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1. Absorption features in gamma-ray spectra of BL Lac objects

Author: Foffano, L., Vittorini, V., Tavani, M., and Menegoni, E.
Subjects: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), FOS: Physical sciences, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Abstract: The production site of gamma rays in blazars is closely related to their interaction with the photon fields surrounding the active galactic nucleus. In this work we discuss an indirect method that may help to unveil the presence of ambient structures in BL Lacs through the analysis of their gamma-ray spectrum. Passing through structures at different distances from the black hole, gamma rays interact with the corresponding photon fields via gamma-gamma pair production, producing absorption features in their spectral energy distribution. An interaction of the gamma-ray photons with a putative broad-line region may reduce the gamma-ray flux only if its production site were very close to the central engine. On the other hand, if jet photons interact with optical-UV seed photons produced by a pc-scale narrow-line region, the consequent gamma-gamma process may cause absorption features at a few hundreds GeV. Sources with spectra reaching TeV energies, such as HBLs and EHBLs (extreme blazars), may represent exceptional probes to investigate this topic. In this regard, we discuss recent observations of sources which may show evidence of such absorption features in their gamma-ray spectra. Finally, we discuss how sub-TeV absorption features in the spectra of BL Lacs may affect their broadband modeling, and eventually represent a powerful diagnostic tool to constrain the gamma-ray production site and the jet environment., Accepted for publication, 7th Heidelberg International Symposium on High-Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy (Gamma2022). arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:2201.02454
Published: 2023

2. Towards a Fault Tree Analysis of Moving Block and Virtual Coupling Railway Signalling Systems

Author: Aoun, J., Goverde, R. M. P., Nardone, R., Quaglietta, E., and Vittorini, V.
Subjects: moving block, fault trees, railway operations, virtual coupling
Published: 2022

3. A Vision of Intelligent Train Control

Author: Flammini F., De Donato L., Fantechi A., Vittorini V., Simon Collart-Dutilleul, Anne E. Haxthausen, Thierry Lecomte, Flammini, F., De Donato, L., Fantechi, A., and Vittorini, V.
Subjects: Smart railways, Artificial intelligence, Machine learning, Trustworthy AI, Autonomous driving, Safety envelope, Certification
Abstract: The progressive adoption of artificial intelligence and advanced communication technologies within railway control and automation has brought up a huge potential in terms of optimisation, learning and adaptation, due to the so-called “self-x” capabilities; however, it has also raised several dependability concerns due to the lack of measurable trust that is needed for certification purposes. In this paper, we provide a vision of future train control that builds upon existing automatic train operation, protection, and supervision paradigms. We will define the basic concepts for autonomous driving in digital railways, and summarise its feasibility in terms of challenges and opportunities, including explainability, autonomic computing, and digital twins. Due to the clear architectural distinction, automatic train protection can act as a safety envelope for intelligent operation to optimise energy, comfort, and capacity, while intelligent protection based on signal recognition and obstacle detection can improve safety through advanced driving assistance.
Published: 2022

4. Sensitivity of the Cherenkov Telescope Array to a dark matter signal from the Galactic centre

Author: Abdalla, H., Abe, H., Abe, S., Abusleme, A., Acero, F., Acharyya, A., Acín Portella, V., Ackley, K., Adam, R., Adams, C., Adhikari, S. S., Aguado-Ruesga, I., Agudo, I., Aguilera, R., Aguirre-Santaella, A., Aharonian, F., Alberdi, A., Alfaro, R., Alfaro, J., Alispach, C., Aloisio, R., Alves Batista, R., Amans, J. -P, Amati, L., Amato, E., Ambrogi, L., Ambrosi, G., Ambrosio, M., Ammendola, R., Anderson, J., Anduze, M., Angüner, E. O., Antonelli, L. A., Antonuccio, V., Antoranz, P., Anutarawiramkul, R., Aragunde Gutierrez, J., Aramo, C., Araudo, A., Araya, M., Arbet-Engels, A., Arcaro, C., Arendt, V., Armand, C., Armstrong, T., Arqueros, F., Arrabito, L., Arsioli, B., Artero, M., Asano, K., Ascasíbar, Y., Aschersleben, J., Ashley, M., Attinà, P., Aubert, P., Singh, C. B., Baack, D., Babic, A., Backes, M., Baena, V., Bajtlik, S., Baktash, A., Balazs, C., Balbo, M., Ballester, O., Ballet, J., Balmaverde, B., Bamba, A., Bandiera, R., Baquero Larriva, A., Barai, P., Barbier, C., Barbosa Martins, V., Barcelo, M., Barkov, M., Barnard, M., Baroncelli, L., Barres Almeida, U., Barrio, J. A., Bastieri, D., Batista, P. I., Batkovic, I., Bauer, C., Bautista-González, R., Baxter, J., Becciani, U., Becerra González, J., Becherini, Y., Beck, G., Becker Tjus, J., Bednarek, W., Belfiore, A., Bellizzi, L., Belmont, R., Benbow, W., Berge, D., Bernardini, E., Bernardos, M. I., Bernlöhr, K., Berti, A., Berton, M., Bertucci, B., Beshley, V., Bhatt, N., Bhattacharyya, S., Bhattacharyya, W., Bi, B., Bicknell, G., Biederbeck, N., Bigongiari, C., Biland, A., Bird, R., Bissaldi, E., Biteau, J., Bitossi, M., Blanch, O., Blank, M., Blazek, J., Bobin, J., Boccato, C., Bocchino, F., Boehm, C., Bohacova, M., Boisson, C., Boix, J., Bolle, J. -P, Bolmont, J., Bonanno, G., Bonavolontà, C., Bonneau Arbeletche, L., Bonnoli, G., Bordas, P., Borkowski, J., Bórquez, S., Bose, R., Bose, D., Bosnjak, Z., Bottacini, E., Böttcher, M., Botticella, M. T., Boutonnet, C., Bouyjou, F., Bozhilov, V., Bozzo, E., Brahimi, L., Braiding, C., Brau-Nogué, S., Breen, S., Bregeon, J., Breuhaus, M., Brill, A., Brisken, W., Brocato, E., Brown, A. 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Subjects: Cherenkov Telescope Array, MATÉRIA ESCURA, scale: TeV, Astronomy, atmosphere [Cherenkov counter], dark matter experiment, Dark matter theory, energy resolution, Gamma ray experiments, Particle, Astrophysics, cosmic background radiation, 01 natural sciences, 7. Clean energy, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph), benchmark, WIMP, HESS, energy: flux, TeV [scale], relativistic [charged particle], gamma ray experiment, MAGIC (telescope), Monte Carlo, Event reconstruction, Physics, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), Contraction, spatial distribution, track data analysis, density [dark matter], Clumpy, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, imaging, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, dark matter experiments, dark matter theory, gamma ray experiments, galaxy morphology, Dark matter experiments, Física nuclear, VERITAS, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Simulations, noise, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Dark matter, satellite, Cosmic background radiation, FOS: Physical sciences, Annihilation, dark matter: density, Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, Cherenkov counter: atmosphere, heavy [dark matter], annihilation [dark matter], GLAST, Galaxy morphology, cosmic radiation [p], 0103 physical sciences, Cherenkov [radiation], Candidates, ddc:530, AGN, Cherenkov radiation, Radiative Processes, thermal [cross section], 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Física, dark matter: annihilation, Gamma-Ray Signals, dark matter, Galactic Center, TeV gamma-ray astronomy, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Mass, radiation: Cherenkov, sensitivity, MAGIC, Galaxy, Astronomía, dark matter: heavy, gamma ray, p: cosmic radiation, [PHYS.HPHE]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Phenomenology [hep-ph], correlation, charged particle: relativistic, flux [energy], galaxy, supersymmetry, [PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph], cross section: thermal
Abstract: Full list of authors: Acharyya, A.; Adam, R.; Adams, C.; Agudo, I.; Aguirre-Santaella, A.; Alfaro, R.; Alfaro, J.; Alispach, C.; Aloisio, R.; Alves Batista, R.; Amati, L.; Ambrosi, G.; Angüner, E. O.; Antonelli, L. A.; Aramo, C.; Araudo, A.; Armstrong, T.; Arqueros, F.; Asano, K.; Ascasíbar, Y. Ashley, M.; Balazs, C.; Ballester, O.; Baquero Larriva, A.; Barbosa Martins, V.; Barkov, M.; Barres de Almeida, U.; Barrio, J. A.; Bastieri, D.; Becerra, J.; Beck, G.; Becker Tjus, J.; Benbow, W.; Benito, M.; Berge, D.; Bernardini, E.; Bernlöhr, K.; Berti, A.; Bertucci, B.; Beshley, V.; Biasuzzi, B.; Biland, A.; Bissaldi, E.; Biteau, J.; Blanch, O.; Blazek, J.; Bocchino, F.; Boisson, C.; Bonneau Arbeletche, L.; Bordas, P.; Bosnjak, Z.; Bottacini, E.; Bozhilov, V.; Bregeon, J.; Brill, A.; Bringmann, T.; Brown, A. M.; Brun, P.; Brun, F.; Bruno, P.; Bulgarelli, A.; Burton, M.; Burtovoi, A.; Buscemi, M.; Cameron, R.; Capasso, M.; Caproni, A.; Capuzzo-Dolcetta, R.; Caraveo, P.; Carosi, R.; Carosi, A.; Casanova, S.; Cascone, E.; Cassol, F.; Catalani, F.; Cauz, D.; Cerruti, M.; Chadwick, P.; Chaty, S.; Chen, A.; Chernyakova, M.; Chiaro, G.; Chiavassa, A.; Chikawa, M.; Chudoba, J.; Çolak, M.; Conforti, V.; Coniglione, R.; Conte, F.; Contreras, J. L.; Coronado-Blazquez, J.; Costa, A.; Costantini, H.; Cotter, G.; Cristofari, P.; D'Aimath, A.; D'Ammando, F.; Damone, L. A.; Daniel, M. K.; Dazzi, F.; De Angelis, A.; De Caprio, V.; de Cássia dos Anjos, R.; de Gouveia Dal Pino, E. M.; De Lotto, B.; De Martino, D.; de Oña Wilhelmi, E.; De Palma, F.; de Souza, V.; Delgado, C.; Delgado Giler, A. G.; della Volpe, D.; Depaoli, D.; Di Girolamo, T.; Di Pierro, F.; Di Venere, L.; Diebold, S.; Dmytriiev, A.; Domínguez, A.; Donini, A.; Doro, M.; Ebr, J.; Eckner, C.; Edwards, T. D. P.; Ekoume, T. R. N.; Elsässer, D.; Evoli, C.; Falceta-Goncalves, D.; Fedorova, E.; Fegan, S.; Feng, Q.; Ferrand, G.; Ferrara, G.; Fiandrini, E.; Fiasson, A.; Filipovic, M.; Fioretti, V.; Fiori, M.; Foffano, L.; Fontaine, G.; Fornieri, O.; Franco, F. J.; Fukami, S.; Fukui, Y.; Gaggero, D.; Galaz, G.; Gammaldi, V.; Garcia, E.; Garczarczyk, M.; Gascon, D.; Gent, A.; Ghalumyan, A.; Gianotti, F.; Giarrusso, M.; Giavitto, G.; Giglietto, N.; Giordano, F.; Giuliani, A.; Glicenstein, J.; Gnatyk, R.; Goldoni, P.; González, M. M.; Gourgouliatos, K.; Granot, J.; Grasso, D.; Green, J.; Grillo, A.; Gueta, O.; Gunji, S.; Halim, A.; Hassan, T.; Heller, M.; Hernández Cadena, S.; Hiroshima, N.; Hnatyk, B.; Hofmann, W.; Holder, J.; Horan, D.; Hörandel, J.; Horvath, P.; Hovatta, T.; Hrabovsky, M.; Hrupec, D.; Hughes, G.; Humensky, T. B.; Hütten, M.; Iarlori, M.; Inada, T.; Inoue, S.; Iocco, F.; Iori, M.; Jamrozy, M.; Janecek, P.; Jin, W.; Jouvin, L.; Jurysek, J.; Karukes, E.; Katarzyński, K.; Kazanas, D.; Kerszberg, D.; Kherlakian, M. C.; Kissmann, R.; Knödlseder, J.; Kobayashi, Y.; Kohri, K.; Komin, N.; Kubo, H.; Kushida, J.; Lamanna, G.; Lapington, J.; Laporte, P.; Leigui de Oliveira, M. A.; Lenain, J.; Leone, F.; Leto, G.; Lindfors, E.; Lohse, T.; Lombardi, S.; Longo, F.; Lopez, A.; López, M.; López-Coto, R.; Loporchio, S.; Luque-Escamilla, P. L.; Mach, E.; Maggio, C.; Maier, G.; Mallamaci, M.; Malta Nunes de Almeida, R.; Mandat, D.; Manganaro, M.; Mangano, S.; Manicò, G.; Marculewicz, M.; Mariotti, M.; Markoff, S.; Marquez, P.; Martí, J.; Martinez, O.; Martínez, M.; Martínez, G.; Martínez-Huerta, H.; Maurin, G.; Mazin, D.; Mbarubucyeye, J. D.; Medina Miranda, D.; Meyer, M.; Miceli, M.; Miener, T.; Minev, M.; Miranda, J. M.; Mirzoyan, R.; Mizuno, T.; Mode, B.; Moderski, R.; Mohrmann, L.; Molina, E.; Montaruli, T.; Moralejo, A.; Morcuende-Parrilla, D.; Morselli, A.; Mukherjee, R.; Mundell, C.; Nagai, A.; Nakamori, T.; Nemmen, R.; Niemiec, J.; Nieto, D.; Nikołajuk, M.; Ninci, D.; Noda, K.; Nosek, D.; Nozaki, S.; Ohira, Y.; Ohishi, M.; Ohtani, Y.; Oka, T.; Okumura, A.; Ong, R. A.; Orienti, M.; Orito, R.; Orlandini, M.; Orlando, S.; Orlando, E.; Ostrowski, M.; Oya, I.; Pagano, I.; Pagliaro, A.; Palatiello, M.; Pantaleo, F. R.; Paredes, J. M.; Pareschi, G.; Parmiggiani, N.; Patricelli, B.; Pavletić, L.; Pe'er, A.; Pecimotika, M.; Pérez-Romero, J.; Persic, M.; Petruk, O.; Pfrang, K.; Piano, G.; Piatteli, P.; Pietropaolo, E.; Pillera, R.; Pilszyk, B.; Pintore, F.; Pohl, M.; Poireau, V.; Prado, R. R.; Prandini, E.; Prast, J.; Principe, G.; Prokoph, H.; Prouza, M.; Przybilski, H.; Pühlhofer, G.; Pumo, M. L.; Queiroz, F.; Quirrenbach, A.; Rainò, S.; Rando, R.; Razzaque, S.; Recchia, S.; Reimer, O.; Reisenegger, A.; Renier, Y.; Rhode, W.; Ribeiro, D.; Ribó, M.; Richtler, T.; Rico, J.; Rieger, F.; Rinchiuso, L.; Rizi, V.; Rodriguez, J.; Rodriguez Fernandez, G.; Rodriguez Ramirez, J. C.; Rojas, G.; Romano, P.; Romeo, G.; Rosado, J.; Rowell, G.; Rudak, B.; Russo, F.; Sadeh, I.; Sæther Hatlen, E.; Safi-Harb, S.; Salesa Greus, F.; Salina, G.; Sanchez, D.; Sánchez-Conde, M.; Sangiorgi, P.; Sano, H.; Santander, M.; Santos, E. M.; Santos-Lima, R.; Sanuy, A.; Sarkar, S.; Saturni, F. G.; Sawangwit, U.; Schussler, F.; Schwanke, U.; Sciacca, E.; Scuderi, S.; Seglar-Arroyo, M.; Sergijenko, O.; Servillat, M.; Seweryn, K.; Shalchi, A.; Sharma, P.; Shellard, R. C.; Siejkowski, H.; Silk, J.; Siqueira, C.; Sliusar, V.; Słowikowska, A.; Sokolenko, A.; Sol, H.; Spencer, S.; Stamerra, A.; Stanič, S.; Starling, R.; Stolarczyk, T.; Straumann, U.; Strišković, J.; Suda, Y.; Suomijarvi, T.; Świerk, P.; Tavecchio, F.; Taylor, L.; Tejedor, L. A.; Teshima, M.; Testa, V.; Tibaldo, L.; Todero Peixoto, C. J.; Tokanai, F.; Tonev, D.; Tosti, G.; Tosti, L.; Tothill, N.; Truzzi, S.; Travnicek, P.; Vagelli, V.; Vallage, B.; Vallania, P.; van Eldik, C.; Vandenbroucke, J.; Varner, G. S.; Vassiliev, V.; Vázquez Acosta, M.; Vecchi, M.; Ventura, S.; Vercellone, S.; Vergani, S.; Verna, G.; Viana, A.; Vigorito, C. F.; Vink, J.; Vitale, V.; Vorobiov, S.; Vovk, I.; Vuillaume, T.; Wagner, S. J.; Walter, R.; Watson, J.; Weniger, C.; White, R.; White, M.; Wiemann, R.; Wierzcholska, A.; Will, M.; Williams, D. A.; Wischnewski, R.; Yanagita, S.; Yang, L.; Yoshikoshi, T.; Zacharias, M.; Zaharijas, G.; Zakaria, A. A.; Zampieri, L.; Zanin, R.; Zaric, D.; Zavrtanik, M.; Zavrtanik, D.; Zdziarski, A. A.; Zech, A.; Zechlin, H.; Zhdanov, V. I.; Živec, M.-- This is an open access article published by IOP Publishing Ltd on behalf of Sissa Medialab. Original content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI., We provide an updated assessment of the power of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) to search for thermally produced dark matter at the TeV scale, via the associated gamma-ray signal from pair-annihilating dark matter particles in the region around the Galactic centre. We find that CTA will open a new window of discovery potential, significantly extending the range of robustly testable models given a standard cuspy profile of the dark matter density distribution. Importantly, even for a cored profile, the projected sensitivity of CTA will be sufficient to probe various well-motivated models of thermally produced dark matter at the TeV scale. This is due to CTA's unprecedented sensitivity, angular and energy resolutions, and the planned observational strategy. The survey of the inner Galaxy will cover a much larger region than corresponding previous observational campaigns with imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. CTA will map with unprecedented precision the large-scale diffuse emission in high-energy gamma rays, constituting a background for dark matter searches for which we adopt state-of-the-art models based on current data. Throughout our analysis, we use up-to-date event reconstruction Monte Carlo tools developed by the CTA consortium, and pay special attention to quantifying the level of instrumental systematic uncertainties, as well as background template systematic errors, required to probe thermally produced dark matter at these energies. © 2021 The Author(s)., We gratefully acknowledge financial support from the following agencies and organisations: State Committee of Science of Armenia, Armenia; The Australian Research Council, Astronomy Australia Ltd, The University of Adelaide, Australian National University, Monash University, The University of New South Wales, The University of Sydney, Western Sydney University, Australia; Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research, and Innsbruck University, Austria; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq), Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ), Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP), Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovations and Communications (MCTIC), and Instituto Serrapilheira, Brasil; Ministry of Education and Science, National RI Roadmap Project DO1-153/28.08.2018, Bulgaria; The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and the Canadian Space Agency, Canada; CONICYT-Chile grants CATA AFB 170002, ANID PIA/APOYO AFB 180002, ACT 1406, FONDECYT-Chile grants, 1161463, 1170171, 1190886, 1171421, 1170345, 1201582, Gemini-ANID 32180007, Chile; Croatian Science Foundation, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, University of Osijek, University of Rijeka, University of Split, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Croatia; Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, MEYS LM2015046, LM2018105, LTT17006, EU/MEYS CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_013/0001403, CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/18_046/0016007 and CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000754, Czech Republic; Academy of Finland (grant nr.317636, 320045, 317383 and 320085), Finland; Ministry of Higher Education and Research, CNRS-INSU and CNRS-IN2P3, CEA-Irfu, ANR, Regional Council Ile de France, Labex ENIGMASS, OSUG2020, P2IO and OCEVU, France; Max Planck Society, BMBF, DESY, Helmholtz Association, Germany; Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Science and Technology, India; Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF), Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), MIUR, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF-OABRERA) Grant Fondazione Cariplo/Regione Lombardia ID 2014-1980/RST_ERC, Italy; ICRR, University of Tokyo, JSPS, MEXT, Japan; Netherlands Research School for Astronomy (NOVA), Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), Netherlands; University of Oslo, Norway; Ministry of Science and Higher Education, DIR/WK/2017/12, the National Centre for Research and Development and the National Science Centre, UMO-2016/22/M/ST9/00583, Poland; Slovenian Research Agency, grants P1-0031, P1-0385, I0-0033, J1-9146, J1-1700, N1-0111, and the Young Researcher program, Slovenia; South African Department of Science and Technology and National Research Foundation through the South African Gamma-Ray Astronomy Programme, South Africa; The Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and the Spanish Research State Agency (AEI) through grants AYA2016-79724-C4-1-P, AYA2016-80889-P, AYA2016-76012-C3-1-P, BES-2016-076342, ESP2017-87055-C2-1-P, FPA2017-82729-C6-1-R, FPA2017-82729-C6-2-R, FPA2017-82729-C6-3-R, FPA2017-82729-C6-4-R, FPA2017-82729-C6-5-R, FPA2017-82729-C6-6-R, PGC2018-095161-B-I00, PGC2018-095512-B-I00; the \Centro de Excelencia Severo Ochoa"program through grants no. SEV-2015-0548, SEV-2016-0597, SEV-2016-0588, SEV-2017-0709; the "Unidad de Excelencia Maria de Maeztu" program through grant no. MDM-2015-0509; the "Ramon y Cajal" programme through grants RYC-2013-14511, RyC-2013-14660, RYC-2017-22665; and the MultiDark Consolider Network FPA2017-90566-REDC. Atraccion de Talento contract no. 2016-T1/TIC-1542 granted by the Comunidad de Madrid; the "Postdoctoral Junior Leader Fellowship" programme from La Caixa Banking Foundation, grants no. LCF/BQ/LI18/11630014 and LCF/BQ/PI18/11630012; the "Programa Operativo" FEDER2014-2020, Consejeria de Economia y Conocimiento de la Junta de Andalucia (ref. 1257737), PAIDI 2020 (ref. P18-FR-1580), and Universidad de Jaen; the Spanish AEI EQC2018-005094-P FEDER 2014-2020; the European Union's "Horizon 2020" research and innovation programme under Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement no. 665919; and the ESCAPE project with grant no. GA:824064, Spain; Swedish Research Council, Royal Physiographic Society of Lund, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, The Swedish National Infrastructure for Computing (SNIC) at Lunarc (Lund), Sweden; State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) and Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), Switzerland; Durham University, Leverhulme Trust, Liverpool University, University of Leicester, University of Oxford, Royal Society, Science and Technology Facilities Council, U.K.; U.S. National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, Argonne National Laboratory, Barnard College, University of California, University of Chicago, Columbia University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics (INPAC-MRPI program), Iowa State University, the Smithsonian Institution, Washington University McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences, The University of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, U.S.A. The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreements No 262053 and No 317446. This project is receiving funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programs under agreement No 676134.
Published: 2022

