High-energy particle astrophysics

Head of the group: J. K. Becker, Jun. Prof.

Review article

• J. K. Becker, High-energy neutrinos in the context of multimessenger astrophysics
  Phys. Reports 458(4-5):173 (2008), arXiv:0710.1557

Research publications in journals

. Theory papers

. IceCube Collaboration papers (since 2009)

. CTA Collaboration papers

. H.E.S.S. Collaboration papers

. Invited reviews at conferences

. Conference proceedings

• F. Schuppan, J. K. Becker, J. H. Black, S. Casanova,Cosmic-ray-induced ionization in molecular clouds adjacent to supernova remnants, submitted to Astron. and Astrph., (arXiv:1201.4674)
  
  
• J. K. Becker, J. H. Black, M. Safarzadeh, F. Schuppan, Tracing the sources of cosmic rays with molecular ions,ApJL 739(2):L43 (2011), (arXiv:1107.4235)
  
  
• K. Brodatzki, D. Pardy, J.K. Becker, R. Schlickeiser, Internal gamma-gamma opacity in Active Galactic Nuclei and the consequences for TeV observations of M87 and CenA, ApJ 736:98 (2011), (arXiv:1103.5552)
  
  
• P. L. Bierman, J. K. Becker, J. Dreyer et al, The origin of cosmic rays: Explosions of massive stars with magnetic winds and their supernova mechanism, ApJ 725(1):184 (2010), (arXiv:1009.5592)
  
  
• J. K. Becker, F. Halzen, A. O'Murchadha, M. Olivo, Neutrino emission from high-energy component gamma-ray bursts, ApJ 721:1891 (2010), (arXiv:1003.4710)
  
  
• P.L. Biermann, J.K. Becker et al. The WMAP haze from the galactic center region due to massive stars explosions and a reduced cosmic ray scale height, ApJL 710:L53 (2010), (arXiv:0910.1197)
  
  
• M.A. Abramowicz, J.K. Becker et al., No observational constraints from hypothetical collisions of hypothetical dark halo primordial black holes with galactic objects, ApJ, 705:659 (2009), (arXiv:0810.3140)
  
  
• P.L. Biermann, J.K. Becker et al., Cosmic ray electrons and positrons from supernova explosions of massive stars, PRL 103:061101 (2009), (arXiv:0903.4048)
  
  
• J. K. Becker and Peter L. Biermann, Neutrinos from active black holes, sources of ultra high energy cosmic rays Astrop. Phys.31:138 (2009), (arXiv:0805.1498)
  
  
• A. Meli, J. K. Becker and J. J. Quenby, On the origin of ultra high energy cosmic rays: Subluminal and superluminal relativistic shocks, Astron. and Astrophys. 492:323 (2008), (arXiv:0709.3031)
  
  
• J. K. Becker,..., J. Dreyer, ... et al., Astrophysical implications of neutrino flux limits, Astrop. Phys. 28:98 (2007), (arXiv:0607427)
  
  
• J. K. Becker et al., Coincident GRB neutrino flux predictions: Implications for experimental UHE neutrino physics, Astrop. Phys. 25:118 (2006), (arxiv:0511785)
  
  
• J.K. Becker, P.L. Biermann and W. Rhode, The diffuse neutrino flux from FR-II radio galaxies and blazars: A source property based estimate, Astrop. Phys. 23:355 (2005), (arXiv:0502089)
  
  

• R. Abbasi et al.Background studies for acoustic neutrino detection at the South Pole. Astrop. Phys., Astrop. Phys.35(6):312 (2012), (arXiv:1103.1216)
  
  
• R. Abbasi et al.Neutrino analysis of the September 2010 Crab Nebula flare and time-integrated constraints on neutrino emission from the Crab using IceCube, ApJ in Press, Preprint (arXiv:1106.3484)
  
  
• R. Abbasi et al.Observation of an Anisotropy in the Galactic Cosmic Ray arrival direction at 400 TeV with IceCube, ApJ in Press, Preprint (arXiv:1109.1017)
  
  
• R. Abbasi et al.Search for a diffuse flux of astrophysical muon neutrinos with the IceCube 40-string detector, PRD84(8):082001 (2011), (arXiv:1104.5187)
  
