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A5055522159- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
- Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
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- Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
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- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
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- Diverse academic and cultural studies
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- Particle Detector Development and Performance
- Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Neutrino Physics Research
- High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
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Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Milano Bicocca
2016-2025
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
2010-2024
University of Milano-Bicocca
2012-2024
The University of Tokyo
2024
High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
2024
Campbell Collaboration
2023
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Acceleratori e Superconduttività Applicata
2017-2023
Politecnico di Milano
2010-2022
University of Insubria
2011-2013
A precision measurement by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on International Space Station of positron fraction in primary cosmic rays energy range from 0.5 to 350 GeV based $6.8\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{6}$ and electron events is presented. The very accurate data show that steadily increasing 10 $\ensuremath{\sim}250\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{GeV}$, but, 20 250 GeV, slope decreases an order magnitude. spectrum shows no fine structure, ratio observable anisotropy. Together, these...
A precise measurement of the proton flux in primary cosmic rays with rigidity (momentum/charge) from 1 GV to 1.8 TV is presented based on 300 million events. Knowledge dependence important understanding origin, acceleration, and propagation rays. We present detailed variation spectral index for first time. The progressively hardens at high rigidities.Received 6 March 2015DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.171103This article available under terms Creative Commons Attribution 3.0...
Measurements of the positron fraction in high energy cosmic rays using space-borne Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer have been extended to energies 500 GeV. The new results show that stops increasing with at around 200
Precision measurements by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on International Space Station of primary cosmic-ray electron flux in range 0.5 to 700 GeV and positron 500 are presented. The each require a description beyond single power-law spectrum. Both change their behavior at ∼30 but fluxes significantly different magnitude energy dependence. Between 20 200 spectral index is harder than index. determination differing indices versus new observation provides important information origins...
Knowledge of the precise rigidity dependence helium flux is important in understanding origin, acceleration, and propagation cosmic rays. A measurement primary rays with (momentum/charge) from 1.9 GV to 3 TV based on 50 million events presented compared proton flux. The detailed variation spectral index for first time. progressively hardens at rigidities larger than 100 GV. similar that though magnitudes are different. Remarkably, ratio increases up 45 then becomes constant; above well...
A precision measurement by AMS of the antiproton flux and antiproton-to-proton ratio in primary cosmic rays absolute rigidity range from 1 to 450 GV is presented based on 3.49×10^{5} events 2.42×10^{9} proton events. The fluxes ratios charged elementary particles are also presented. In ∼60 ∼500 GV, p[over ¯], p, positron e^{+} found have nearly identical dependence electron e^{-} exhibits a different dependence. Below 60 (p[over ¯]/p), ¯]/e^{+}), (p/e^{+}) each reaches maximum. From show no...
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) is a precision particle physics detector on the International Space Station (ISS) conducting unique, long-duration mission of fundamental research in space. objectives include precise studies origin dark matter, antimatter, and cosmic rays as well exploration new phenomena. Following 16-year period construction testing, precursor flight Shuttle, AMS was installed ISS May 19, 2011. In this report we present results based 120 billion charged ray events up...
Knowledge of the rigidity dependence boron to carbon flux ratio (B/C) is important in understanding propagation cosmic rays. The precise measurement B/C from 1.9 GV 2.6 TV, based on 2.3 million and 8.3 nuclei collected by AMS during first 5 years operation, presented. detailed variation with spectral index reported for time. does not show any significant structures contrast many ray models that require such at high rigidities. Remarkably, above 65 GV, well described a single power law R^{Δ}...
We report the observation of new properties primary cosmic rays He, C, and O measured in rigidity (momentum/charge) range 2 GV to 3 TV with 90×10^{6} helium, 8.4×10^{6} carbon, 7.0×10^{6} oxygen nuclei collected by Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) during first five years operation. Above 60 GV, these three spectra have identical dependence. They all deviate from a single power law above 200 harden an way.
We present a measurement of the cosmic ray (e^{+}+e^{-}) flux in range 0.5 GeV to 1 TeV based on analysis 10.6 million events collected by AMS. The statistics and resolution AMS provide precision flux. is smooth reveals new distinct information. Above 30.2 GeV, can be described single power law with spectral index γ=-3.170±0.008(stat+syst)±0.008(energy scale).
Precision measurements of cosmic ray positrons are presented up to 1 TeV based on 1.9 million collected by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer International Space Station. The positron flux exhibits complex energy dependence. Its distinctive properties (a) a significant excess starting from 25.2±1.8 GeV compared lower-energy, power-law trend, (b) sharp dropoff above 284+91−64 GeV, (c) in entire range is well described sum term associated with produced collision rays, which dominates at low...
We report on the observation of new properties secondary cosmic rays Li, Be, and B measured in rigidity (momentum per unit charge) range 1.9 GV to 3.3 TV with a total 5.4×10^{6} nuclei collected by AMS during first five years operation aboard International Space Station. The Li fluxes have an identical dependence above 7 all three 30 Li/Be flux ratio 2.0±0.1. deviate from single power law 200 way. This behavior has also been observed measurement primary He, C, O but dependences are...