5. A Survey on Audio-Video based Defect Detection through Deep Learning in Railway Maintenance

Author: Donato, L. D., Flammini, F., Marrone, S., Mazzariello, C., Nardone, R., Sansone, C., Vittorini, V., De Donato, Lorenzo, Flammini, Francesco, Marrone, Stefano, Mazzariello, Claudio, Nardone, Roberto, Sansone, Carlo, and Vittorini, Valeria
Subjects: machine learning, smart railways, CNN, Computer vision, fault detection, inspection
Abstract: Within Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning (DL) represents a paradigm that has been showing unprecedented performance in image and audio processing by supporting or even replacing humans in defect and anomaly detection. The Railway sector is expected to benefit from DL applications, especially in predictive maintenance applications, where smart audio and video sensors can be leveraged yet kept distinct from safety-critical functions. Such separation is crucial, as it allows for improving system dependability with no impact on its safety certification. This is further supported by the development of DL in other transportation domains, such as automotive and avionics, opening for knowledge transfer opportunities and highlighting the potential of such a paradigm in railways. In order to summarize the recent state-of-the-art while inquiring about future opportunities, this paper reviews DL approaches for the analysis of data generated by acoustic and visual sensors in railway maintenance applications that have been published until August 31st, 2021. In this paper, the current state of the research is investigated and evaluated using a structured and systematic method, in order to highlight promising approaches and successful applications, as well as to identify available datasets, current limitations, open issues, challenges, and recommendations about future research directions.
Published: 2022

6. The Bright $\gamma$-ray Flare of 3C 279 in June 2015: AGILE Detection and Multifrequency Follow-up Observations

Author: Pittori, C., Lucarelli, F., Verrecchia, F., Raiteri, C. M., Villata, M., Vittorini, V., Tavani, M., Puccetti, S., Perri, M., Donnarumma, I., Vercellone, S., Acosta-Pulido, J. A., Bachev, R., Benitez, E., Borman, G. A., Carnerero, M. I., Carosati, D., Chen, W. P., Ehgamberdiev, Sh. A., Goded, A., Grishina, T. S., Hiriart, D., Hsiao, H. Y., Jorstad, S. G., Kimeridze, G. N., Kopatskaya, E. N., Kurtanidze, O. M., Kurtanidze, S. O., Larionov, V. M., Larionova, L. V., Marscher, A. P., Mirzaqulov, D. O., Morozova, D. A., Nilsson, K., Samal, M. R., Sigua, L. A., Spassov, B., Strigachev, A., Takalo, L. O., Antonelli, L. A., Bulgarelli, A., Cattaneo, P., Colafrancesco, S., Giommi, P., Longo, F., Morselli, A., and Paoletti, F.
Subjects: Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Abstract: We report the AGILE detection and the results of the multifrequency follow-up observations of a bright $\gamma$-ray flare of the blazar 3C 279 in June 2015. We use AGILE-GRID and Fermi-LAT $\gamma$-ray data, together with Swift-XRT, Swift-UVOT, and ground-based GASP-WEBT optical observations, including polarization information, to study the source variability and the overall spectral energy distribution during the $\gamma$-ray flare. The $\gamma$-ray flaring data, compared with as yet unpublished simultaneous optical data which allow to set constraints on the big blue bump disk luminosity, show very high Compton dominance values of $\sim 100$, with a ratio of $\gamma$-ray to optical emission rising by a factor of three in a few hours. The multi-wavelength behavior of the source during the flare challenges one-zone leptonic theoretical models. The new observations during the June 2015 flare are also compared with already published data and non-simultaneous historical 3C 279 archival data., Comment: 13 pages, 5 figures,5 Tables. Accepted for publication in ApJ
Published: 2018

7. The Bright $��$-ray Flare of 3C 279 in June 2015: AGILE Detection and Multifrequency Follow-up Observations

Author: Pittori, C., Lucarelli, F., Verrecchia, F., Raiteri, C. M., Villata, M., Vittorini, V., Tavani, M., Puccetti, S., Perri, M., Donnarumma, I., Vercellone, S., Acosta-Pulido, J. A., Bachev, R., Benitez, E., Borman, G. A., Carnerero, M. I., Carosati, D., Chen, W. P., Ehgamberdiev, Sh. A., Goded, A., Grishina, T. S., Hiriart, D., Hsiao, H. Y., Jorstad, S. G., Kimeridze, G. N., Kopatskaya, E. N., Kurtanidze, O. M., Kurtanidze, S. O., Larionov, V. M., Larionova, L. V., Marscher, A. P., Mirzaqulov, D. O., Morozova, D. A., Nilsson, K., Samal, M. R., Sigua, L. A., Spassov, B., Strigachev, A., Takalo, L. O., Antonelli, L. A., Bulgarelli, A., Cattaneo, P., Colafrancesco, S., Giommi, P., Longo, F., Morselli, A., and Paoletti, F.
Subjects: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics, FOS: Physical sciences
Abstract: We report the AGILE detection and the results of the multifrequency follow-up observations of a bright $��$-ray flare of the blazar 3C 279 in June 2015. We use AGILE-GRID and Fermi-LAT $��$-ray data, together with Swift-XRT, Swift-UVOT, and ground-based GASP-WEBT optical observations, including polarization information, to study the source variability and the overall spectral energy distribution during the $��$-ray flare. The $��$-ray flaring data, compared with as yet unpublished simultaneous optical data which allow to set constraints on the big blue bump disk luminosity, show very high Compton dominance values of $\sim 100$, with a ratio of $��$-ray to optical emission rising by a factor of three in a few hours. The multi-wavelength behavior of the source during the flare challenges one-zone leptonic theoretical models. The new observations during the June 2015 flare are also compared with already published data and non-simultaneous historical 3C 279 archival data., 13 pages, 5 figures,5 Tables. Accepted for publication in ApJ
Published: 2018
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8. Multimessenger observations of a flaring blazar coincident with high-energy neutrino IceCube-170922A

