Highlights of the ARGO-YBJ Experiment at 4,300 m a.s.l.

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Main Author: Zhen Cao
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Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Física 2014
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contents Highlights of the ARGO-YBJ Experiment at 4,300 m a.s.l. Zhen Cao ARGO-YBJ Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas AGN RPC Composition Energy spectrum Gamma ray source The ARGO-YBJ experiment in Tibet, China has been operated to survey the northern sky for gamma ray sources, transient or steady, for nearly 6 years. Many astrophysics observational results will be highlighted in this paper, such as the sky survey results, extended source observation, diffuse gamma rays from the galactic plane, and emission mechanism of AGNs and their flares. As the unique detector for EAS with a continuously sensitive area of 5,600 m2, the ARGO-YBJ array catches almost all particles in the central part of showers. The high-quality data set for showers above few TeV has been used for cosmic ray measurements such as the energy spectrum and composition. All those results are summarized here. As one of the next generation ground-based high-altitude air shower detector, LHAASO is briefly introduced as the successor of ARGO-YBJ in the end of the paper. 2014 artículo científico 0103-9733 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=46432476007 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=464 Brazilian Journal of Physics application/pdf Sociedade Brasileira de Física Brazilian Journal of Physics (Brasil) Num.5 Vol.44
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spellingShingle Highlights of the ARGO-YBJ Experiment at 4,300 m a.s.l.
Zhen Cao
Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas
AGN
RPC
Composition
Energy spectrum
Gamma ray source
Highlights of the ARGO-YBJ Experiment at 4,300 m a.s.l. Zhen Cao ARGO-YBJ Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas AGN RPC Composition Energy spectrum Gamma ray source The ARGO-YBJ experiment in Tibet, China has been operated to survey the northern sky for gamma ray sources, transient or steady, for nearly 6 years. Many astrophysics observational results will be highlighted in this paper, such as the sky survey results, extended source observation, diffuse gamma rays from the galactic plane, and emission mechanism of AGNs and their flares. As the unique detector for EAS with a continuously sensitive area of 5,600 m2, the ARGO-YBJ array catches almost all particles in the central part of showers. The high-quality data set for showers above few TeV has been used for cosmic ray measurements such as the energy spectrum and composition. All those results are summarized here. As one of the next generation ground-based high-altitude air shower detector, LHAASO is briefly introduced as the successor of ARGO-YBJ in the end of the paper. 2014 artículo científico 0103-9733 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=46432476007 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=464 Brazilian Journal of Physics application/pdf Sociedade Brasileira de Física Brazilian Journal of Physics (Brasil) Num.5 Vol.44
title Highlights of the ARGO-YBJ Experiment at 4,300 m a.s.l.
topic Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas
AGN
RPC
Composition
Energy spectrum
Gamma ray source
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=46432476007