The ARGO-YBJ detector, installed at the Yangbajing Cosmic Ray Laboratory (Tibet, China), at 4300 m a.s.l., is a layer of Resistive Plate Counters (RPCs) about 6.700 m2 wide. The high space-time granularity, the full-coverage technique and the high altitude location make this detector a unique device for a detailed study of the atmospheric shower characteristics with an energy threshold of a few hundreds GeV. These properties in addition to the large field of view and the high duty cycle make the ARGO-YBJ experiment able to monitor a large fraction of the Northern sky (ranging from -10° to +70°) in a continuous way. First results concerning Very High Energy Gamma Astronomy will be presented.
Gamma Astronomy with the ARGO-YBJ Experiment
MARSELLA, GIOVANNI
2009-01-01
Abstract
The ARGO-YBJ detector, installed at the Yangbajing Cosmic Ray Laboratory (Tibet, China), at 4300 m a.s.l., is a layer of Resistive Plate Counters (RPCs) about 6.700 m2 wide. The high space-time granularity, the full-coverage technique and the high altitude location make this detector a unique device for a detailed study of the atmospheric shower characteristics with an energy threshold of a few hundreds GeV. These properties in addition to the large field of view and the high duty cycle make the ARGO-YBJ experiment able to monitor a large fraction of the Northern sky (ranging from -10° to +70°) in a continuous way. First results concerning Very High Energy Gamma Astronomy will be presented.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