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R., Physics, Elementary Particle Physics, Vriendenkring VUB, Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Montpellier 2 - Sciences et Techniques (UM2), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École polytechnique (X)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Paris (UP), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Paris (UP), Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Grenoble (OSUG ), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), Współautorami artykułu są członkowie różnych grup badawczych w liczbie 875, Astrophysique Interprétation Modélisation (AIM (UMR7158 / UMR_E_9005 / UM_112)), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Grenoble (OSUG ), Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes [2016-2019] (UGA [2016-2019])-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes [2016-2019] (UGA [2016-2019]), Université Montpellier 2 - Sciences et Techniques (UM2)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, and PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)
Subjects: High energy, Kanata, Swift/NuSTAR, Astrophysics, Blazar, blazar: emission, 01 natural sciences, 7. Clean energy, Coincidence, Multidisciplinary, Blazar, Neutrino, High Energy Physics - Experiment, neutrino, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), ASAS-SN, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, HESS - Abteilung Hofmann, Computer Science::Databases, Physics, HAWC - Abteilung Hinton, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), COSMIC cancer database, Multidisciplinary, Supernova, gamma ray: emission, VERITAS, Neutrino, Kapteyn, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, General Science & Technology, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, FOS: Physical sciences, Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, IceCube Collaboration, jet: relativistic, AGILE, Coincident, Subaru, 0103 physical sciences, Kiso, supernova, neutrino event IceCube-170922A, gamma-ray blazar TXS 0506+056, quasar, Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics, ta115, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, INTEGRAL, background, Liverpool Telescope, VLA/17B-403 teams, MAGIC, messenger, flux, gamma ray: VHE, 13. Climate action, general, Diffuse flux, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Fermi-LAT, [PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph], HAWC, H.E.S.S
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Neutrinos are tracers of cosmic-ray acceleration: electrically neutral and traveling at nearly the speed of light, they can escape the densest environments and may be traced back to their source of origin. High-energy neutrinos are expected to be produced in blazars: intense extragalactic radio, optical, x-ray, and, in some cases, γ-ray sources characterized by relativistic jets of plasma pointing close to our line of sight. Blazars are among the most powerful objects in the Universe and are widely speculated to be sources of high-energy cosmic rays. These cosmic rays generate high-energy neutrinos and γ-rays, which are produced when the cosmic rays accelerated in the jet interact with nearby gas or photons. On 22 September 2017, the cubic-kilometer IceCube Neutrino Observatory detected a ~290-TeV neutrino from a direction consistent with the flaring γ-ray blazar TXS 0506+056. We report the details of this observation and the results of a multiwavelength follow-up campaign. RATIONALE Multimessenger astronomy aims for globally coordinated observations of cosmic rays, neutrinos, gravitational waves, and electromagnetic radiation across a broad range of wavelengths. The combination is expected to yield crucial information on the mechanisms energizing the most powerful astrophysical sources. That the production of neutrinos is accompanied by electromagnetic radiation from the source favors the chances of a multiwavelength identification. In particular, a measured association of high-energy neutrinos with a flaring source of γ-rays would elucidate the mechanisms and conditions for acceleration of the highest-energy cosmic rays. The discovery of an extraterrestrial diffuse flux of high-energy neutrinos, announced by IceCube in 2013, has characteristic properties that hint at contributions from extragalactic sources, although the individual sources remain as yet unidentified. Continuously monitoring the entire sky for astrophysical neutrinos, IceCube provides real-time triggers for observatories around the world measuring γ-rays, x-rays, optical, radio, and gravitational waves, allowing for the potential identification of even rapidly fading sources. RESULTS A high-energy neutrino-induced muon track was detected on 22 September 2017, automatically generating an alert that was distributed worldwide within 1 min of detection and prompted follow-up searches by telescopes over a broad range of wavelengths. On 28 September 2017, the Fermi Large Area Telescope Collaboration reported that the direction of the neutrino was coincident with a cataloged γ-ray source, 0.1° from the neutrino direction. The source, a blazar known as TXS 0506+056 at a measured redshift of 0.34, was in a flaring state at the time with enhanced γ-ray activity in the GeV range. Follow-up observations by imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, notably the Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Cherenkov (MAGIC) telescopes, revealed periods where the detected γ-ray flux from the blazar reached energies up to 400 GeV. Measurements of the source have also been completed at x-ray, optical, and radio wavelengths. We have investigated models associating neutrino and γ-ray production and find that correlation of the neutrino with the flare of TXS 0506+056 is statistically significant at the level of 3 standard deviations (sigma). On the basis of the redshift of TXS 0506+056, we derive constraints for the muon-neutrino luminosity for this source and find them to be similar to the luminosity observed in γ-rays. CONCLUSION The energies of the γ-rays and the neutrino indicate that blazar jets may accelerate cosmic rays to at least several PeV. The observed association of a high-energy neutrino with a blazar during a period of enhanced γ-ray emission suggests that blazars may indeed be one of the long-sought sources of very-high-energy cosmic rays, and hence responsible for a sizable fraction of the cosmic neutrino flux observed by IceCube.
Published: 2018

9. Study of the Gamma-ray performance of the GAMMA-400 Calorimeter

Author: Cumani, P., Galper, A. M., Bonvicini, V., Topchiev, N. P., Adriani, O., Aptekar, R. L., Argan, A., Arkhangelskaja, I. V., Arkhangelskiy, A. I., Bergstrom, L., Berti, E., Bigongiari, G., Bobkov, S. G., Boezio, M., Bogomolov, E. A., Bonechi, S., Bongi, M., Bottai, S., Bulgarelli, A., Castellini, G., Cattaneo, P. W., Dedenko, G. L., Donato, C., Dogiel, V. A., Donnarumma, I., Valentina Fioretti, Gorbunov, M. S., Gusakov, Yu V., Hnatyk, B. I., Kadilin, V. V., Kaplin, V. A., Kaplun, A. A., Kheymits, M. D., Korepanov, V. E., Larsson, J., Leonov, A. A., Loginov, V. A., Longo, F., Maestro, P., Marrocchesi, P. S., Menshenin, A. L., Mikhailov, V. V., Mocchiutti, E., Moiseev, A. A., Mori, N., Moskalenko, I. V., Naumov, P. Yu, Palma, F., Papini, P., Pearce, M., Piano, G., Picozza, P., Popov, A. V., Rappoldi, A., Ricciarini, S., Runtso, M. F., Ryde, F., Sabatini, S., Sarkar, R., Serdin, O. V., Sparvoli, R., Spillantini, P., Suchkov, S. I., Tavani, M., Taraskin, A. A., Tiberio, A., Tyurin, E. M., Ulanov, M. V., Vacchi, A., Vannuccini, E., Vasilyev, G. I., Vittorini, V., Yurkin, Yu T., Zampa, N., Zirakashvili, V. N., and Zverev, V. G.
Subjects: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, FOS: Physical sciences, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
Abstract: GAMMA-400 is a new space mission, designed as a dual experiment, capable to study both high energy gamma rays (from $\sim$100 MeV to few TeV) and cosmic rays (electrons up to 20 TeV and nuclei up to $\sim$10$^{15}$ eV). The full simulation framework of GAMMA-400 is based on the Geant4 toolkit. The details of the gamma-ray reconstruction pipeline in the pre-shower and calorimeter will be outlined. The performance of GAMMA-400 (PSF, effective area) have been obtained using this framework. The most updated results on them will be shown., 2014 Fermi Symposium proceedings - eConf C14102.1
Published: 2015

10. Characterization of a tagged gamma-ray beam line at the DA Phi NE Beam Test Facility

Author: Cattaneo, P. W., Argan, A., Boffelli, F., Bulgarelli, A., Buonomo, B., Chen, A. W., D'Ammando, F., Foggetta, L., Froysland, T., Fuschino, F., Galli, M., Gianotti, F., Giuliani, A., Longo, F., Marisaldi, M., Mazzitelli, G., Pellizzoni, A., Prest, Michela, Pucella, G., Quintieri, L., Rappoldi, A., Tavani, M., Trifoglio, M., Trois, A., Valente, P., Vallazza, E., Vercellone, S., Zambra, A., Barbiellini, G., Caraveo, P., Cocco, V., Costa, E., De Paris, G., Del Monte, E., Di Cocco, G., Donnarumma, I., Evangelista, Y., Feroci, M., Ferrari, A., Fiorini, M., Labanti, C., Lapshov, I., Lazzarotto, F., Lipari, P., Mastropietro, M., Mereghetti, S., Morelli, E., Moretti, E., Morselli, A., Pacciani, L., Perotti, F., Piano, G., Picozza, P., Pilia, M., Porrovecchio, G., Rapisarda, M., Rubini, A., Sabatini, S., Soffitta, P., Striani, E., Vittorini, V., Zanello, D., Colafrancesco, S., Giommi, P., Pittori, C., Santolamazza, P., Verrecchia, F., Salotti, L., Cattaneo PW, Argan A, Boffelli F, Bulgarelli A, Buonomo B, Chen AW, DAmmando F, Foggetta L, Froysland T, Fuschino F, Galli M, Gianotti F, Giuliani A, Longo F, Marisaldi M, Mazzitelli G, Pellizzoni A, Prest M, Pucella G, Quintieri L, Rappoldi A, Tavani M, Trifoglio M, Trois A, Valente P, Vallazza E, Vercellone S, Zambra A, Barbiellini G, Caraveo P, Cocco V, Costa E, De Paris G, Del Monte E, Di Cocco G, Donnarumma I, Evangelista Y, Feroci M, Ferrari A, Fiorini M, Labanti C, Lapshov I, Lazzarotto F, Lipari P, Mastropietro M, Mereghetti S, Morelli E, Moretti E, Morselli A, Pacciani L, Perotti F, Piano G, Picozza P, Pilia M, Porrovecchio G, Rapisarda M, Rubini A, Sabatini S, Soffitta P, Striani E, Vittorini V, Zanello D, Colafrancesco S, Giommi P, Pittori C, Santolamazza P, Verrecchia F, and Salotti L
Subjects: photon tagged beam, Gamma Ray Imaging Detector, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, AGILE satellite, Electron and positron beam, Photon beam, silicon tracker, Beam Test Facility, bremsstrahlung, Position-sensitive detector
Abstract: At the core of the AGILE scientific instrument, designed to operate on a satellite, there is the Gamma Ray Imaging Detector (GRID) consisting of a Silicon Tracker (ST), a Cesium Iodide Mini-Calorimeter and an Anti-Coincidence system of plastic scintillator bars. The ST needs an on-ground calibration with a gamma-ray beam to validate the simulation used to calculate the energy response function and the effective area versus the energy and the direction of the gamma rays. A tagged gamma-ray beam line was designed at the Beam Test Facility (BTF) of the INFN Laboratori Nazionali of Frascati (LNF), based on an electron beam generating gamma-rays through bremsstrahlung in a position-sensitive target. The gamma-ray energy is deduced by difference with the post-bremsstrahlung electron energy [1,2]. The electron energy is measured by a spectrometer consisting of a dipole magnet and an array of position sensitive silicon strip detectors, the Photon Tagging System (PTS). The use of the combined BTF-FTS system as tagged photon beam requires understanding the efficiency of gamma-ray tagging, the probability of fake tagging, the energy resolution andthe relation of the PTS hit position versus the gamma-ray energy. This paper describes this study comparing data taken during the AGILE calibration occurred in 2005 with simulation. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Published: 2012

11. High spatial resolution correlation of AGILE TGFs and global lightning activity above the equatorial belt

Author: Fuschino F, Marisaldi M, Labanti C, Barbiellini G, Del Monte E, Bulgarelli A, Trifoglio M, Gianotti F, Galli M, Argan A, Trois A, Tavani M, Moretti E, Giuliani A, Longo F, Costa E, Caraveo P, Cattaneo PW, Chen A, De Paris G, Di Cocco G, Di Persio G, Donnarumma I, Evangelista Y, Feroci M, Ferrari A, Fiorini M, Lapshov I, Lazzarotto F, Lipari P, Mereghetti S, Morselli A, Pacciani L, Pellizzoni A, Perotti F, Picozza P, Piano G, Pilia M, Prest M, Pucella G, Rapisarda M, Rappoldi A, Rubini A, Sabatini S, Soffitta P, Striani E, Vallazza E, Vercellone S, Vittorini V, Zambra A, Zanello D, Antonelli LA, Colafrancesco S, Cutini S, Giommi P, Lucarelli F, Pittori C, Santolamazza P, Verrecchia F, Salotti L., D'AMMANDO, FILIPPO, F., Fuschino, M., Marisaldi, C., Labanti, G., Barbiellini, Monte, E., A., Bulgarelli, M., Trifoglio, F., Gianotti, M., Galli, A., Argan, A., Troi, M., Tavani, E., Moretti, A., Giuliani, Longo, Francesco, E., Costa, P., Caraveo, P. W., Cattaneo, A., Chen, F., D'Ammando, Paris, G., Cocco, G., Persio, G., I., Donnarumma, Y., Evangelista, M., Feroci, A., Ferrari, M., Fiorini, I., Lapshov, F., Lazzarotto, P., Lipari, S., Mereghetti, A., Morselli, L., Pacciani, A., Pellizzoni, F., Perotti, P., Picozza, G., Piano, M., Pilia, M., Prest, G., Pucella, M., Rapisarda, A., Rappoldi, A., Rubini, S., Sabatini, P., Soffitta, E., Striani, E., Vallazza, S., Vercellone, V., Vittorini, A., Zambra, D., Zanello, L. A., Antonelli, S., Colafrancesco, S., Cutini, P., Giommi, F., Lucarelli, C., Pittori, P., Santolamazza, F., Verrecchia, L., Salotti, Fuschino F, Marisaldi M, Labanti C, Barbiellini G, Del Monte E, Bulgarelli A, Trifoglio M, Gianotti F, Galli M, Argan A, Trois A, Tavani M, Moretti E, Giuliani A, Longo F, Costa E, Caraveo P, Cattaneo PW, Chen A, DAmmando F, De Paris G, Di Cocco G, Di Persio G, Donnarumma I, Evangelista Y, Feroci M, Ferrari A, Fiorini M, Lapshov I, Lazzarotto F, Lipari P, Mereghetti S, Morselli A, Pacciani L, Pellizzoni A, Perotti F, Picozza P, Piano G, Pilia M, Prest M, Pucella G, Rapisarda M, Rappoldi A, Rubini A, Sabatini S, Soffitta P, Striani E, Vallazza E, Vercellone S, Vittorini V, Zambra A, Zanello D, Antonelli LA, Colafrancesco S, Cutini S, Giommi P, Lucarelli F, Pittori C, Santolamazza P, Verrecchia F, and Salotti L
Subjects: AGILE satellite, terrestrial gamma ray flashes, CsI calorimeter, satellite optical observations, global lightning, Atmospheric Processes: Lightning, Lightning [Atmospheric Processes], Atmospheric Processes: Atmospheric electricity, AGILE, TGF, global lightning activity, Atmospheric electricity [Atmospheric Processes]
Abstract: The AGILE satellite detects Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGFs) in the 0.35-100 MeV energy range using its Mini-Calorimeter (MCAL) instrument with an average detection rate of 10 TGFs/month. Thanks to its Low Earth Orbit with only 2.5 degree of inclination, AGILE guarantees an unprecedented exposure above the equator, where both lightning activity and TGF detection peak. Here we report the comparison between the AGILE TGFs detected between March 2009 and February 2010 and full climatology lightning worldwide distribution based on satellite optical observations from LIS (Lightning Imaging Sensor) and OTD (Optical Transient Detector) instruments. This approach is complementary to the one-to-one TGF/lightning correlations by ground-based sferics measurements. Based on mono and bi-dimensional Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests, we show that the AGILE TGFs and time-averaged global lightning in the equatorial area are not drawn from the same distribution. However, we find significant regional differences in the degree of correlation as well as in the TGF/lightning ratio. In the case of south east Asia we find a 87% probability for the TGF and lightning being samples of the same distribution. This result supports the idea that the physical conditions at play in TGF generation can have strong geographical and climatological modulation. Based on the assumption that the observed range of TGF/flash ratio holds at all latitudes we can estimate a global rate of (N) over dot similar or equal to 220 divided by 570 TGFs per day. The observed TGF/flash geographical modulation as well as the TGF global rate estimate are in agreement with previous observations. Citation: Fuschino, F., et al. (2011), High spatial resolution correlation of AGILE TGFs and global lightning activity above the equatorial belt, Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L14806, doi:10.1029/2011GL047817.
Published: 2011

