Essential properties of the Difference Method for the Search of the...
The methodical properties of the original difference method for the search of the anisotropy at the knee region of the primary cosmic radiation energy spectrum are analyzed. The main feature of the...
View ArticleCommon-mode rejection in Martin-Puplett spectrometers for astronomical...
The Martin-Puplett interferometer (MPI) is a differential Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS), measuring the difference between spectral brightness at two input ports. This unique feature makes the...
View ArticleAtomic data needs for the modelling of stellar spectra
The current need for atomic data to model stellar spectra obtained in various wavelength ranges is described. The level of completeness and accuracy of these data is discussed.
View ArticleSimulating charge transport to understand the spectral response of Swept...
Swept Charge Devices (SCD) are novel X-ray detectors optimized for improved spectral performance without any demand for active cooling. The Chandrayaan-1 X-ray Spectrometer (C1XS) experiment onboard...
View ArticleX-Ray Absorption and Scattering by Interstellar Grains
Interstellar abundance determinations from fits to X-ray absorption edges often rely on the following false assumptions: (1) the grains are "optically thin" at the observed X-ray wavelengths, and (2)...
View ArticleCommon-mode rejection in Martin-Puplett spectrometers for astronomical...
The Martin-Puplett interferometer (MPI) is a differential Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS), measuring the difference between spectral brightness at two input ports. This unique feature makes the...
View ArticleDM-Ice: Current Status and Future Prospects [Cross-Listing]
DM-Ice is a program towards the first direct detection search for dark matter in the Southern Hemisphere with a 250 kg-scale NaI(Tl) crystal array. It will provide a definitive understanding of the...
View ArticlePhemenological Modelling of a Group of Eclipsing Binary Stars
Phenomenological modeling of variable stars allows determination of a set of the parameters, which are needed for classification in the "General Catalogue of Variable Stars" and similar catalogs. We...
View ArticleGaussianisation for fast and accurate inference from cosmological data
We present a method to transform multivariate unimodal non-Gaussian posterior probability densities into approximately Gaussian ones via non-linear mappings, such as Box--Cox transformations and...
View ArticlePhotometry of Very Bright Stars with Kepler and K2 Smear Data
High-precision time series photometry with the Kepler satellite has been crucial to our understanding both of exoplanets, and via asteroseismology, of stellar physics. After the failure of two reaction...
View ArticleDM-Ice: Current Status and Future Prospects [Cross-Listing]
DM-Ice is a program towards the first direct detection search for dark matter in the Southern Hemisphere with a 250 kg-scale NaI(Tl) crystal array. It will provide a definitive understanding of the...
View ArticleStatus of the DAMIC direct dark matter search experiment [Cross-Listing]
The DAMIC experiment uses fully depleted, high resistivity CCDs to search for dark matter particles. With an energy threshold $\sim$50 eV$_{ee}$, and excellent energy and spatial resolutions, the DAMIC...
View ArticleLUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Conceptual Design Report [Replacement]
The design and performance of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) detector is described as of March 2015 in this Conceptual Design Report. LZ is a second-generation dark-matter detector with the potential for...
View ArticleLow radioactivity argon dark matter search results from the DarkSide-50...
The DarkSide-50 dark matter search reports the first results obtained using a target of low-radioactivity argon extracted from underground sources. The experiment is located at the Laboratori Nazionali...
View ArticleMeasurement of $\alpha$-particle quenching in LAB based scintillator in...
The $\alpha$-particle light response of liquid scintillators based on linear alkylbenzene (LAB) has been measured with three different experimental approaches. In the first approach, $\alpha$-particles...
View ArticleStatus of the DAMIC direct dark matter search experiment [Cross-Listing]
The DAMIC experiment uses fully depleted, high resistivity CCDs to search for dark matter particles. With an energy threshold $\sim$50 eV$_{ee}$, and excellent energy and spatial resolutions, the DAMIC...
View ArticleLUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Conceptual Design Report [Replacement]
The design and performance of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) detector is described as of March 2015 in this Conceptual Design Report. LZ is a second-generation dark-matter detector with the potential for...
View ArticleLow radioactivity argon dark matter search results from the DarkSide-50...
The DarkSide-50 dark matter search reports the first results obtained using a target of low-radioactivity argon extracted from underground sources. The experiment is located at the Laboratori Nazionali...
View ArticleMeasurement of $\alpha$-particle quenching in LAB based scintillator in...
The $\alpha$-particle light response of liquid scintillators based on linear alkylbenzene (LAB) has been measured with three different experimental approaches. In the first approach, $\alpha$-particles...
View ArticleHow much can Galactic aberration impact the link between radio (ICRF) and...
The highly-accurate optical reference frame GCRF (Gaia Celestial Reference Frame) is expected to be available in several years. By the same time, a new version of radio reference frame ICRF...
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