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A Targeted Search for Point Sources of EeV Photons with the Pierre Auger Observatory

scientific article

A combined analysis technique for the search for fast magnetic monopoles with the MACRO detector

A method allowing long emulsion exposures to high energy neutrinos also in the presence of intense time-uncorrelated background

A muon spectrometer with calorimeter dump used for the beauty search at the CERN super proton synchrotron

article by M.G. Catanesi et al published January 1987 in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research

A novel method for the absolute fluorescence yield measurement by AIRFLY

A search for anisotropy in the arrival directions of ultra high energy cosmic rays recorded at the Pierre Auger Observatory

A search for charmed particles originating from the interactions of 300 GeV/c protons in emulsion nuclei

article by G. Coremans-Bertrand et al published December 1976 in Physics Letters B

A search for point sources of EeV neutrons

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

A search for point sources of EeV photons

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

A targeted search for point sources of EeV neutrons

A-dependence of low-mass muon pair production in 300 GeV/c p and 320 GeV/cπ− interactions

A-dependence of the charm production cross section in 300 GeV/c proton interactions

article by H. Cobbaert et al published May 1988 in Physics Letters B

A-dependence of the charm production cross section in interactions

article by H. Cobbaert et al published June 1987 in Physics Letters B

AIRFLY: Measurement of the Air Fluorescence Radiation Induced by Electrons

AIRFLY: Measurement of the uorescence yield in atmospheric gases

scholarly article in European Physical Journal D, vol. 56 no. S1, September 2006

Advanced functionality for radio analysis in the Offline software framework of the Pierre Auger Observatory

An Indication of Anisotropy in Arrival Directions of Ultra-high-energy Cosmic Rays through Comparison to the Flux Pattern of Extragalactic Gamma-Ray Sources

scientific article published on 2 February 2018

An acquisition system based on a network of microVAX's running the real time DEC VAXELN operating system

An attempt to detect particles of very short lifetimes produced in high-energy neutrino interactions

An attempt to observe directly beauty particles in nuclear emulsions

article by J.P. Albanese et al published March 1983 in Physics Letters B

An interactive system for emulsion data acquisition

An upper limit of the electric-dipole moment of the Λ-hyperon

An upper limit to the photon fraction in cosmic rays above 1019eV from the Pierre Auger Observatory

Anisotropy studies around the galactic centre at EeV energies with the Auger Observatory

Antennas for the detection of radio emission pulses from cosmic-ray induced air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory

Application of a scintillating-fibre detector to the study of short-lived particles

Arrival time distributions of very high energy cosmic ray muons in MACRO

Atmospheric effects on extensive air showers observed with the surface detector of the Pierre Auger observatory

Atmospheric neutrino flux measurement using upgoing muons

article by S. Ahlen et al published September 1995 in Physics Letters B

Atmospheric neutrino oscillations from upward throughgoing muon multiple scattering in MACRO

Automatic devices' resolution in nuclear emulsion observation

Azimuthal asymmetry in the risetime of the surface detector signals of the Pierre Auger Observatory

scholarly article

B inclusive cross section in 320 GeV π−-uranium interactions

Calibration of the logarithmic-periodic dipole antenna (LPDA) radio stations at the Pierre Auger Observatory using an octocopter

Combined fit of spectrum and composition data as measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory

article

Comparative study of inclusive correlation functions in proton interactions on emulsion nuclei

Comparison of glass and plastic scintillating microfibres for high-resolution tracking

Constraints on the origin of cosmic rays above 10^18^ eV from large-scale anisotropy searches in data of the pierre auger observatory

Correlation of the highest-energy cosmic rays with nearby extragalactic objects

scientific article

Correlation of the highest-energy cosmic rays with the positions of nearby active galactic nuclei

Cosmic ray search for strange quark matter with the macro detector

Cosmogenic neutrinos and ultra-high energy cosmic ray models

Decay time of light emission from cerium-doped scintillating glass

Depth of maximum of air-shower profiles at the Pierre Auger Observatory. I. Measurements at energies above1017.8  eV

scholarly article

Depth of maximum of air-shower profiles at the Pierre Auger Observatory. II. Composition implications

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Description of atmospheric conditions at the Pierre Auger Observatory using the Global Data Assimilation System (GDAS)

scientific article

Detection and measurement of very short flight paths in nuclear emulsions

Detection of scintillation light in coincidence with ionizing tracks in a liquid argon time projection chamber