12. Detection of terrestrial gamma ray flashes up to 40 MeV by the AGILE satellite

Author: Marisaldi, M., Fuschino, F., Labanti, C., Galli, M., Longo, Francesco, Monte, E. D., Barbiellini, G., Tavani, M., Giuliani, A., Moretti, E., Vercellone, S., Costa, E., Cutini, S., Donnarumma, I., Evangelista, Y., Feroci, M., Lapshov, I., Lazzarotto, F., Lipari, P., Mereghetti, S., Pacciani, L., Rapisarda, M., Soffitta, P., Trifoglio, M., Argan, A., Boffelli, F., Bulgarelli, A., Caraveo, P., Cattaneo, P. W., Chen, A., Cocco, V., D'Ammando, F., Paris, G. D., Cocco, G. D., Persio, G. D., Ferrari, A., Fiorini, M., Froysland, T., Gianotti, F., Morselli, A., Pellizzoni, A., Perotti, F., Picozza, P., Piano, G., Pilia, M., Prest, M., Pucella, G., Rappoldi, A., Rubini, A., Sabatini, S., Striani, E., Trois, A., Vallazza, E., Vittorini, V., Zambra, A., Zanello, D., Antonelli, L. A., Colafrancesco, S., Gasparrini, D., Giommi, P., Pittori, C., Preger, B., Santolamazza, P., Verrecchia, F., Salotti, L., Marisaldi M, Fuschino F, Labanti C, Galli M, Longo F, Del Monte E, Barbiellini G, Tavani M, Giuliani A, Moretti E, Vercellone S, Costa E, Cutini S, Donnarumma I, Evangelista Y, Feroci M, Lapshov I, Lazzarotto F, Lipari P, Mereghetti S, Pacciani L, Rapisarda M, Soffitta P, Trifoglio M, Argan A, Boffelli F, Bulgarelli A, Caraveo P, Cattaneo PW, Chen A, Cocco V, DAmmando F, De Paris G, Di Cocco G, Di Persio G, Ferrari A, Fiorini M, Froysland T, Gianotti F, Morselli A, Pellizzoni A, Perotti F, Picozza P, Piano G, Pilia M, Prest M, Pucella G, Rappoldi A, Rubini A, Sabatini S, Striani E, Trois A, Vallazza E, Vittorini V, Zambra A, Zanello D, Antonelli LA, Colafrancesco S, Gasparrini D, Giommi P, Pittori C, Preger B, Santolamazza P, Verrecchia F, Salotti L, M., Marisaldi, F., Fuschino, C., Labanti, M., Galli, Longo, Francesco, E. D., Monte, G., Barbiellini, M., Tavani, A., Giuliani, E., Moretti, S., Vercellone, E., Costa, S., Cutini, I., Donnarumma, Y., Evangelista, M., Feroci, I., Lapshov, F., Lazzarotto, P., Lipari, S., Mereghetti, L., Pacciani, M., Rapisarda, P., Soffitta, M., Trifoglio, A., Argan, F., Boffelli, A., Bulgarelli, P., Caraveo, P. W., Cattaneo, A., Chen, V., Cocco, F., D'Ammando, G. D., Pari, G. D., Cocco, G. D., Persio, A., Ferrari, M., Fiorini, T., Froysland, F., Gianotti, A., Morselli, A., Pellizzoni, F., Perotti, P., Picozza, G., Piano, M., Pilia, M., Prest, G., Pucella, A., Rappoldi, A., Rubini, S., Sabatini, E., Striani, A., Troi, E., Vallazza, V., Vittorini, A., Zambra, D., Zanello, L. A., Antonelli, S., Colafrancesco, D., Gasparrini, P., Giommi, C., Pittori, B., Preger, P., Santolamazza, F., Verrecchia, and L., Salotti
Subjects: Agile, terrestrial gamma ray flashes, minicalorimeter, High Energy Gamma-ray Astronomy, AGILE satellite, Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes, terrestrial gamma ray flashes, AGILE satellite
Abstract: We report the detection by the Astrorivelatore Gamma a Immagini Leggero (AGILE) satellite of terrestrial gamma ray flashes (TGFs) obtained with the minicalorimeter (MCAL) detector operating in the energy range 0.3-100 MeV. We select events typically lasting a few milliseconds with spectral and directional selections consistent with the TGF characteristics previously reported by other space missions. During the period 1 June 2008 to 31 March 2009 we detect 34 high-confidence events showing millisecond durations and a geographical distribution peaked over continental Africa and Southeast Asia. For the first time, AGILE-MCAL detects photons associated with TGF events up to 40 MeV. We determine the cumulative spectral properties of the spectrum in the range 0.5-40 MeV, which can be effectively described by a Bremsstrahlung spectrum. We find that both the TGF cumulative spectral properties and their geographical distribution are in good agreement with the Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) results.
Published: 2010

13. The AGILE Mission

Author: Tavani M, Barbiellini G, Argan A, Boffelli F, Bulgarelli A, Caraveo P, Cattaneo PW, Chen AW, Cocco V, Costa E, Del Monte E, De Paris G, Di Cocco G, Di Persio G, Donnarumma I, Evangelista Y, Feroci M, Ferrari A, Fiorini M, Fornari F, Fuschino F, Froysland T, Frutti M, Galli M, Gianotti F, Giuliani A, Labanti C, Lapshov I, Lazzarotto F, Liello F, Lipari P, Longo F, Mattaini E, Marisaldi M, Mastropietro M, Mauri A, Mauri F, Mereghetti S, Morelli E, Morselli A, Pacciani L, Pellizzoni A, Perotti F, Piano G, Picozza P, Pontoni C, Porrovecchio G, Prest M, Pucella G, Rapisarda M, Rappoldi A, Rossi E, Rubini A, Soffitta P, Traci A, Trifoglio M, Trois A, Vallazza E, Vercellone S, Vittorini V, Zambra A, Zanello D, Pittori C, Preger B, Santolamazza P, Verrecchia F, Giommi P, Colafrancesco S, Antonelli A, Cutini S, Gasparrini D, Stellato S, Fanari G, Primavera R, Tamburelli F, Viola F, Guarrera G, Salotti L, D'Amico F, Marchetti E, Crisconio M, Sabatini P, Annoni G, Alia S, Longoni A, Sanquerin R, Battilana M, Concari P, Dessimone E, Grossi R, Parise A, Monzani F, Artina E, Pavesi R, Marseguerra G, Nicolini L, Scandelli L, Soli L, Vettorello V, Zardetto E, Bonati A, Maltecca L, D'Alba E, Patane M, Babini G, Onorati F, Acquaroli L, Angelucci M, Morelli B, Agostara C, Cerone M, Michetti A, Tempesta P, D'Eramo S, Rocca F, Giannini F, Borghi G, Garavelli B, Conte M, Balasini M, Ferrario I, Vanotti M, Collavo E, Giacomazzo M., D'AMMANDO, FILIPPO, M., Tavani, G., Barbiellini, A., Argan, F., Boffelli, A., Bulgarelli, P., Caraveo, P. W., Cattaneo, A. W., Chen, V., Cocco, E., Costa, F., D'Ammando, E. D., Monte, G. D., Pari, G. D., Cocco, G. D., Persio, I., Donnarumma, Y., Evangelista, M., Feroci, A., Ferrari, M., Fiorini, F., Fornari, F., Fuschino, T., Froysland, M., Frutti, M., Galli, F., Gianotti, A., Giuliani, C., Labanti, I., Lapshov, F., Lazzarotto, F., Liello, P., Lipari, Longo, Francesco, E., Mattaini, M., Marisaldi, M., Mastropietro, A., Mauri, F., Mauri, S., Mereghetti, E., Morelli, A., Morselli, L., Pacciani, A., Pellizzoni, F., Perotti, G., Piano, P., Picozza, C., Pontoni, G., Porrovecchio, M., Prest, G., Pucella, M., Rapisarda, A., Rappoldi, E., Rossi, A., Rubini, P., Soffitta, A., Traci, M., Trifoglio, A., Troi, E., Vallazza, S., Vercellone, V., Vittorini, A., Zambra, D., Zanello, C., Pittori, B., Preger, P., Santolamazza, F., Verrecchia, P., Giommi, S., Colafrancesco, A., Antonelli, S., Cutini, D., Gasparrini, S., Stellato, G., Fanari, R., Primavera, F., Tamburelli, F., Viola, G., Guarrera, L., Salotti, F., D'Amico, E., Marchetti, M., Crisconio, P., Sabatini, G., Annoni, S., Alia, A., Longoni, R., Sanquerin, M., Battilana, P., Concari, E., Dessimone, R., Grossi, A., Parise, F., Monzani, E., Artina, R., Pavesi, G., Marseguerra, L., Nicolini, L., Scandelli, L., Soli, V., Vettorello, E., Zardetto, A., Bonati, L., Maltecca, E., D'Alba, M., Patane, G., Babini, F., Onorati, L., Acquaroli, M., Angelucci, B., Morelli, C., Agostara, M., Cerone, A., Michetti, P., Tempesta, S., D'Eramo, F., Rocca, F., Giannini, G., Borghi, B., Garavelli, M., Conte, M., Balasini, I., Ferrario, M., Vanotti, E., Collavo, M., Giacomazzo, Tavani M, Barbiellini G, Argan A, Boffelli F, Bulgarelli A, Caraveo P, Cattaneo PW, Chen AW, Cocco V, Costa E, DAmmando F, Del Monte E, De Paris G, Di Cocco G, Di Persio G, Donnarumma I, Evangelista Y, Feroci M, Ferrari A, Fiorini M, Fornari F, Fuschino F, Froysland T, Frutti M, Galli M, Gianotti F, Giuliani A, Labanti C, Lapshov I, Lazzarotto F, Liello F, Lipari P, Longo F, Mattaini E, Marisaldi M, Mastropietro M, Mauri A, Mauri F, Mereghetti S, Morelli E, Morselli A, Pacciani L, Pellizzoni A, Perotti F, Piano G, Picozza P, Pontoni C, Porrovecchio G, Prest M, Pucella G, Rapisarda M, Rappoldi A, Rossi E, Rubini A, Soffitta P, Traci A, Trifoglio M, Trois A, Vallazza E, Vercellone S, Vittorini V, Zambra A, Zanello D, Pittori C, Preger B, Santolamazza P, Verrecchia F, Giommi P, Colafrancesco S, Antonelli A, Cutini S, Gasparrini D, Stellato S, Fanari G, Primavera R, Tamburelli F, Viola F, Guarrera G, Salotti L, D'Amico F, Marchetti E, Crisconio M, Sabatini P, Annoni G, Alia S, Longoni A, Sanquerin R, Battilana M, Concari P, Dessimone E, Grossi R, Parise A, Monzani F, Artina E, Pavesi R, Marseguerra G, Nicolini L, Scandelli L, Soli L, Vettorello V, Zardetto E, Bonati A, Maltecca L, D'Alba E, Patane M, Babini G, Onorati F, Acquaroli L, Angelucci M, Morelli B, Agostara C, Cerone M, Michetti A, Tempesta P, D'Eramo S, Rocca F, Giannini F, Borghi G, Garavelli B, Conte M, Balasini M, Ferrario I, Vanotti M, Collavo E, and Giacomazzo M
Subjects: Agile, Active galactic nucleus, gamma and X ray detection, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, media_common.quotation_subject, satellite, FOS: Physical sciences, Astrophysics, High Energy Gamma-ray Astronomy, Pulsar, astro-ph, Angular resolution, media_common, Physics, Calorimeter (particle physics), Astrophysics (astro-ph), Detector, AGILE satellite, Detectors, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Universe, Supernova, Space and Planetary Science, Orbit (dynamics), instrumentation: detectors – techniques: high angular resolution – techniques: image processing – gamma rays: observations – X-rays: general
Abstract: AGILE is an Italian Space Agency mission dedicated to the observation of the gamma-ray Universe. The AGILE very innovative instrumentation combines for the first time a gamma-ray imager (sensitive in the energy range 30 MeV - 50 GeV), a hard X-ray imager (sensitive in the range 18-60 keV) together with a Calorimeter (sensitive in the range 300 keV - 100 MeV) and an anticoincidence system. AGILE was successfully launched on April 23, 2007 from the Indian base of Sriharikota and was inserted in an equatorial orbit with a very low particle background. AGILE provides crucial data for the study of Active Galactic Nuclei, Gamma-Ray Bursts, pulsars, unidentified gamma-ray sources, Galactic compact objects, supernova remnants, TeV sources, and fundamental physics by microsecond timing. An optimal angular resolution (reaching 0.1-0.2 degrees in gamma-rays, 1-2 arcminutes in hard X-rays) and very large fields of view (2.5 sr and 1 sr, respectively) are obtained by the use of Silicon detectors integrated in a very compact instrument. The paper describes the AGILE Mission and its space and ground segments., 20 pages, 26 figures. submitted to Astron. & Astrophys
Published: 2009

