The ARGO-YBJ experiment, installed at the Yangbajing Cosmic Ray Laboratory (Tibet, China), at 4300 m a.s.l., is a detector 100×110m2 large, made by a layer of Resistive Plate Counters (RPCs) consisting of a central carpet with almost full coverage extending over an area of about 5.500 m2, surrounded by a guard ring with partial coverage. 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 hundred GeV. The large field of view, the high duty cycle enable the ARGO-YBJ experiment to monitor the sky in a continuous way. A summary of recent results in Gamma-ray Astronomy and Cosmic Ray Physics will be presented and reviewed.
Recent results from the ARGO-YBJ experiment
Marsella G.
2012-01-01
Abstract
The ARGO-YBJ experiment, installed at the Yangbajing Cosmic Ray Laboratory (Tibet, China), at 4300 m a.s.l., is a detector 100×110m2 large, made by a layer of Resistive Plate Counters (RPCs) consisting of a central carpet with almost full coverage extending over an area of about 5.500 m2, surrounded by a guard ring with partial coverage. 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 hundred GeV. The large field of view, the high duty cycle enable the ARGO-YBJ experiment to monitor the sky in a continuous way. A summary of recent results in Gamma-ray Astronomy and Cosmic Ray Physics will be presented and reviewed.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