  
• R. Abbasi et al.First search for atmospheric and extraterrestrial neutrino-induced cascades with the IceCube detector, PRD84(7):072001 (2011), (arXiv:1101.1692)
  
  
• R. Abbasi et al.Observation of Anisotropy in the Arrival Directions of Galactic Cosmic Rays at Multiple Angular Scales with IceCube, ApJ74016 (2011), (arXiv:1104.5187)
  
  
• R. Abbasi et al.Search for dark matter from the Galactic halo with the IceCube Neutrino Telescope, PRD84(2):022004 (2011), (arXiv:1101.3349)
  
  
• R. Abbasi et al.Constraints on the extremely-high energy cosmic neutrino flux with the IceCube 2008-2009 data, PRD83(9):092003 (2011), (arXiv:1103.4250)
  
  
• R. Abbasi et al.Time-integrated Searches for Point-like Sources of Neutrinos with the 40-string IceCube Detector, ApJ732:18 (2011), (arXiv:1012.2137)
  
  
• R. Abbasi et al., Limits on Neutrino Emission from Gamma-Ray Bursts with the 40 String IceCube Detector, PRL106:141101 (2011), (arXiv:1101.1448)
  
  
• R. Abbasi et al., Limits on Neutrino Emission from Gamma-Ray Bursts with the 40 String IceCube Detector, PRL106:141101 (2011), (arXiv:1101.1448)
  
  
• R. Abbasi et al., Constraints on high-energy neutrino emission from SN 2008D, Astron. and Astroph.527:A28 (2011), (arXiv:1101.3942)
  
  
• R. Abbasi et al.Measurement of acoustic attenuation in South Pole ice, Astrop. Phys.34(6):382 (2011), (arXiv:1004.1694)
  
  
• R. Abbasi et al, Search for a Lorentz-violating sidereal signal with atmospheric neutrinos in IceCube, PRD 82(11):112003 (2011), (arXiv:1010.4096)
  
  
• R. Abbasi et al., First search for extremely high energy cosmogenic neutrinos with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, PRD 82(7):072003 (2011), (arXiv:1009.1442)
  
  
• R. Abbasi et al., Measurement of the atmospheric neutrino energy spectrum from 100 GeV to 400 TeV with IceCube, PRD 83012001 (2011), (arXiv:1010.3980)
  
  
• R. Abbasi et al., Measurement of the Anisotropy of Cosmic-ray Arrival Directions with IceCube,
  ApJL 718:L194 (2010), (arXiv:1005.2960)
  
  
• R. Abbasi et al., Measurement of sound speed vs. depth in South Pole ice for neutrino astronomy, Astrop. Phys. 33(5-6):277,(arXiv:0909.2629)
  
  
• R. Abbasi et al., The energy spectrum of atmospheric neutrinos between 2 and 200 TeV with the AMANDA-II detector, Astrop. Phys.34(1):48 (2010), (arXiv:1004.2357)
  
  
• R. Abbasi et al., Calibration and characterization of the IceCube photomultiplier tube,
  NIM A 618(1-3):139 (2010), (arXiv:1002.2442)
  
  
• R. Abbasi et al., Limits on a muon flux from Kaluza-Klein dark matter annihilations in the Sun from the IceCube 22-string detector, Phys. Rev. D 81:057101 (2010), (arXiv:0910.4480)
  
  
• R. Abbasi et al., Search for Muon Neutrinos from Gamma-ray Bursts with the IceCube Neutrino Telescope, ApJ 710(1):346 (2010),(arXiv:0907.2227)
  
  
• R. Abbasi et al., Extending the search for neutrino point sources with IceCube above the horizon, PRL 103:221102 (2009), (arXiv:0911.2338)
  
  

• M. Actis et al., Design concepts for the Cherenkov Telescope Array CTA: an advanced facility for ground-based high-energy gamma-ray astronomy, Experimental Astronomy 121 (2011)

• A. Abramowski et al., The 2010 very high energy gamma-ray flare and 10 years of multi-wavelength observations of M 87, accepted by ApJ. Preprint (arXiv:1111.5341)
  