Abstract LiteBIRD, the Lite (Light) satellite for study of B-mode polarization and Inflation from cosmic background Radiation Detection, is a space mission primordial cosmology fundamental physics. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) selected LiteBIRD in May 2019 as strategic large-class (L-class) mission, with an expected launch late 2020s using JAXA’s H3 rocket. planned to orbit Sun–Earth Lagrangian point L2, where it will map microwave over entire sky three years, telescopes 15...
Precision results on cosmic-ray electrons are presented in the energy range from 0.5 GeV to 1.4 TeV based $28.1\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{6}$ collected by Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer International Space Station. In entire electron and positron spectra have distinctly different magnitudes dependences. The flux exhibits a significant excess starting $42.{1}_{\ensuremath{-}5.2}^{+5.4}\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{GeV}$ compared lower trends, but nature of this is above...
We present results over an 11-year Solar cycle of cosmic antiprotons based on <a:math xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><a:mn>1.1</a:mn><a:mo>×</a:mo><a:msup><a:mn>10</a:mn><a:mn>6</a:mn></a:msup></a:math> events in the rigidity range from 1.00 to 41.9 GV. The <c:math xmlns:c="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><c:mover accent="true"><c:mi>p</c:mi><c:mo stretchy="false">¯</c:mo></c:mover></c:math> fluxes exhibit distinct properties. magnitude...
Local interstellar spectra (LIS) for protons, helium, and antiprotons are built using the most recent experimental results combined with state-of-the-art models propagation in Galaxy heliosphere. Two packages, GALPROP HelMod, to provide a single framework that is run reproduce direct measurements of cosmic-ray (CR) species at different modulation levels both polarities solar magnetic field. To do so self-consistent way, an iterative procedure was developed, where LIS output fed into...
We present the precision measurement from May 2011 to 2017 (79 Bartels rotations) of proton fluxes at rigidities 1 60 GV and helium 1.9 based on a total 1×10^{9} events collected with Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer aboard International Space Station. This is in solar cycle 24, which has maximum April 2014. observed that, below 40 GV, flux show nearly identical fine structures both time relative amplitude. The amplitudes decrease increasing rigidity vanish above GV. are reduced during period,...
Composition and spectra of Galactic cosmic rays (CRs) are vital for studies high-energy processes in a variety environments on different scales, interpretation γ-ray microwave observations, disentangling possible signatures new phenomena, understanding our local neighborhood. Since its launch, AMS-02 has delivered outstanding-quality measurements the p¯ , e±, nuclei: 1H-8O, 10Ne, 12Mg, 14Si. These resulted number breakthroughs; however, heavier nuclei especially low-abundance not expected...
We report the observation of new properties primary iron (Fe) cosmic rays in rigidity range 2.65 GV to 3.0 TV with 0.62×106 nuclei collected by Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment on International Space Station. Above 80.5 dependence ray Fe flux is identical He, C, and O fluxes, Fe/O ratio being constant at 0.155±0.006. This shows that unexpectedly belong same class which different from Ne, Mg, Si class.Received 2 October 2020Revised 22 November 2020Accepted 9 December...
We present high-statistics, precision measurements of the detailed time and energy dependence primary cosmic-ray electron flux positron over 79 Bartels rotations from May 2011 to 2017 in range 1 50 GeV. For first time, charge-sign dependent modulation during solar maximum has been investigated detail by leptons alone. Based on 23.5×10^{6} events, we report observation short-term structures timescale months coincident both flux. These are not visible e^{+}/e^{-} ratio. The across polarity...
A precision measurement of the nitrogen flux with rigidity (momentum per unit charge) from 2.2 GV to 3.3 TV based on 2.2×10^{6} events is presented. The detailed dependence spectral index presented for first time. rapidly hardens at high rigidities and becomes identical indices primary He, C, O cosmic rays above ∼700 GV. We observed that Φ_{N} can be as sum its component Φ_{N}^{P} secondary Φ_{N}^{S}, Φ_{N}=Φ_{N}^{P}+Φ_{N}^{S}, we found well described by weighted oxygen Φ_{O} (primary rays)...
We report the observation of new properties primary cosmic rays, neon (Ne), magnesium (Mg), and silicon (Si), measured in rigidity range 2.15 GV to 3.0 TV with 1.8×10^{6} Ne, 2.2×10^{6} Mg, 1.6×10^{6} Si nuclei collected by Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment on International Space Station. The Ne Mg spectra have identical dependence above 3.65 GV. three 86.5 GV, deviate from a single power law 200 harden an way. Unexpectedly, rays is different He, C, O. This shows that O are two classes rays.
We present the precision measurement of daily proton fluxes in cosmic rays from May 20, 2011 to October 29, 2019 (a total 2824 days or 114 Bartels rotations) rigidity interval 1 100 GV based on 5.5×10^{9} protons collected with Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer aboard International Space Station. The exhibit variations multiple timescales. From 2014 2018, we observed recurrent flux a period 27 days. Shorter periods 9 and 13.5 are 2016. strength all three periodicities changes time rigidity....
Abstract We estimate the efficiency of mitigating lensing B -mode polarization, so-called delensing, for LiteBIRD experiment with multiple external data sets lensing-mass tracers. The current best bound on tensor-to-scalar ratio, r , is limited by rather than Galactic foregrounds. Delensing will be a critical step to improve sensitivity as measurements become more and lensing. In this paper, we extend analysis recent forecast paper include mass tracers, i.e., CMB maps from CMB-S4-like...