Sensitivity study of(10,100) GeV gamma-ray bursts with double shower front events from ARGO-YBJ

ARGO-YBJ, located at the Yangbajing Cosmic Ray Observatory(4300 m a.s.l., Tibet, China), is a full coverage air shower array, with an energy threshold of ~300 Ge V for gamma-ray astronomy. Most of the recorded events are single front showers, satisfying the trigger requirement of at least 20 particles detected in a given time window. However, in ~11.5% of the events, two randomly arriving showers may be recorded in the same time window,and the second one, generally smaller, does not need to satisfy the trigger condition. These events are called double shower front events. By using these small showers, well under the trigger threshold, the detector primary energy threshold can be lowered to a few tens of Ge V. In this paper, the angular resolution that can be achieved with these events is evaluated by a full Monte Carlo simulation. The ARGO-YBJ sensitivity in detecting gamma-ray bursts(GRBs) by using double shower front events is also studied for various cutoff energies, time durations, and zenith angles of GRBs in ARGO's field of view.     

中意合作西藏羊八井ARGO-YBJ实验成果概览

文章简要介绍了中意合作西藏羊八井ARGO-YBJ宇宙线观测实验的物理目标和探测原理,重点概述了ARGO-YBJ阵列自2007年稳定运行以来在宇宙线实验观测中取得的重要成果,如甚高能γ点源、大尺度各向异性、宇宙线月亮阴影效应和全粒子谱等。     

西藏宇宙线实验的回顾与展望

文章简要回顾我国宇宙线物理研究的历史,重点介绍了在西藏开展宇宙线实验的发展历程及取得的重要成果,如中日合作甘巴拉山乳胶室实验、中日合作羊八井ASγ实验及中意合作羊八井AR-GO-YBJ实验,并对在西藏开展高海拔宇宙线实验的前景进行了展望。     

Energy spectrum of cosmic protons and helium nuclei by a hybrid measurement at 4300 m a.s.l.

The energy spectrum of cosmic Hydrogen and Helium nuclei has been measured below the so-called "knee" by using a hybrid experiment with a wide field-of-view Cherenkov telescope and the Resistive Plate Chamber(RPC) array of the ARGO-YBJ experiment at 4300 m above sea level. The Hydrogen and Helium nuclei have been well separated from other cosmic ray components by using a multi-parameter technique. A highly uniform energy resolution of about 25% is achieved throughout the whole energy range(100–700 TeV). The observed energy spectrum is compatible with a single power law with index γ =-2.63±0.06.