14. MULTIWAVELENGTH OBSERVATIONS OF A TeV-FLARE FROM W COMAE

Author: Veritas, Collaboration, Acciari, V. A., Aliu, E., Aune, T., Beilicke, M., Benbow, W., Bottcher, M., Boltuch, D., Buckley, J. H., Bradbury, S. M., Bugaev, V., Byrum, K., Cannon, A., Cesarini, A., Ciupik, L., Cogan, P., Cui, W., Dickherber, R., Duke, C., Falcone, A., Finley, J. P., Fortin, P., Fortson, L., Furniss, A., Galante, N., Gall, D., Gibbs, K., Gillanders, G. H., Grube, J., Guenette, R., Gyuk, G., Hanna, D., Holder, J., Hui, C. M., Humensky, T. B., Kaaret, P., Karlsson, N., Kertzman, M., Kieda, D., Konopelko, A., Krawczynski, H., Krennrich, F., Lang, M. J., Lebohec, S., Maier, G., Mcarthur, S., Mccann, A., Mccutcheon, M., Millis, J., Moriarty, P., Ong, R. A., Otte, A. N., Pandel, D., Perkins, J. S., Pichel, A., Pohl, M., Quinn, J., Ragan, K., Reyes, L. C., Reynolds, P. T., Roache, E., Rose, H. J., Sembroski, G. H., Smith, A. W., Steele, D., Theiling, M., Thibadeau, S., Varlotta, A., Vassiliev, V. V., Vincent, S., Wakely, S. P., Ward, J. E., Weekes, T. C., Weinstein, A., Weisgarber, T., Williams, D. A., Wissel, S., Wood, M., Agile, The Team, Pian, E., Vercellone, S., Donnarumma, I., D Ammando, F., Bulgarelli, A., Chen, A. W., Giuliani, A., Longo, F., Pacciani, L., Pucella, G., Vittorini, V., Tavani, M., Argan, A., Barbiellini, G., Caraveo, P., Cattaneo, P. W., Cocco, V., Costa, E., Del Monte, E., Paris, G., Di Cocco, G., Evangelista, Y., Feroci, M., Fiorini, M., Froysland, T., Frutti, M., Fuschino, F., Galli, M., Gianotti, F., Labanti, C., Lapshov, I., Lazzarotto, F., Lipari, P., Marisaldi, M., Mastropietro, M., Mereghetti, S., Morelli, E., Morselli, A., Pellizzoni, A., Perotti, F., Piano, G., Picozza, P., Pilia, M., Porrovecchio, G., Prest, M., Rapisarda, M., Rappoldi, A., Rubini, A., Soffitta, S. Sabatini P., Trifoglio, M., Trois, A., Vallazza, E., Zambra, A., Zanello, D., Pittori, C., Santolamazza, P., Verrecchia, F., Giommi, P., Colafrancesco, S., Salotti, L., Massimo Villata, Raiteri, C. M., Aller, H. D., Aller, M. F., Arkharov, A. A., Efimova, N. V., Larionov, V. M., Leto, P., Ligustri, R., Lindfors, E., Pasanen, M., Kurtanidze, O. M., Tetradze, S. D., Lahteenmaki, A., Kotiranta, M., Cucchiara, A., Romano, P., Nesci, R., Pursimo, T., Heidt, J., Benitez, E., Hiriart, D., Nilsson, K., Berdyugin, A., Mujica, R., Dultzin, D., Lopez, J. M., Mommert, M., Sorcia, M., La Calle Perez, I., V. A., Acciari, E., Aliu, T., Aune, M., Beilicke, W., Benbow, M., Bottcher, D., Boltuch, J. H., Buckley, S. M., Bradbury, V., Bugaev, K., Byrum, A., Cannon, A., Cesarini, L., Ciupik, P., Cogan, W., Cui, R., Dickherber, C., Duke, A., Falcone, J. P., Finley, P., Fortin, L., Fortson, A., Furni, N., Galante, D., Gall, K., Gibb, G. H., Gillander, J., Grube, R., Guenette, G., Gyuk, D., Hanna, J., Holder, C. M., Hui, T. B., Humensky, P., Kaaret, N., Karlsson, M., Kertzman, D., Kieda, A., Konopelko, H., Krawczynski, F., Krennrich, M. J., Lang, S., Lebohec, G., Maier, S., Mcarthur, A., Mccann, M., Mccutcheon, J., Milli, P., Moriarty, R. A., Ong, A. N., Otte, D., Pandel, J. S., Perkin, A., Pichel, M., Pohl, J., Quinn, K., Ragan, L. C., Reye, P. T., Reynold, E., Roache, H. J., Rose, G. H., Sembroski, A. W., Smith, D., Steele, M., Theiling, S., Thibadeau, A., Varlotta, V. V., Vassiliev, S., Vincent, S. P., Wakely, J. E., Ward, T. C., Weeke, A., Weinstein, T., Weisgarber, D. A., William, S., Wissel, M., Wood, E., Pian, S., Vercellone, I., Donnarumma, F., D'Ammando, A., Bulgarelli, A. W., Chen, A., Giuliani, Longo, Francesco, L., Pacciani, G., Pucella, V., Vittorini, M., Tavani, A., Argan, G., Barbiellini, P., Caraveo, P. W., Cattaneo, V., Cocco, E., Costa, E. D., Monte, G. D., Pari, G. D., Cocco, Y., Evangelista, M., Feroci, M., Fiorini, T., Froysland, M., Frutti, F., Fuschino, M., Galli, F., Gianotti, C., Labanti, I., Lapshov, F., Lazzarotto, P., Lipari, M., Marisaldi, M., Mastropietro, S., Mereghetti, E., Morelli, A., Morselli, A., Pellizzoni, F., Perotti, G., Piano, P., Picozza, M., Pilia, G., Porrovecchio, M., Prest, M., Rapisarda, A., Rappoldi, A., Rubini, S., Sabatini, P., Soffitta, M., Trifoglio, A., Troi, E., Vallazza, A., Zambra, D., Zanello, C., Pittori, P., Santolamazza, F., Verrecchia, P., Giommi, S., Colafrancesco, L., Salotti, M., Villata, C. M., Raiteri, H. D., Aller, M. F., Aller, A. A., Arkharov, N. V., Efimova, V. M., Larionov, P., Leto, R., Ligustri, E., Lindfor, M., Pasanen, O. M., Kurtanidze, S. D., Tetradze, A., Lahteenmaki, M., Kotiranta, A., Cucchiara, P., Romano, R., Nesci, T., Pursimo, J., Heidt, E., Benitez, D., Hiriart, K., Nilsson, A., Berdyugin, R., Mujica, D., Dultzin, J. M., Lopez, M., Mommert, M., Sorcia, I. D., Perez, Acciari VA, Aliu E, Aune T, Beilicke M, Benbow W, Bottcher M, Boltuch D, Buckley JH, Bradbury SM, Bugaev V, Byrum K, Cannon A, Cesarini A, Ciupik L, Cogan P, Cui W, Dickherber R, Duke C, Falcone A, Finley JP, Fortin P, Fortson L, Furniss A, Galante N, Gall D, Gibbs K, Gillanders GH, Grube J, Guenette R, Gyuk G, Hanna D, Holder J, Hui CM, Humensky TB, Kaaret P, Karlsson N, Kertzman M, Kieda D, Konopelko A, Krawczynski H, Krennrich F, Lang MJ, LeBohec S, Maier G, McArthur S, McCann A, McCutcheon M, Millis J, Moriarty P, Ong RA, Otte AN, Pandel D, Perkins JS, Pichel A, Pohl M, Quinn J, Ragan K, Reyes LC, Reynolds PT, Roache E, Rose HJ, Sembroski GH, Smith AW, Steele D, Theiling M, Thibadeau S, Varlotta A, Vassiliev VV, Vincent S, Wakely SP, Ward JE, Weekes TC, Weinstein A, Weisgarber T, Williams DA, Wissel S, Wood M, Pian E, Vercellone S, Donnarumma I, DAmmando F, Bulgarelli A, Chen AW, Giuliani A, Longo F, Pacciani L, Pucella G, Vittorini V, Tavani M, Argan A, Barbiellini G, Caraveo P, Cattaneo PW, Cocco V, Costa E, Del Monte E, De Paris G, Di Cocco G, Evangelista Y, Feroci M, Fiorini M, Froysland T, Frutti M, Fuschino F, Galli M, Gianotti F, Labanti C, Lapshov I, Lazzarotto F, Lipari P, Marisaldi M, Mastropietro M, Mereghetti S, Morelli E, Morselli A, Pellizzoni A, Perotti F, Piano G, Picozza P, Pilia M, Porrovecchio G, Prest M, Rapisarda M, Rappoldi A, Rubini A, Sabatini S, Soffitta P, Trifoglio M, Trois A, Vallazza E, Zambra A, Zanello D, Pittori C, Santolamazza P, Verrecchia F, Giommi P, Colafrancesco S, Salotti L, Villata M, Raiteri CM, Aller HD, Aller MF, Arkharov AA, Efimova NV, Larionov VM, Leto P, Ligustri R, Lindfors E, Pasanen M, Kurtanidze OM, Tetradze SD, Lahteenmaki A, Kotiranta M, Cucchiara A, Romano P, Nesci R, Pursimo T, Heidt J, Benitez E, Hiriart D, Nilsson K, Berdyugin A, Mujica R, Dultzin D, Lopez JM, Mommert M, Sorcia M, and Perez ID
Subjects: Agile, High energy, agile space mission, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, bl-lacertae objects, FOS: Physical sciences, Flux, Astrophysics, Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, telescope, 01 natural sciences, High Energy Gamma-ray Astronomy, blazar, law.invention, multiwavelength, BL Lacertae, law, 0103 physical sciences, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Very High Energy Gamma-ray Astronomy, AGILE satellite, Active Galactic Nuclei, Gamma ray, background-radiation, Astronomy and Astrophysics, gamma-ray emission, lac objects, spectral energy-distributions, veritas observations, Space and Planetary Science, source list, Spectral energy distribution, BL Lacertae objects: individual (W Com), Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, gamma rays: observations, Flare, BL Lac object
Abstract: We report results from an intensive multiwavelength campaign on the intermediate-frequency-peaked BL Lacertae object W Com (z=0.102) during a strong outburst of very high energy gamma-ray emission in June 2008. The very high energy gamma-ray signal was detected by VERITAS on 2008 June 7-8 with a flux F(>200 GeV) = (5.7+-0.6)x10^-11 cm-2s-1, about three times brighter than during the discovery of gamma-ray emission from W Com by VERITAS in 2008 March. The initial detection of this flare by VERITAS at energies above 200 GeV was followed by observations in high energy gamma-rays (AGILE, E>100 MeV), and X-rays (Swift and XMM-Newton), and at UV, and ground-based optical and radio monitoring through the GASP-WEBT consortium and other observatories. Here we describe the multiwavelength data and derive the spectral energy distribution (SED) of the source from contemporaneous data taken throughout the flare., 26 pages, 5 figures; Accepted for publication by The Astrophysical Journal
Published: 2009

15. Automating web service composition in e-government processes

Author: MOSCATO, Francesco, Di Lorenzo G, Mazzocca N, Vittorini V., Moscato, Francesco, Di Lorenzo, G, Mazzocca, N, and Vittorini, V.
Published: 2009

16. The blob crashes into the mirror: modelling the exceptional gamma-ray flaring activity of 3C 454.3 in November 2010

Author: Vittorini, V., Tavani, M., Cavaliere, A., Striani, E., and Vercellone, S.
Subjects: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, FOS: Physical sciences, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Abstract: We focus on the exceptional flaring activity of 3C 454.3 in November 2010 and we discuss a theoretical framework addressing all data in their overall evolution. For two weeks the source has shown a plateau of enhanced GeV emission preceding a sudden major flare lasting about 3 days before decaying. The gamma-ray flare onset is abrupt (about 6 hours), and is characterized by a prominent "Compton dominance" with the GeV flux exceeding the pre-flare values by a factor of 4-5, whereas the optical and X-ray fluxes increased only by a factor 2. We explore two alternatives. Case 1, with high-energy emission originating within the BLR; and Case 2, with most of it produced outside. We show that Case 1 has considerable problems in explaining the whole set of multifrequency data. Case 2, instead, leads to a consistent and interesting interpretation based on the enhanced inverse Compton radiation that is produced as the jet crashes onto a mirror cloud positioned at few parsec from the BH. This model explains the gamma-ray vs. optical/X-ray behavior of 3C 454.3, including the otherwise puzzling phenomena such as the prominent "orphan" optical flare, and the enhanced line emission with no appreciable gamma-ray counterpart that preceded the GeV flare. It also accounts for the delayed onset of the latter on top of the long plateau. Our modelling of the exceptional 3C 454.3 gamma-ray flare shows that, while emission inside the canonical BLR is problematic, major and rapid variations can be produced at parsec scales with moderate bulk Lorentz factors $\Gamma\approx 15$., Comment: Submitted: February 21, 2014. Accepted: July 19, 2014
Published: 2014

17. The OsMoSys/DrawNET Xe! Languages System: A Novel Infrastructure for Multi-Formalism Object-Oriented Modelling

Author: GIBAUDO M, IACONO M, VITTORINI V., MAZZOCCA, NICOLA, M., Gribaudo, Iacono, Mauro, N., Mazzocca, V., Vittorini, Gribaudo, M., Iacono, M., Mazzocca, N., Vittorini, Valeria, Gibaudo, M, Iacono, M, Mazzocca, Nicola, and Vittorini, V.
Published: 2003

18. The Osmosys approach to multiformalism modelling of system

Author: FRANCESCHINIS G, IACONO M, VITTORINI V., MAZZOCCA, NICOLA, Franceschinis, G, Iacono, M, Mazzocca, Nicola, and Vittorini, V.
Published: 2003

19. An Experience in Railway interlocking Systems Specification and Formal Verification

Author: CHIANESE R., LAZZARO A., MARMO P, PAPA D., VITTORINI V., MAZZOCCA, NICOLA, G. TARNAI, E. SCHNIEDER, Chianese, R., Lazzaro, A., Marmo, P., Mazzocca, N., Papa, D., Vittorini, Valeria, G. TARNAI E. SCHNIEDER, Marmo, P, Mazzocca, Nicola, and Vittorini, V.
Published: 2003

20. An Experience in Railway interlocking System Specification and formal Verification

Author: CHIANESE R, LAZZARO A, MARMO P, PAPA D, VITTORINI V., MAZZOCCA, NICOLA, Chianese, R, Lazzaro, A, Marmo, P, Mazzocca, Nicola, Papa, D, and Vittorini, V.
Abstract: L'Harmattan Hongrie publisher
Published: 2003

21. The Surprising Crab Nebula

Author: Striani, E., Tavani, M., and Vittorini, V.
Subjects: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, FOS: Physical sciences, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Abstract: We will present our study of the flux and spectral variability of the Crab above 100 MeV on different timescales ranging from days to weeks. In addition to the four main intense and day-long flares detected by AGILE and Fermi-LAT between Sept. 2007 and Sept. 2012, we find evidence for week-long and less intense episodes of enhanced gamma-ray emission that we call "waves". Statistically significant "waves" show timescales of 1-2 weeks, and can occur by themselves or in association with shorter flares. The Sept. - Oct. 2007 gamma-ray enhancement episode detected by AGILE shows both "wave" and flaring behavior. We extend our analysis to the publicly available Fermi-LAT dataset and show that several additional "wave" episodes can be identified. We discuss the spectral properties of the September 2007 "wave"/flare event and show that the physical properties of the "waves" are intermediate between steady and flaring states. Plasma instabilities inducing "waves" appear to involve spatial distances $ l \sim 10^{16} \,$cm and enhanced magnetic fields $B \sim (0.5 - 1)\,$}mG. Day-long flares are characterized by smaller distances and larger local magnetic fields. Typically, the deduced total energy associated with the "wave" phenomenon ($E_w \sim 10^{42} \, \rm erg$, where $E_w$ is the kinetic energy of the emitting particles) is comparable with that associated to the flares, and can reach a few percent of the total available pulsar spindown energy. Most likely, flares and waves are the product of the same class of plasma instabilities that we show acting on different timescales and radiation intensities., 2012 Fermi Symposium proceedings - eConf C121028
Published: 2013

22. Transient Gamma-ray Emission from Cygnus X-3 Detected by AGILE: Leptonic and Hadronic Emission Models

Author: Piano, G., Tavani, M., Vittorini, V., and Giuliani, A.
Subjects: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, FOS: Physical sciences, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Abstract: The AGILE satellite detected several episodes of transient gamma-ray emission from Cygnus X-3. Cross-correlating the AGILE light curve with both X-ray and radio monitoring data, we found that the main events of gamma-ray activity were detected while the system was in soft spectral X-ray states, that coincide with local and often sharp minima of the hard X-ray flux, a few days before intense radio outbursts. This repetitive temporal coincidence between the gamma-ray transient emission and spectral state changes of the source turns out to be the spectral signature of high-energy activity from this microquasar. The gamma-ray differential spectrum of Cygnus X-3 (100 MeV - 3 GeV), which was obtained by averaging the data collected by AGILE during the gamma-ray events, is consistent with a power law of photon index {\alpha} = 2.0 +/- 0.2. Finally, we examined leptonic and hadronic emission models for the gamma-ray activity and found that both scenarios are valid. In particular, in the leptonic model - based on inverse Compton scatterings of mildly relativistic electrons on soft photons from both the Wolf-Rayet companion star and the accretion disk - the emitting particles may also contribute to the overall hard X-ray spectrum, possibly explaining the hard non-thermal power-law tail seen during special soft X-ray states in Cygnus X-3., Comment: 2012 Fermi Symposium proceedings - eConf C121028
Published: 2013
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23. Vulnerability analysis and modeling for critical infrastructure protection

Author: Marrone, S., Nardone, R., Tedesco, A., D'Amore, P., Vittorini, V., Setola, R., Cillis, F. D., Mazzocca, N., S., Marrone, Nardone, Roberto, A., Tedesco, P., D'Amore, Vittorini, Valeria, R., Setola, F. D., Cilli, and Mazzocca, Nicola
Published: 2013

