the 9…

hep-ph2020★ 6 cited

New opportunities at the photon energy frontier

Jaroslav Adam, Christine Aidala, Aaron Angerami +72

Ultra-peripheral collisions (UPCs) involving heavy ions and protons are the energy frontier for photon-mediated interactions. UPC photons can be used for many purposes, including p…

astro-ph.HE2020

Self-consistent approach for measuring the energy spectra and composition of cosmic rays and determining the properties of hadronic interactions at high energy

Andrea Addazi, Andy Buckley, Jose Bellido +25

Air showers, produced by the interaction of energetic cosmic rays with the atmosphere, are an excellent alternative to study particle physics at energies beyond any human-made part…

nucl-ex2020★ 4 cited

Measurements of multiplicity fluctuations of identified hadrons in inelastic proton-proton interactions at the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron

SHINE Collaboration, A. Acharya, H. Adhikary +139

Measurements of multiplicity fluctuations of identified hadrons produced in inelastic p+p interactions at 31, 40, 80, and 158~\GeVc beam momentum are presented. Three different mea…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 213 cited

Measurement of the cosmic-ray energy spectrum above eV using the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +380

We report a measurement of the energy spectrum of cosmic rays for energies above eV based on 215,030 events recorded with zenith angles below . A k…

nucl-ex2020★ 3 cited

Two-particle correlations in azimuthal angle and pseudorapidity in central Be+Be collisions at the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron

SHINE Collaboration, A. Aduszkiewicz, E. V. Andronov +135

A measurement of charged hadron pair correlations in two-dimensional space is presented. The analysis is based on total 30 million central Be+Be collisions observed in the N…

nucl-ex2020

Measurements of and production in proton-proton interactions at = 17.3 GeV in the NA61/SHINE experiment

SHINE Collaboration, A. Aduszkiewicz, E. V. Andronov +135

The production of and hyperons in inelastic p+p interactions is studied in a fixed target experiment at a beam momentum of 158 GeV/textit{c}. D…

astro-ph.CO2020★ 55 cited

Limits from the Funk Experiment on the Mixing Strength of Hidden-Photon Dark Matter in the Visible and Near-Ultraviolet Wavelength Range

A. Andrianavalomahefa, C. M. Schäfer, D. Veberič +12

We present results from the FUNK experiment in the search for hidden-photon dark matter. Near the surface of a mirror, hidden photons may be converted into ordinary photons. These…

hep-ex2020★ 17 cited

Proton-proton interactions and onset of deconfinement

SHINE Collaboration, A. Aduszkiewicz, E. V. Andronov +133

The NA61/SHINE experiment at the CERN SPS is performing a uniqe study of the phase diagram of strongly interacting matter by varying collision energy and nuclear mass number of col…

nucl-ex2020★ 18 cited

meson production in inelastic p+p interactions at 158 GeV/ beam momentum measured by NA61/SHINE at the CERN SPS

SHINE Collaboration, A. Aduszkiewicz, E. V. Andronov +137

The measurement of resonance production via its decay mode in inelastic p+p collisions at beam momentum 158 GeV/ ( GeV) is presen…

astro-ph.IM2019

The POEMMA (Probe of Extreme Multi-Messenger Astrophysics) mission

A. V. Olinto, J. H. Adams, R. Aloisio +42

The Probe Of Extreme Multi-Messenger Astrophysics (POEMMA) is designed to observe cosmic neutrinos (CNs) above 20 PeV and ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) above 20 EeV over t…

hep-ex2019★ 15 cited

Measurements of production and inelastic cross sections for $\mbox{p}+\mbox{C}$, $\mbox{p}+\mbox{Be}$, and $\mbox{p}+\mbox{Al}$ at 60 GeV/ and $\mbox{p}+\mbox{C}$ and $\mbox{p}+\mbox{Be}$ at 120 GeV/

SHINE Collaboration, A. Aduszkiewicz, E. V. Andronov +143

This paper presents measurements of production cross sections and inelastic cross sections for the following reactions: 60 GeV/ protons with C, Be, Al targets and 120 GeV/ pr…

hep-ex2019★ 13 cited

Measurements of hadron production in + C and + Be interactions at 60 GeV/

SHINE Collaboration, A. Aduszkiewicz, E. V. Andronov +143

Precise knowledge of hadron production rates in the generation of neutrino beams is necessary for accelerator-based neutrino experiments to achieve their physics goals. NA61/SHINE,…

astro-ph.HE2019★ 12 cited

POEMMA (Probe of Extreme Multi-Messenger Astrophysics) design

A. V. Olinto, J. H. Adams, R. Aloisio +42

The Probe Of Extreme Multi-Messenger Astrophysics (POEMMA) is a NASA Astrophysics probe-class mission designed to observe ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) and cosmic neutrino…

astro-ph.HE2019★ 31 cited

Performance and science reach of POEMMA for ultrahigh-energy particles

Luis A. Anchordoqui, Douglas R. Bergman, Mario E. Bertaina +12

The Probe Of Extreme Multi-Messenger Astrophysics (POEMMA) is a potential NASA Astrophysics Probe-class mission designed to observe ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) and cosmi…

hep-ex2019

Review of recent forward physics results from the CMS experiment

Ralf Ulrich

There is a rich program of forward physics measurements within the CMS Collaboration covering a wide range of topics. In many cases there is a connection to quantities and effects…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 10 cited

CORSIKA 8 - Towards a modern framework for the simulation of extensive air showers

Maximilian Reininghaus, Ralf Ulrich

Current and future challenges in astroparticle physics require novel simulation tools to achieve higher precision and more flexibility. For three decades the FORTRAN version of COR…