Determination of through-going tracks’ direction by means of δ-rays in the ICARUS liquid argon time projection chamber

Energy dependence of air fluorescence yield measured by AIRFLY

Energy dependence of two-particle rapidity correlations in proton-nucleus interactions

article published in 1977

Energy dependence of two-particle rapidity correlations in proton-nucleus interactions

Energy estimation of cosmic rays with the Engineering Radio Array of the Pierre Auger Observatory

scholarly article

Erratum to “The Lateral Trigger Probability function for the Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Ray Showers detected by the Pierre Auger Observatory” [Astroparticle Physics 35 (2011) 266–276]

scholarly article published in Astroparticle Physics

Erratum: Muons in air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory: Measurement of atmospheric production depth [Phys. Rev. D90, 012012 (2014)]

scholarly article published in Physical Review D

Evidence for a mixed mass composition at the ‘ankle’ in the cosmic-ray spectrum

article

Experimental study of B production π-U interactions at 320 GeV energy

article

Features of the Energy Spectrum of Cosmic Rays above 2.5×10^{18}  eV Using the Pierre Auger Observatory

scientific article published on 01 September 2020

First direct observation of the decay of neutral charmed particles produced by neutrinos in emulsion

article by D. Allasia et al published November 1979 in Physics Letters B

First observation of 140-cm drift ionizing tracks in the ICARUS liquid-argon TPC

First results from the MACRO detector at the Gran Sasso Laboratory

First results from the MACRO experiment at the Gran Sasso Laboratory

First results on proton extraction from the CERN-SPS with a bent crystal

article published in 1993

First supermodule of the MACRO detector at Gran Sasso

article

Hadroproduction of pairs in π− U interactions at 320 GeV energy

High energy cosmic ray physics with the MACRO experiment at Gran Sasso

High energy cosmic ray physics with underground muons in MACRO. I. Analysis methods and experimental results

scholarly article

High energy cosmic ray physics with underground muons in MACRO. II. Primary spectra and composition

article

High statistics measurement of the underground muon pair separation at Gran Sasso

scholarly article

High-resolution tracking with scintillating fibres

ICARUS: an innovative detector for underground physics

Identifying clouds over the Pierre Auger Observatory using infrared satellite data

Impact of atmospheric effects on the energy reconstruction of air showers observed by the surface detectors of the Pierre Auger Observatory

Improved limit to the diffuse flux of ultrahigh energy neutrinos from the Pierre Auger Observatory

scholarly article

Improvements in the CR39 polymer for the macro experiment at the Gran Sasso Laboratory

Inferences on mass composition and tests of hadronic interactions from 0.3 to 100 EeV using the water-Cherenkov detectors of the Pierre Auger Observatory

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Investigation of the decay of charmed particles produced in neutrino interactions

article by D Allasia et al published December 1980 in Nuclear Physics B

Joint elastic side-scattering LIDAR and Raman LIDAR measurements of aerosol optical properties in south east Colorado

Large scale distribution of ultra high energy cosmic rays detected at the Pierre Auger Observatory with zenith angles up to 80°

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Large-scale Cosmic-Ray Anisotropies above 4 EeV Measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory

Large-scale distribution of arrival directions of cosmic rays detected above 10^18^ eV at the Pierre Auger observatory

Limit on the diffuse flux of ultrahigh energy tau neutrinos with the surface detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

scholarly article

Limits on dark matter WIMPs using upward-going muons in the MACRO detector

scholarly article

Low energy atmospheric muon neutrinos in MACRO

Magnetic monopole search with the MACRO detector at Gran Sasso

Matter effects in upward-going muons and sterile neutrino oscillations

Measurement of electromagnetic and TEV muon components of extensive air showers by eas-top and MACRO experiments

article by R. Belloti et al published July 1992 in Nuclear Physics, Section B, Proceedings Supplements

Measurement of the Depth of Maximum of Extensive Air Showers above1018  eV

scientific article published in Physical Review Letters

Measurement of the Proton-Air Cross Section ats=57  TeVwith the Pierre Auger Observatory

scientific article published in Physical Review Letters

Measurement of the Radiation Energy in the Radio Signal of Extensive Air Showers as a Universal Estimator of Cosmic-Ray Energy

scientific article published on 14 June 2016

Measurement of the atmospheric neutrino-induced upgoing muon flux using MACRO

Measurement of the energy spectrum of cosmic rays above 1018 eV using the Pierre Auger Observatory