24. Efficient Model checking of properties of a distribuited application: a multimedia case study

Author: MAZZOCCA, NICOLA, SANTONE A, VAGLINI G, VITTORINI V., Mazzocca, Nicola, Santone, A, Vaglini, G, and Vittorini, V.
Published: 2002

25. AGILE detection of Cygnus X-3 γ-ray active states during the period mid-2009/mid-201bulgarelli@iasfbo.inaf.it

Author: Bulgarelli, A., Tavani, M., Chen, A. W., Evangelista, Y., Trifoglio, M., Gianotti, F., Piano, G., Sabatini, S., Striani, E., Pooley, G., Trushkin, S., Nizhelskij, N. A., Mccollough, M., Koljonen, K. I. I., Hannikainen, D., Lahteenmaki, A., Tammi, J., Lavonen, N., Steeghs, D., Aboudan, A., Argan, A., Barbiellini, G., Campana, R., Caraveo, P., Cattaneo, P. W., Cocco, V., Contessi, T., Costa, E., D'Ammando, F., Del Monte, E., De Paris, G., Di Cocco, G., Donnarumma, I., Feroci, M., Fiorini, M., Fuschino, F., Galli, M., Giuliani, A., Giusti, M., Labanti, C., Lapshov, I., Lazzarotto, F., Lipari, P., Longo, F., Marisaldi, M., Mereghetti, S., Morelli, E., Moretti, E., Morselli, A., Pacciani, L., Pellizzoni, A., Perotti, F., Picozza, P., Pilia, M., Prest, M., Pucella, G., Rapisarda, M., Rappoldi, A., Rubini, A., Soffitta, P., Trois, A., Vallazza, E., Vercellone, S., Vittorini, V., Zambra, A., Zanello, D., Giommi, P., Pittori, C., Verrecchia, F., Santolamazza, P., Lucarelli, F., Colafrancesco, S., and Salotti, L.
Subjects: gamma-rays: stars, stars: individual: Cygnus x-3
Published: 2012

26. The observation of Gamma Ray Bursts with AGILE

Author: Del Monte, E., Fuschino, F., Giuliani, A., Longo, F., Marisaldi, M., Trifoglio, M., Argan, A., Andrea Bulgarelli, Caraveo, P., Cattaneo, P. W., Chen, A., Costa, E., Di Cocco, G., Donnarumma, I., Evangelista, Y., Galli, M., Gianotti, F., Labanti, C., Lapshov, I., Lazzarotto, F., Lipari, P., Mereghetti, S., Morselli, A., Pacciani, L., Pellizzoni, A., Perotti, F., Picozza, P., Pilia, M., Prest, M., Pucella, G., Rapisarda, M., Rappoldi, A., Soffitta, P., Tavani, M., Trois, A., Vercellone, S., Vittorini, V., Pittori, C., Agile, Team, E., Del Monte, F., Fuschino, A., Giuliani, Longo, Francesco, M., Marisaldi, M., Trifoglio, A., Argan, A., Bulgarelli, P., Caraveo, P. W., Cattaneo, A., Chen, E., Costa, Cocco, G., I., Donnarumma, Y., Evangelista, M., Galli, F., Gianotti, C., Labanti, I., Lapshov, F., Lazzarotto, P., Lipari, S., Mereghetti, A., Morselli, L., Pacciani, A., Pellizzoni, F., Perotti, P., Picozza, M., Pilia, M., Prest, G., Pucella, M., Rapisarda, A., Rappoldi, P., Soffitta, M., Tavani, A., Troi, S., Vercellone, V., Vittorini, C., Pittori, and Team
Subjects: Gamma-ray burst: general, general [Gamma-ray burst]
Published: 2012

27. The characterization of the distant blazar GB6 J1239+0443 from flaring and low activity periods

Author: Pacciani, L., Donnarumma, I., Denney, K. D., Assef, R. J., Ikejiri, Y., Yamanaka, M., Uemura, M., Domingo, A., Giommi, P., Tarchi, A., Verrecchia, F., Longo, F., Rainó, S., Giusti, M., Vercellone, S., Chen, A. W., Striani, E., Vittorini, V., Tavani, M., Bulgarelli, A., Giuliani, A., Pucella, G., Argan, A., Barbiellini, G., Caraveo, P., Cattaneo, P. W., Colafrancesco, S., Costa, E., De Paris, G., Del Monte, E., Di Cocco, G., Evangelista, Y., Ferrari, A., Feroci, M., Fiorini, M., Fuschino, F., Galli, M., Gianotti, F., Labanti, C., Lapshov, I., Lazzarotto, F., Lipari, P., Marisaldi, M., Mereghetti, S., Morelli, E., Moretti, E., Morselli, A., Pellizzoni, A., Perotti, F., Piano, G., Picozza, P., Pilia, M., Prest, M., Rapisarda, M., Rappoldi, A., Rubini, A., Sabatini, S., Soffitta, P., Trifoglio, M., Trois, A., Vallazza, E., Zanello, D., Pittori, C., Santolamazza, P., Lucarelli, F., Salotti, L., Valentini, G., L., Pacciani, I., Donnarumma, K. D., Denney, R. J., Assef, Y., Ikejiri, M., Yamanaka, M., Uemura, A., Domingo, P., Giommi, A., Tarchi, F., Verrecchia, Longo, Francesco, S., Raino, M., Giusti, S., Vercellone, A. W., Chen, E., Striani, V., Vittorini, M., Tavani, A., Bulgarelli, A., Giuliani, G., Pucella, A., Argan, G., Barbiellini, P., Caraveo, P. W., Cattaneo, S., Colafrancesco, E., Costa, Paris, G., E. D., Monte, G. D., Cocco, Y., Evangelista, A., Ferrari, M., Feroci, M., Fiorini, F., Fuschino, M., Galli, F., Gianotti, C., Labanti, I., Lapshov, F., Lazzarotto, P., Lipari, M., Marisaldi, S., Mereghetti, E., Morelli, E., Moretti, A., Morselli, A., Pellizzoni, F., Perotti, G., Piano, P., Picozza, M., Pilia, M., Prest, M., Rapisarda, A., Rappoldi, A., Rubini, S., Sabatini, P., Soffitta, M., Trifoglio, A., Troi, E., Vallazza, D., Zanello, C., Pittori, P., Santolamazza, F., Lucarelli, L., Salotti, and G., Valentini
Subjects: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), astro-ph.HE, Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO), gamma-ray flaring, general [quasars], Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, galaxies: active, FOS: Physical sciences, individual: GB6 J1239+0443 [galaxies], Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, AGILE satellite, radiation mechanisms, black hole, blazar, radiation mechanisms: non-thermal, non-thermal [radiation mechanisms], galaxies: individual: GB6 J1239+0443, quasars: general, active [galaxies], astro-ph.CO, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Abstract: In 2008 AGILE and Fermi detected gamma-ray flaring activity from the unidentified EGRET source 3EG J1236+0457, recently associated with a flat spectrum radio quasar GB6 J1239+0443 at z=1.762. The optical counterpart of the gamma-ray source underwent a flux enhancement of a factor 15-30 in 6 years, and of ~10 in six months. We interpret this flare-up in terms of a transition from an accretion-disk dominated emission to a synchrotron-jet dominated one. We analysed a Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) archival optical spectrum taken during a period of low radio and optical activity of the source. We estimated the mass of the central black hole using the width of the CIV emission line. In our work, we have also investigated SDSS archival optical photometric data and UV GALEX observations to estimate the thermal-disk emission contribution of GB6 J1239+0443. Our analysis of the gamma-ray data taken during the flaring episodes indicates a flat gamma-ray spectrum, with an extension of up to 15 GeV, with no statistically-relevant sign of absorption from the broad line region, suggesting that the blazar-zone is located beyond the broad line region. This result is confirmed by the modeling of the broad-band spectral energy distribution (well constrained by the available multiwavelength data) of the flaring activity periods and by the accretion disk luminosity and black hole mass estimated by us using archival data., Comment: 30 pages, 7 figures, 4 tables MNRAS Accepted on 2012 June 18
Published: 2012

28. Characterization of a tagged $\gamma$-ray beam line at the DAFNE Beam Test Facility

Author: Cattaneo, P W, Argan, A, Boffelli, F, Bulgarelli, A, Buonomo, B, Chen, A W, D’Ammando, F, FoggettA, L, Froysland, T, Fuschino, F, Galli, M, Gianotti, F, Giuliani, A, Longo, F, Marisaldi, M, Mazzitelli, G, Pellizzoni, A, Prest, M, Pucella, G, Quintieri, L, Rappoldi, A, Tavani, M, Trifoglio, M, Trois, A, Valente, P, Vallazza, E, Vercellone, S, Zambra, A, Barbiellini, G, Caraveo, P, Cocco, V, Costa, E, De Paris, G, Del Monte, E, Di Cocco, G, Donnarumma, I, Evangelista, Y, Feroci, M, Ferrari, A, Fiorini, M, Labanti, C, Lapshov, I, Lazzarotto, F, Lipari, P, Mastropietro, M, Mereghetti, S, Morelli, E, Moretti, E, Morselli, A, Pacciani, L, Perotti, F, Piano, G, Picozza, P, Pilia, M, Porrovecchio, G, Rapisarda, M, Rubini, A, Sabatini, S, Soffitta, P, Striani, E, Vittorini, V, Zanello, D, Colafrancesco, S, Giommi, P, Pittori, C, Santolamazza, P, Verrecchia, F, and Salotti, L
Subjects: Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Test beams infrastructure at CERN and Frascati [8.2], Improvement and equipment of irradiation and test beam lines [8], Detectors and Experimental Techniques
Abstract: At the core of the AGILE scientific instrument, designed to operate on a satellite, there is the Gamma Ray Imaging Detector (GRID) consisting of a Silicon Tracker (ST), a Cesium Iodide Mini-Calorimeter and an Anti-Coincidence system of plastic scintillator bars. The ST needs an on-ground calibration with a γ-ray beam to validate the simulation used to calculate the energy response function and the effective area versus the energy and the direction of the γ rays. A tagged γ-ray beam line was designed at the Beam Test Facility (BTF) of the INFN Laboratori Nazionali of Frascati (LNF), based on an electron beam generating γ-rays through bremsstrahlung in a position-sensitive target. The γ-ray energy is deduced by difference with the post-bremsstrahlung electron energy [1] and [2]. The electron energy is measured by a spectrometer consisting of a dipole magnet and an array of position sensitive silicon strip detectors, the Photon Tagging System (PTS). The use of the combined BTF-PTS system as tagged photon beam requires understanding the efficiency of γ-ray tagging, the probability of fake tagging, the energy resolution and the relation of the PTS hit position versus the γ-ray energy. This paper describes this study comparing data taken during the AGILE calibration occurred in 2005 with simulation.
Published: 2012

29. Characterization of a tagged $\gamma$-ray beam line at the DA$\Phi$NE Beam Test Facility

Author: Cattaneo, P. W., Argan, A., Boffelli, F., Bulgarelli, A., Buonomo, B., Chen, A. W., D'Ammando, F., Froysland, T., Fuschino, F., Galli, M., Gianotti, F., Giuliani, A., Longo, F., Marisaldi, M., Mazzitelli, G., Pellizzoni, A., Prest, M., Pucella, G., Quintieri, L., Rappoldi, A., Tavani, M., Trifoglio, M., Trois, A., Valente, P., Vallazza, E., Vercellone, S., Zambra, A., Barbiellini, G., Caraveo, P., Cocco, V., Costa, E., De Paris, G., Del Monte, E., Di Cocco, G., Donnarumma, I., Evangelista, Y., Feroci, M., Ferrari, A., Fiorini, M., Labanti, C., Lapshov, I., Lazzarotto, F., Lipari, P., Mastropietro, M., Mereghetti, S., Morelli, E., Moretti, E., Morselli, A., Pacciani, L., Perotti, F., Piano, G., Picozza, P., Pilia, M., Porrovecchio, G., Rapisarda, M., Rubini, A., Sabatini, S., Soffitta, P., Striani, E., Vittorini, V., Zanello, D., Colafrancesco, S., Giommi, P., Pittori, C., Santolamazza, P., Verrecchia, F., and Salotti, L.
Subjects: Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Abstract: At the core of the AGILE scientific instrument, designed to operate on a satellite, there is the Gamma Ray Imaging Detector (GRID) consisting of a Silicon Tracker (ST), a Cesium Iodide Mini-Calorimeter and an Anti-Coincidence system of plastic scintillator bars. The ST needs an on-ground calibration with a $\gamma$-ray beam to validate the simulation used to calculate the energy response function and the effective area versus the energy and the direction of the $\gamma$ rays. A tagged $\gamma$-ray beam line was designed at the Beam Test Facility (BTF) of the INFN Laboratori Nazionali of Frascati (LNF), based on an electron beam generating $\gamma$ rays through bremsstrahlung in a position-sensitive target. The $\gamma$-ray energy is deduced by difference with the post-bremsstrahlung electron energy \cite{prest}-\cite{hasan}. The electron energy is measured by a spectrometer consisting of a dipole magnet and an array of position sensitive silicon strip detectors, the Photon Tagging System (PTS). The use of the combined BTF-PTS system as tagged photon beam requires understanding the efficiency of $\gamma$-ray tagging, the probability of fake tagging, the energy resolution and the relation of the PTS hit position versus the $\gamma$-ray energy. This paper describes this study comparing data taken during the AGILE calibration occurred in 2005 with simulation., Comment: 23 pages; 17 figures. Second and final version accepted by Nucl. Instr. & Meth. A
Published: 2011

30. Spectral Evolution of the September 2010 gamma-ray flare from the Crab Nebula (V2)

Author: Vittorini, V., Tavani, M., Pucella, G., and Donnarumma, I.
Subjects: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, FOS: Physical sciences, Physics::Accelerator Physics, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Abstract: Strong gamma-ray flares from the Crab Nebula have been recently discovered by AGILE and confirmed by Fermi-LAT. We study here the spectral evolution in the gamma-ray energy range above 50 MeV of the September 2010 flare that was simultaneously detected by AGILE and Fermi-LAT. We revisit the AGILE spectral data, and present an emission model based on rapid (within 1 day) acceleration followed by synchrotron cooling. We show that this model successfully explains both the published AGILE and Fermi-LAT spectral data showing a rapid rise and a decay within 2-3 days. Our analysis constrains the acceleration timescale and mechanism, the properties of the particle distribution function, and the local magnetic field. The combination of very rapid acceleration, emission well above 100 MeV, and the spectral evolution consistent with synchrotron cooling contradicts the idealized scenario predicting an exponential cutoff at photon energies above 100 MeV. We also consider a variation of our model based on even shorter acceleration and decay timescales which can be consistent with the published averaged properties., accepted on ApJL
Published: 2011