Measurement of the energy spectrum of underground muons at Gran Sasso with a transition radiation detector

Measurement of the pressure dependence of air fluorescence emission induced by electrons

Measurement of the residual energy of muons in the Gran Sasso underground laboratories

Monopole trigger for the streamer tube system in macro

Multi-resolution anisotropy studies of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays detected at the Pierre Auger Observatory

Multicharged particle emission in the disintegration of carbon induced by high-energy electrons

Muon astronomy with the MACRO detector

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Muon astrophysics with the MACRO detector

Muon counting using silicon photomultipliers in the AMIGA detector of the Pierre Auger observatory

Muon energy estimate through multiple scattering with the MACRO detector

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Muons in air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory: Mean number in highly inclined events

scholarly article

Muons in air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory: Measurement of atmospheric production depth

scholarly article

Neutrino Astronomy with the MACRO Detector

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

New developments of the emulsion technique in hybrid experiments

New results on WA71 TPC

Nuclear interactions of 300-GeV protons in emulsion

scholarly article

Observation of a large-scale anisotropy in the arrival directions of cosmic rays above 8 × 1018 eV.

scientific article published in September 2017

Observation of a likely example of the decay of a charmed particle produced in a high energy neutrino interaction

article by E.H.S. Burhop et al published November 1976 in Physics Letters B

Observation of a second charmed particle produced by a high energy neutrino and decaying after a few times 10−13s

article by C. Angelini et al published January 1979 in Physics Letters B

Observation of inclined EeV air showers with the radio detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

Observation of the Suppression of the Flux of Cosmic Rays above 4 × 10 19 eV

scientific article (publication date: 4 August 2008)

Observation of the shadowing of cosmic rays by the Moon using a deep underground detector

scholarly article

On the lifetime of charged charmed particles first direct observation of a charmed baryon decay

article by C. Angelini et al published June 1979 in Physics Letters B

Origin of atmospheric aerosols at the Pierre Auger Observatory using studies of air mass trajectories in South America

scholarly article by A. Aab et al published November 2014 in Atmospheric Research

Performance of a sampling calorimeter with alternate U and Fe absorbers

Performance of the ICARUS liquid argon prototype

Performance of the MACRO streamer tube system in the search for magnetic monopoles

Precise Measurement of the Absolute Fluorescence Yield

Precise measurement of the absolute fluorescence yield of the 337nm band in atmospheric gases

Precise measurement of the absolute yield of fluorescence photons in atmospheric gases

Probing the radio emission from air showers with polarization measurements

scholarly article

Propagation of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays and the Production of Cosmogenic Neutrinos

Properties and performance of the prototype instrument for the Pierre Auger Observatory

article

Proton extraction from the SPS with a bent crystal

Publisher’s Note: Search for ultrahigh energy neutrinos in highly inclined events at the Pierre Auger Observatory [Phys. Rev. D84, 122005 (2011)]

scholarly article

Real time supernova neutrino burst detection with MACRO

Relevance of the hadronic interaction model in the interpretation of multiple muon data as detected with the MACRO experiment

SEARCHES FOR LARGE-SCALE ANISOTROPY IN THE ARRIVAL DIRECTIONS OF COSMIC RAYS DETECTED ABOVE ENERGY OF 10^19 eV AT THE PIERRE AUGER OBSERVATORY AND THE TELESCOPE ARRAY

scientific article

Scintillation efficiency of nuclear recoil in liquid xenon

Search for High-energy Neutrinos from Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817 with ANTARES, IceCube, and the Pierre Auger Observatory

scholarly article

Search for antimatter in cosmic radiation. A matter-antimatter space spectrometer

Search for cosmic ray sources using muons detected by the MACRO experiment

scientific article

Search for diffuse neutrino flux from astrophysical sources with MACRO

Search for first harmonic modulation in the right ascension distribution of cosmic rays detected at the Pierre Auger Observatory

Search for lightly ionizing particles with the MACRO detector

scholarly article

Search for magnetic monopoles at the CERN-ISR with plastic detectors

Search for neutrino bursts from collapsing stars with the MACRO detector

article by S. Ahlen et al published November 1992 in Astroparticle Physics

Search for nuclearites using the MACRO detector

scientific article published in Physical Review Letters

Search for nucleon decays induced by GUT magnetic monopoles with the MACRO experiment

Search for patterns by combining cosmic-ray energy and arrival directions at the Pierre Auger Observatory

scientific article published on 20 June 2015

Search for photons with energies above 1018eV using the hybrid detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

Search for point-like sources of ultra-high energy neutrinos at the pierre auger observatory and improved limit on the diffuse flux of Tau neutrinos

Search for signatures of magnetically-induced alignment in the arrival directions measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory

scientific article

Search for slowly moving magnetic monopoles with the MACRO detector

scientific article

Search for stellar gravitational collapse by MACRO: Characteristics and results

article by Roberto Bellotti et al published July 1992 in Nuclear Physics, Section B, Proceedings Supplements

Search for the sidereal and solar diurnal modulations in the total MACRO muon data set

article by M. Ambrosio et al published 27 February 2003 in Physical Review D

Search for ultrahigh energy neutrinos in highly inclined events at the Pierre Auger Observatory

scholarly article

Search for ultrarelativistic magnetic monopoles with the Pierre Auger observatory

scholarly article

Search of strange quark matter using MACRO detector

Searches for anisotropies in the arrival directions of the highest energy cosmic rays detected by the pierre auger observatory

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Seasonal variations in the underground muon intensity as seen by MACRO

SimProp v2r4: Monte Carlo simulation code for UHECR propagation

SimProp: a simulation code for ultra high energy cosmic ray propagation

Simulation of the fluorescence detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

Singao: A very large telescope for neutrino gamma astronomy and cosmic rays studies

Some properties of charmed particles produced in π−-nucleus interactions

article by S. Aoki et al published July 1988 in Physics Letters B

Sources of noise in high-resolution tracking with scintillating fibres

Spectral calibration of the fluorescence telescopes of the Pierre Auger Observatory

Spectrally resolved pressure dependence measurements of air fluorescence emission with AIRFLY

article published in 2008

Status report of the macro experiment at gran sasso

Study of penetrating cosmic ray muons and search for large scale anisotropies at the Gran Sasso Laboratory

Study of solar neutrinos with the 600 t liquid argon ICARUS detector

Study of the primary cosmic ray composition around the knee of the energy spectrum

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Temperature and humidity dependence of air fluorescence yield measured by AIRFLY

Testing Hadronic Interactions at Ultrahigh Energies with Air Showers Measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory

scientific article published on 31 October 2016

The AMY experiment to measure GHz radiation for Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Ray detection

The AMY experiment: Microwave emission from air shower plasmas

The Air Microwave Yield (AMY) experiment to measure the GHz emission from air shower plasmas

The ICARUS liquid argon time projection chamber

The Lateral Trigger Probability function for the Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Ray showers detected by the Pierre Auger Observatory

scientific article

The Lidar system of the Pierre Auger Observatory

article published in 2007

The MACRO detector at Gran Sasso

The Pierre Auger Observatory: Present Status and Future Prospects

The cosmic ray primary composition between 1015 and 1016 eV from Extensive Air Showers electromagnetic and TeV muon data

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The cosmic ray proton, helium and CNO fluxes in the 100 TeV energy region from TeV muons and EAS atmospheric Cherenkov light observations of MACRO and EAS-TOP

The exposure of the hybrid detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

The fluorescence detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

scientific article

The macro detector at the Gran Sasso Laboratory

The observation of up-going charged particles produced by high energy muons in underground detectors

The performance of MACRO liquid scintillator in the search for magnetic monopoles with 10−3 < β < 1

The production of beauty particles in π−-U interactions at 320 GeV energy

article by M.G. Catanesi et al published March 1987 in Physics Letters B

Track discrimination of low-energy nuclei in plastics

Trigger and aperture of the surface detector array of the Pierre Auger Observatory

article by J. Abraham et al published January 2010 in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research

Two-particle rapidity correlations in proton-nucleus interactions at 300 GeV

Ultrahigh Energy Neutrinos at the Pierre Auger Observatory

Ultrahigh-energy neutrino follow-up of gravitational wave events GW150914 and GW151226 with the Pierre Auger Observatory

scholarly article

Upper Limit on the Diffuse Flux of Ultrahigh Energy Tau Neutrinos from the Pierre Auger Observatory

scientific article published in Physical Review Letters

Upper limit on the cosmic-ray photon flux above 1019eV using the surface detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

article by J. Abraham et al published May 2008 in Astroparticle Physics

Upper limit on the cosmic-ray photon fraction at EeV energies from the Pierre Auger Observatory

scientific article

WA84 experiment: A beauty search with a scintillating-fibre microvertex detector

article by C. Angelini et al published April 1990 in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research