31. First results about on-ground calibration of the Silicon Tracker for the AGILE satellite

Author: AGILE Collaboration, Cattaneo, P. W., Argan, A., Boffelli, F., Bulgarelli, A., Buonomo, B., Chen, A. W., D'Ammando, F., Froysland, T., Fuschino, F., Galli, M., Gianotti, F., Giuliani, A., Longo, F., Marisaldi, M., Mazzitelli, G., Pellizzoni, A., Prest, M., Pucella, G., Quintieri, L., Rappoldi, A., Tavani, M., Trifoglio, M., Trois, A., Valente, P., Vallazza, E., Vercellone, S., Zambra, A., Barbiellini, G., Caraveo, P., Cocco, V., Costa, E., De Paris, G., Del Monte, E., Di Cocco, G., Donnarumma, I., Evangelista, Y., Feroci, M., Ferrari, A., Fiorini, M., Labanti, C., Lapshov, I., Lazzarotto, F., Lipari, P., Mastropietro, M., Mereghetti, S., Morelli, E., Moretti, E., Morselli, A., Pacciani, L., Perotti, F., Piano, G., Picozza, P., Pilia, M., Porrovecchio, G., Rapisarda, M., Rubini, A., Sabatini, S., Soffitta, P., Striani, E., Vittorini, V., Zanello, D., Colafrancesco, S., Giommi, P., Pittori, C., Santolamazza, P., Verrecchia, F., and Salotti, L.
Subjects: Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Physics::Accelerator Physics, FOS: Physical sciences, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det), Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Nuclear Experiment, physics.ins-det, Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM), astro-ph.IM
Abstract: The AGILE scientific instrument has been calibrated with a tagged $\gamma$-ray beam at the Beam Test Facility (BTF) of the INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (LNF). The goal of the calibration was the measure of the Point Spread Function (PSF) as a function of the photon energy and incident angle and the validation of the Monte Carlo (MC) simulation of the silicon tracker operation. The calibration setup is described and some preliminary results are presented., Comment: Presented at the 2nd Roma International Conference on Astroparticle Physics 2009, Villa Mondragone, Rome, Italy, May 13-15 2009. Pages 6, Figures 10
Published: 2011
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32. AGILE monitoring of the microquasar Cygnus X-3

Author: Piano, G., Bulgarelli, A., Tavani, M., Vittorini, V., McCollough, M., Pooley, G., and Trushkin, S.
Subjects: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, FOS: Physical sciences, Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Abstract: AGILE data on Cygnus X-3 are reviewed focussing on the correlation between the production of gamma-ray transient emission and spectral state changes of the source. AGILE clearly establishes a relation between enhanced gamma-ray emission and the "quenched" radio/hard X-ray states that precede in general major radio flares. We briefly discuss the theoretical implications of our findings., Comment: 2011 Fermi Symposium proceedings - eConf C110509
Published: 2011
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33. Variable and transient galactic gamma-ray sources with AGILE

Author: Longo, Francesco, Bulgarelli, A., Chen, A., Gianotti, F., Giuliani, A., Lucarelli, F., Piano, G., Pittori, C., Sabatini, S., Striani, E., Tavani, M., Trifoglio, M., Verrecchia, F., Argan, A., BARBIELLINI AMIDEI, Guido, Costa, E., Caraveo, P., Cattaneo, P. W., D'Ammando, F., De Paris, G., Del Monte, E., Di Cocco, G., Di Persio, G., Donnarumma, I., Evangelista, Y., Feroci, M., Ferrari, A., Fiorini, M., Froysland, T., Fuschino, F., Galli, M., Labanti, C., Lapshov, I., Lazzarotto, F., Lipari, P., Marisaldi, M., Mereghetti, S., Moretti, Elena, Morselli, A., Pacciani, L., Pellizzoni, A., Perotti, F., Picozza, P., Pilia, M., Prest, M., Pucella, G., Rapisarda, M., Rappoldi, A., Rubini, A., Soffitta, P., Trois, A., Vallazza, E., Vercellone, S., Vittorini, V., Zambra, A., Zanello, D., Antonelli, L. A., Colafrancesco, S., Cutini, S., Giommi, P., Santolamazza, P., Salotti, L., Longo, Francesco, A., Bulgarelli, A., Chen, F., Gianotti, A., Giuliani, F., Lucarelli, G., Piano, C., Pittori, S., Sabatini, E., Striani, M., Tavani, M., Trifoglio, F., Verrecchia, A., Argan, BARBIELLINI AMIDEI, Guido, E., Costa, P., Caraveo, P. W., Cattaneo, F., D'Ammando, G., De Pari, E., Del Monte, G., Di Cocco, G., Di Persio, I., Donnarumma, Y., Evangelista, M., Feroci, A., Ferrari, M., Fiorini, T., Froysland, F., Fuschino, M., Galli, C., Labanti, I., Lapshov, F., Lazzarotto, P., Lipari, M., Marisaldi, S., Mereghetti, Moretti, Elena, A., Morselli, L., Pacciani, A., Pellizzoni, F., Perotti, P., Picozza, M., Pilia, M., Prest, G., Pucella, M., Rapisarda, A., Rappoldi, A., Rubini, P., Soffitta, A., Troi, E., Vallazza, S., Vercellone, V., Vittorini, A., Zambra, D., Zanello, L. A., Antonelli, S., Colafrancesco, S., Cutini, P., Giommi, P., Santolamazza, and L., Salotti
Subjects: Microquasar, Microquasars, High Energy Gamma-ray Astronomy, Galactic sources
Abstract: AGILE has been providing continous monitoring of the Galactic plane in its three years of operation. Thanks to its sensitivity at energies near 100 MeV, AGILE has observed variability and transient behaviour in a number of sources. Simultaneous hard-X ray coverage, rapid alerts to the astronomical community, and multiwavelength campaigns have provided identifications for some of these sources and placed constraints on others. We provide an overview of these observations and their possible counterparts, including microquasars and colliding wind binaries.
Published: 2011

34. AGILE detection of Cygnus X-3 ��-ray active states during the period mid-2009/mid-2010

Author: Bulgarelli, A., Tavani, M., Chen, A. W., Evangelista, Y., Trifoglio, M., Gianotti, F., Piano, G., Sabatini, S., Striani, E., Pooley, G., Trushkin, S., Nizhelskij, N. A., McCollough, M., Koljonen, K. I. I., Hannikainen, D., L��hteenm��ki, A., Tammi, J., Lavonen, N., Steeghs, D., Aboudan, A., Argan, A., Barbiellini, G., Campana, R., Caraveo, P., Cattaneo, P. W., Cocco, V., Contessi, T., Costa, E., D'Ammando, F., Del Monte, E., De Paris, G., Di Cocco, G., Donnarumma, I., Feroci, M., Fiorini, M., Fuschino, F., Galli, M., Giuliani, A., Giusti, M., Labanti, C., Lapshov, I., Lazzarotto, F., Lipari, P., Longo, F., Marisaldi, M., Mereghetti, S., Morelli, E., Moretti, E., Morselli, A., Pacciani, L., Pellizzoni, A., Perotti, F., Picozza, P., Pilia, M., Prest, M., Pucella, G., Rapisarda, M., Rappoldi, A., Rubini, A., Soffitta, P., Trois, A., Vallazza, E., Vercellone, S., Vittorini, V., Zambra, A., Zanello, D., Giommi, P., Pittori, C., Verrecchia, F., Santolamazza, P., Lucarelli, F., Colafrancesco, S., and Salotti, L.
Subjects: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), FOS: Physical sciences
Abstract: Cygnus X-3 (Cyg X-3) is a well-known microquasar producing variable emission at all wavelengths. Cyg X-3 is a prominent X-ray binary producing relativistic jets, and studying its high energy emission is crucial for the understanding of the fundamental acceleration processes in accreting compact objects. Aims. Our goal is to study extreme particle acceleration and ��-ray production above 100 MeV during special spectral states of Cyg X- 3 usually characterized by a low hard X-ray flux and enhanced soft X-ray states. We observed Cyg X-3 with the AGILE satellite in extended time intervals from 2009 Jun.-Jul., and 2009 Nov.-2010 Jul. We report here the results of the AGILE ��-ray monitoring of Cyg X-3 as well as the results from extensive multiwavelength campaigns involving radio (RATAN-600, AMI-LA and Mets��hovi Radio Observatories) and X-ray monitoring data (XTE and Swift). We detect a series of repeated ��-ray flaring activity from Cyg X-3 that correlate with the soft X-ray states and episodes of decreasing or non-detectable hard X-ray emission. Furthermore, we detect ��-ray enhanced emission that tends to be associated with radio flares greater than 1 Jy at 15 GHz, confirming a trend already detected in previous observations. The source remained active above 100 MeV for an extended period of time (almost 1.5 months in 2009 Jun.-Jul. and 1 month in 2010 May). We study in detail the short timescale ��-ray flares that occurred before or near the radio peaks. Our results confirm the transient nature of the extreme particle acceleration from the microquasar Cyg X-3. A series of repeated ��-ray flares shows correlations with radio and X-ray emission confirming a well established trend of emission. We compare our results with Fermi-LAT and MAGIC TeV observations of Cyg X-3., 16 pages, 8 figures, 7 tables; A&A (2011)
Published: 2011
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35. Characterization of a tagged $��$-ray beam line at the DA$��$NE Beam Test Facility

Author: Cattaneo, P. W., Argan, A., Boffelli, F., Bulgarelli, A., Buonomo, B., Chen, A. W., D'Ammando, F., Froysland, T., Fuschino, F., Galli, M., Gianotti, F., Giuliani, A., Longo, F., Marisaldi, M., Mazzitelli, G., Pellizzoni, A., Prest, M., Pucella, G., Quintieri, L., Rappoldi, A., Tavani, M., Trifoglio, M., Trois, A., Valente, P., Vallazza, E., Vercellone, S., Zambra, A., Barbiellini, G., Caraveo, P., Cocco, V., Costa, E., De Paris, G., Del Monte, E., Di Cocco, G., Donnarumma, I., Evangelista, Y., Feroci, M., Ferrari, A., Fiorini, M., Labanti, C., Lapshov, I., Lazzarotto, F., Lipari, P., Mastropietro, M., Mereghetti, S., Morelli, E., Moretti, E., Morselli, A., Pacciani, L., Perotti, F., Piano, G., Picozza, P., Pilia, M., Porrovecchio, G., Rapisarda, M., Rubini, A., Sabatini, S., Soffitta, P., Striani, E., Vittorini, V., Zanello, D., Colafrancesco, S., Giommi, P., Pittori, C., Santolamazza, P., Verrecchia, F., and Salotti, L.
Subjects: Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, FOS: Physical sciences, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det), Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
Abstract: At the core of the AGILE scientific instrument, designed to operate on a satellite, there is the Gamma Ray Imaging Detector (GRID) consisting of a Silicon Tracker (ST), a Cesium Iodide Mini-Calorimeter and an Anti-Coincidence system of plastic scintillator bars. The ST needs an on-ground calibration with a $��$-ray beam to validate the simulation used to calculate the energy response function and the effective area versus the energy and the direction of the $��$ rays. A tagged $��$-ray beam line was designed at the Beam Test Facility (BTF) of the INFN Laboratori Nazionali of Frascati (LNF), based on an electron beam generating $��$ rays through bremsstrahlung in a position-sensitive target. The $��$-ray energy is deduced by difference with the post-bremsstrahlung electron energy \cite{prest}-\cite{hasan}. The electron energy is measured by a spectrometer consisting of a dipole magnet and an array of position sensitive silicon strip detectors, the Photon Tagging System (PTS). The use of the combined BTF-PTS system as tagged photon beam requires understanding the efficiency of $��$-ray tagging, the probability of fake tagging, the energy resolution and the relation of the PTS hit position versus the $��$-ray energy. This paper describes this study comparing data taken during the AGILE calibration occurred in 2005 with simulation., 23 pages; 17 figures. Second and final version accepted by Nucl. Instr. & Meth. A
Published: 2011
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36. AGILE detection of extreme gamma-ray activity from the blazar PKS 1510-089 during March 2009

Author: D'Ammando, F., Raiteri, C. M., Villata, M., Romano, P., Pucella, G., Krimm, H. A., Covino, S., Orienti, M., Giovannini, G., Vercellone, S., Pian, E., Donnarumma, I., Vittorini, V., Tavani, M., Argan, A., Barbiellini, G., Boffelli, F., Bulgarelli, A., Caraveo, P., Cattaneo, P. W., Chen, A. W., Cocco, V., Costa, E., Del Monte, E., De Paris, G., Di Cocco, G., Evangelista, Y., Feroci, M., Ferrari, A., Fiorini, M., Froysland, T., Frutti, M., Fuschino, F., Galli, M., Gianotti, F., Giuliani, A., Labanti, C., Lapshov, I., Lazzarotto, F., Lipari, P., Longo, F., Marisaldi, M., Mereghetti, S., Morselli, A., Pacciani, L., Pellizzoni, A., Perotti, F., Piano, G., Picozza, P., Pilia, M., Porrovecchio, G., Prest, Michela, Rapisarda, M., Rappoldi, A., Rubini, A., Sabatini, S., Soffitta, P., Striani, E., Trifoglio, M., Trois, A., Vallazza, E., Zambra, A., Zanello, D., Agudo, I., Aller, H. D., Aller, M. F., Arkharov, A. A., Bach, U., Benitez, E., Berdyugin, A., Blinov, D. A., Buemi, C. S., Chen, W. P., Di Paola, A., Dolci, M., Forne, E., Fuhrmann, L., Gomez, J. L., Gurwell, M. A., Jordan, B., Jorstad, S. G., Heidt, J., Hiriart, D., Hovatta, T., Hsiao, H. Y., Kimeridze, G., Konstantinova, T. S., Kopatskaya, E. N., Koptelova, E., Kurtanidze, O. M., Kurtanidze, S. O., Larionov, V. M., Lahteenmaki, A., Leto, P., Lindfors, E., Marscher, A. P., Mcbreen, B., Mchardy, I. M., Morozova, D. A., Nilsson, K., Pasanen, M., Roca Sogorb, M., Sillanpaa, A., Takalo, L. O., Tornikoski, M., Trigilio, C., Troitsky, I. S., Umana, G., Antonelli, L. A., Colafrancesco, S., Pittori, C., Santolamazza, P., Verrecchia, F., Giommi, P., and Salotti, L.
Subjects: radio quasar PKS 1510-089, AGILE satellite, gamma-ray, observations from UV to hard X-ray and radio
Published: 2011

37. AGILE detection of extreme γ-ray activity from the blazar PKS 1510-089 during March 2009. Multifrequency analysis

Author: D' Ammando, F, Raiteri, C, Villata, M, Romano, P, Pucella, G, Krimm, H, Covino, S, Orienti, M, Giovannini, G, Vercellone, S, Pian, E, Donnarumma, I, Vittorini, V, Tavani, M, Argan, A, Barbiellini, G, Boffelli, F, Bulgarelli, A, Caraveo, P, Cattaneo, P, Chen, A, Cocco, V, Costa, E, Del Monte, E, de Paris, G, Di Cocco, G, Evangelista, Y, Feroci, M, Ferrari, A, Fiorini, M, Froysland, T, Frutti, M, Fuschino, F, Galli, M, Gianotti, F, Giuliani, A, Labanti, C, Lapshov, I, Lazzarotto, F, Lipari, P, Longo, F, Marisaldi, M, Mereghetti, S, Morselli, A, Pacciani, L, Pellizzoni, A, Perotti, F, Piano, G, Picozza, P, Pilia, M, Porrovecchio, G, Prest, M, Rapisarda, M, Rappoldi, A, Rubini, A, Sabatini, S, Soffitta, P, Striani, E, Trifoglio, M, Trois, A, Vallazza, E, Zambra, A, Zanello, D, Agudo, I, Aller, H, Aller, M, Arkharov, A, Bach, U, Benitez, E, Berdyugin, A, Blinov, D, Buemi, C, Chen, W, di Paola, A, Dolci, M, Forn#232, E, Fuhrmann, L, G#242, Mez, J, Gurwell, M, Jordan, B, Jorstad, S, Heidt, J, Hiriart, D, Hovatta, T, Hsiao, H, Kimeridze, G, Konstantinova, T, Kopatskaya, E, Koptelova, E, Kurtanidze, O, Kurtanidze, S, Larionov, V, Lahteenmaki, A, Leto, P, Lindfors, E, Marscher, A, Mcbreen, B, Mchardy, I, Morozova, D, Nilsson, K, Pasanen, M, Roca Sogorb, M, Sillanpaa, A, Takalo, L, Tornikoski, M, Trigilio, Corrado, Troitsky, I, Umana, G, Antonelli, L, Colafrancesco, S, Pittori, C, Santolamazza, P, Verrecchia, F, Giommi, P, and Salotti, L.
Published: 2011

38. Nets building Blocks

Author: BASILE F, CHIACCHIO P, VITTORINI V., MAZZOCCA, NICOLA, Basile, F, Chiacchio, P, Mazzocca, Nicola, and Vittorini, V.
Abstract: Los Angeles USA
Published: 1999

39. Efficient Model Checking of Properties of a Multimedia Application

Author: Mazzocca, M., Santone, A., Vaglini, Gigliola, VITTORINI V., DE FRANCESCO, A, Mazzocca, Nicola, Vaglini, G, and Vittorini, V.
Abstract: North Falmouth, Massachusetts (USA)
Published: 1999

40. Modelling Flexible Manufacturing System: a Petri NEt Modular Approach

Author: BASILE P, CHIACCHIO N, VITTORINI V., MAZZOCCA, NICOLA, Basile, P, Chiacchio, N, Mazzocca, Nicola, and Vittorini, V.
Abstract: Zaragoza, Spain
Published: 1999

41. Building formal models of concurrent and distribited system: an experience in applicability with two different Petri nets approaches

Author: MAZZOCCA, NICOLA, RUSSO S, VITTORINI V., Mazzocca, Nicola, Russo, S, and Vittorini, V.
Published: 1999

42. The December 2009 gamma-ray flare of 3C 454.3: the multifrequency campaign

Author: Pacciani, L., Vittorini, V., Tavani, M., Fiocchi, M. T., Vercellone, S., D'Ammando, F., Sakamoto, T., Pian, E., Raiteri, C. M., Villata, M., Sasada, M., Itoh, R., Yamanaka, M., Uemura, M., Striani, E., Fugazza, D., Tiengo, A., Krimm, H. A., Stroh, M. C., Falcone, A. D., Curran, P. A., Sadun, A. C., Lahteenmaki, A., Tornikoski, M., Aller, H. D., Aller, M. F., Lin, C. S., Larionov, V. M., Leto, P., Takalo, L. O., Berdyugin, A., Gurwell, M. A., Bulgarelli, A., Chen, A. W., Donnarumma, I., Giuliani, A., Longo, F., Pucella, G., Argan, A., Caraveo, G. Barbiellini P., Cattaneo, P. W., Cocco, V., Costa, E., De Paris, G., Del Monte, E., Di Cocco, G., Evangelista, Y., Ferrari, A., Feroci, M., Fiorini, M., Fuschino, F., Galli, M., Gianotti, F., Labanti, C., Lapshov, I., Lazzarotto, F., Lipari, P., Marisaldi, M., Mereghetti, S., Morelli, E., Moretti, E., Morselli, A., Pellizzoni, A., Perotti, F., Piano, G., Picozza, P., Pilia, M., Prest, M., Rapisarda, M., Rappoldi, A., Rubini, A., Sabatini, S., Soffitta, P., Trifoglio, M., Trois, A., Vallazza, E., Zanello, D., Colafrancesco, S., Pittori, C., Verrecchia, F., Santolamazza, P., Lucarelli, F., Giommi, P., and Salotti, L.
Subjects: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO), Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, FOS: Physical sciences, Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Abstract: During the month of December, 2009 the blazar 3C 454.3 became the brightest gamma-ray source in the sky, reaching a peak flux F ~2000E-8 ph/cm2/s for E > 100 MeV. Starting in November, 2009 intensive multifrequency campaigns monitored the 3C 454 gamma-ray outburst. Here we report the results of a 2-month campaign involving AGILE, INTEGRAL, Swift/XRT, Swift/BAT, RossiXTE for the high-energy observations, and Swift/UVOT, KANATA, GRT, REM for the near-IR/optical/UV data. The GASP/WEBT provided radio and additional optical data. We detected a long-term active emission phase lasting ~1 month at all wavelengths: in the gamma-ray band, peak emission was reached on December 2-3, 2009. Remarkably, this gamma-ray super-flare was not accompanied by correspondingly intense emission in the optical/UV band that reached a level substantially lower than the previous observations in 2007-2008. The lack of strong simultaneous optical brightening during the super-flare and the determination of the broad-band spectral evolution severely constrain the theoretical modelling. We find that the pre- and post-flare broad-band behavior can be explained by a one-zone model involving SSC plus external Compton emission from an accretion disk and a broad-line region. However, the spectra of the Dec. 2-3, 2009 super-flare and of the secondary peak emission on Dec. 9, 2009 cannot be satisfactorily modelled by a simple one-zone model. An additional particle component is most likely active during these states., 21 pages, 2 figures, ApJL accepted
Published: 2010
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43. Discovery of extreme particle acceleration in the microquasar Cygnus X-3

Author: Tavani, M., Bulgarelli, A., Piano, G., Sabatini, S., Striani, E., Evangelista, Y., Trois, A., Pooley, G., Trushkin, S., Nizhelskij, N. A., McCollough, M., Koljonen, K. I. I., Pucella, G., Giuliani, A., Chen, A. W., Costa, E., Vittorini, V., Trifoglio, M., Gianotti, F., Argan, A., Barbiellini, G., Caraveo, P., Cattaneo, P. W., Cocco, V., Contessi, T., D'Ammando, F., Del Monte, E., De Paris, G., Di Cocco, G., Di Persio, G., Donnarumma, I., Feroci, M., Ferrari, A., Fuschino, F., Galli, M., Labanti, C., Lapshov, I., Lazzarotto, F., Lipari, P., Longo, F., Mattaini, E., Marisaldi, M., Mastropietro, M., Mauri, A., Mereghetti, S., Morelli, E., Morselli, A., Pacciani, L., Pellizzoni, A., Perotti, F., Picozza, P., Pilia, M., Prest, M., Rapisarda, M., Rappoldi, A., Rossi, E., Rubini, A., Scalise, E., Soffitta, P., Vallazza, E., Vercellone, S., Zambra, A., Zanello, D., Pittori, C., Verrecchia, F., Giommi, P., Colafrancesco, S., Santolamazza, P., Antonelli, A., and Salotti, L.
Subjects: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO), Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, FOS: Physical sciences, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Abstract: The study of relativistic particle acceleration is a major topic of high-energy astrophysics. It is well known that massive black holes in active galaxies can release a substantial fraction of their accretion power into energetic particles, producing gamma-rays and relativistic jets. Galactic microquasars (hosting a compact star of 1-10 solar masses which accretes matter from a binary companion) also produce relativistic jets. However, no direct evidence of particle acceleration above GeV energies has ever been obtained in microquasar ejections, leaving open the issue of the occurrence and timing of extreme matter energization during jet formation. Here we report the detection of transient gamma-ray emission above 100 MeV from the microquasar Cygnus X-3, an exceptional X-ray binary which sporadically produces powerful radio jets. Four gamma-ray flares (each lasting 1-2 days) were detected by the AGILE satellite simultaneously with special spectral states of Cygnus X-3 during the period mid-2007/mid-2009. Our observations show that very efficient particle acceleration and gamma-ray propagation out of the inner disk of a microquasar usually occur a few days before major relativistic jet ejections. Flaring particle energies can be thousands of times larger than previously detected maximum values (with Lorentz factors of 105 and 102 for electrons and protons, respectively). We show that the transitional nature of gamma-ray flares and particle acceleration above GeV energies in Cygnus X-3 is clearly linked to special radio/X-ray states preceding strong radio flares. Thus gamma-rays provide unique insight into the nature of physical processes in microquasars., 29 pages (including Supplementary Information), 8 figures, 2 tables version submitted to Nature on August 7, 2009 (accepted version available at http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/pdf/nature08578.pdf)
Published: 2009

44. Blazars: the gamma-ray view of AGILE

Author: D'Ammando, F., Vercellone, S., Donnarumma, I., Bulgarelli, A., Chen, A. W., Giuliani, A., Longo, F., Pacciani, L., Pucella, G., Tavani, M., and Vittorini, V.
Subjects: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO), FOS: Physical sciences, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Abstract: Since its launch in April 2007, the AGILE satellite detected with its Gamma-Ray Imaging Detector (GRID) several blazars at high significance: 3C 279, 3C 454.3, PKS 1510-089, S5 0716+714, 3C 273, W Comae, Mrk 421 and PKS 0537-441. Moreover, AGILE was able both to rapidly respond to sudden changes in blazar activity state at other wavelengths and to alert other telescopes quickly in response to changes in the gamma-ray fluxes. Thus, we were able to obtain multiwavelength data from other observatories such as Spitzer, Swift, RXTE, Suzaku, INTEGRAL, MAGIC, VERITAS, as well as radio-to-optical coverage by means of the GASP Project of the WEBT and REM. This large multifrequency coverage gave us the opportunity to study the Spectral Energy Distribution of these sources from radio to gamma-rays energy bands and to investigate the different mechanisms responsible for their emission. We present an overview of the AGILE results on these gamma-ray blazars and the relative multifrequency data., 4 pages, to be published in the proceedings of "44th Rencontres de Moriond", La Thuile (Italy) on "Very High Energy Phenomena in the Universe"
Published: 2009

45. AGILE observation of a gamma-ray flare from the blazar 3C 279

Author: Giuliani, A., D. '. A. M. M. A. N. D. O. F., Vercellone, S., Vittorini, V., Chen, A. W., Tosti, Gino, Donnarumma, I., Pacciani, L., Pucella, G., Trois, A., Bukgarelli, A., Longo, F., Tavani, M., Impiombato, D., Cutini, S., and Gasparrini, D.
Published: 2009

46. Multiwavelength Observations of 3c 454.3. I. The Agile 2007 November Campaign on the 'Crazy Diamond'

Author: Vercellone, S., Chen, A. W., Vittorini, V., Giuliani, A., D'Ammando, F., Tosti, Gino, Tavarini, M., Donnarumma, I., Pucella, G., Raiteri, C. M., Villata, M., Chen, W. P., and IMPIOMBATO AND COLLEAGUES, D.
Published: 2009

47. High energy variability of 3C 273 during the AGILE multiwavelength campaign of December 2007-January 2008

Author: Pacciani, L., Donnarumma, I., Vittorini, V., D'Ammando, F., Fiocchi, M. T., Tosti, Gino, Impiombato, D., Stratta, G., Verrecchia, F., Bulgarelli, A., Chen, A. W., Giuliani, A., Longo, F., Pucella, G., Vercellone, S., Tavani, M., Cutini, S., and Gasparrini, D.
Published: 2009

48. AGILE and blazar studies

Author: Marisaldi, M., D Ammando, F., Vercellone, S., Donnarumma, I., Bulgarelli, A., Andrew Chen, Giuliani, A., Longo, F., Pacciani, L., Pucella, G., Tavani, M., and Vittorini, V.
Subjects: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), FOS: Physical sciences, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Abstract: During the first two years of observation, AGILE detected several blazars at high significance: 3C 279, 3C 454.3, PKS 1510-089, S5 0716+714, 3C 273, W Comae, Mrk 421 and PKS 0537-441. We obtained long-term coverage of 3C 454.3, for a total of more than three months at energies above 100 MeV. 3C 273 was the first blazar detected simultaneously by the AGILE gamma-ray detector and by its hard X-ray monitor. S5 0716+714, an intermediate BL Lac object, exhibited a very fast and intense gamma-ray transient during an optical high-state phase, challenging the current theoretical models for energy extraction from a rotating black hole, while W Comae and Mkn 421 were detected during an AGILE Target of Opportunity (ToO) repointing, and were simultaneously detected by Cherenkov telescopes. Thanks to the rapid dissemination of our alerts, we were able to obtain multi-wavelength ToO data from other observatories such as Spitzer, Swift, RXTE, Suzaku, INTEGRAL, MAGIC, VERITAS, as well as radio-to-optical coverage by means of the WEBT Consortium and REM, allowing us to study truly simultaneous spectral energy distributions from the radio to the TeV energy band., Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures, conference proceedings of the ICRC 2009
Published: 2009
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49. Formal specifications of concurrent systems: a structured approach

Author: MAZZEO A., MAZZOCCA N., RUSSO S., VITTORINI V., SAVY, CARLO, Mazzeo, A., Mazzocca, N., Russo, S., Savy, Carlo, and Vittorini, V.
Abstract: Oxford University Press - British Computer Society, Oxford, UK
Published: 1998

50. AGILE detection of variable gamma-ray activity from the blazar S5 0716+714 during September-October 2007

Author: D'Ammando, F., Chen, A. W., Villata, M., Raiteri, C. M., Vittorini, V., Bulgarelli, A., Donnarumma, I., Giuliani, A., Longo, F., Pacciani, L., Pucella, G., Tavani, M., and Vercellone, S.
Subjects: Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics (astro-ph), FOS: Physical sciences, Astrophysics
Abstract: We report the gamma-ray activity from the Intermediate BL Lac S5 0716+714 during 2007 September-October observations by the AGILE satellite, coincident with a period of intense optical activity of the source monitored by GASP-WEBT. AGILE observed the source with its two co-aligned imagers, the Gamma-Ray Imaging Detector (GRID) and the hard X-ray imager (Super-AGILE) sensitive in the energy range 30 MeV-50 GeV and 18-60 keV respectively, in two different periods: the first between 4 and 23 September 2007, the second between 24 October and 1 November 2007. Over the period 7-12 September, AGILE detected gamma-ray emission from the source at a significance level of 9.6-sigma with an average flux (E>100 MeV) of (97+/-15) x 10^{-8} photons cm^{-2} s^{-1}, increasing by a factor of at least four within three days. No emission was detected by Super-AGILE in the energy range 18-60 keV, with a 3-sigma upper limit of 10 mCrab in 335 ksec. The gamma-ray flux of S5 0716+714 detected by AGILE is the highest ever detected for this blazar and one of the most intense gamma-ray fluxes detected from a BL Lac object. The Spectral Energy Distribution (SED) of mid-September seems to be consistent with the synchrotron self-Compton (SSC) emission model, but only by including two SSC components with different variability. In October 2007 AGILE repointed toward S5 0716+714 following an intense optical flare, measuring an average flux of (47+/-11) x 10^{-8} photons cm^{-2} s^{-1} at a significance level of 6.0-sigma. The gamma-ray flux during both AGILE pointings appears to be highly variable on timescales of 1 day., 8 pages, 4 figures, "Workshop on Blazar Variability across the Electromagnetic Spectrum", 2008 April 22-25, Palaiseau, France
Published: 2008
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