  
• A. Abramowski et al., Discovery of extended VHE gamma-ray emission from the vicinity of the young massive stellar cluster Westerlund 1, accepted by Astron. and Astroph. Preprint (arXiv:1111.2043)
  
  
• A. Abramowski et al., Simultaneous multi-wavelength campaign on PKS 2005-489 in a high state, Astron. and Astroph. 533:A110 (2011)
  
  
• A. Abramowski et al., Discovery of the source HESS J1356-645 associated with the young and energetic PSR J1357-6429, Astron. and Astroph. 533:A103 (2011)
  
  
• A. Abramowski et al., H.E.S.S. Observations of the Globular Clusters NGC 6388 and M15 and Search for a Dark Matter Signal, Astroph. J. 735:12 (2011)
  
  
• A. Abramowski et al., Very-high-energy gamma-ray emission from the direction of the Galactic globular cluster Terzan 5, Astron. and Astroph. 531:L18 (2011)
  
  
• A. Abramowski et al., A new SNR with TeV shell-type morphology: HESS J1731-347, Astron. and Astroph. 531:L81 (2011)
  
  
• A. Abramowski et al., HESS J1943+213: a candidate extreme BL Lacertae object, Astron. and Astroph. 529:A49 (2011), (arXiv:1103.0763)
  
  
• A. Abramowski et al., Search for a Dark Matter Annihilation Signal from the Galactic Center Halo with H.E.S.S., Phys. Rev. Lett. 106(16):161301 (2011)
  
  
• A. Abramowski et al., Search for Lorentz Invariance breaking with a likelihood fit of the PKS 2155-304 flare data taken on MJD 53944, Astrop. Phys. 34:738 (2011), (arXiv:1101.3650)
  
  
• A. Abramowski et al., Detection of very-high-energy gamma-ray emission from the vicinity of PSR B1706-44 and G 343.1-2.3 with H.E.S.S., Astron. and Astroph. 528:A143 (2011)
  
  
• A. Abramowski et al., H.E.S.S. constraints on dark matter annihilations towards the sculptor and carina dwarf galaxies, Astrop. Phys. 34:608 (2011), (arXiv:1103.3266)
  
  
• A. Abramowski et al., Revisiting the Westerlund 2 field with the HESS telescope array, Astron. and Astroph. 525:A46 (2011), (arXiv:1009.3012)
  
  

• J. K. Becker, F. Schuppan and S. Schöneberg, A multifrequency view of starburst galaxies, Frascati Workshop, Vulcano, Italy, May 2011, to be published in Mem. SAIt., F. Giovannelli and L. Sabau-Graziati (eds.), (arxiv:1107.4235)
  
  
• J. K. Becker and M. Spurio, Messengers of the Universe, Neutrino Oscillation Workshop (NOW 2010), Italy, Sept. 2010, (Nuclear Physics B, Proc.Supp. 217(1):377 (2011))
  
  
• J. K. Becker, Status of neutrino astronomy, Neutrino 2008, Christchurch (New Zealand), May 2008
  J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 136:022055 (2008), (arxiv:0811.0696)

• J. K. Becker for the IceCube Collaboration, Status and results of the IceCube experiment, Neutrino Oscillation Workshop (NOW2010), Italy, Sept. 2010, (Nuclear Physics B, Proc.Supp. 217(1):377 (2011))
  
  
• J. Dreyer, J. K. Becker and W. Rhode, On the primary energy distribution and the EBL limits from TeV blazars, European Cosmic-rays Symposium, Turku (Finland), August 2010
  Astroph. and Space Science Trans. 7,7
  
  
• J. K. Becker, M. A. Abramowicz and P. L. Biermann, On the detectability of primordial black holes in the Galaxy, 31st ICRC, Lodz (Poland), July 2009 (arxiv:0905.3078)
  
  
• J. K. Becker, A. Meli and P. L. Biermann, Neutrinos from photo-hadronic interactions in Pks2155-304, 31st ICRC, Lodz (Poland), July 2009, (arxiv:0907.4284)
  
  
• J. Dreyer, J. K. Becker and W. Rhode, The starburst-GRB connection, 31st ICRC, Lodz (Poland), July 2009, (arxiv:0909.0158)
  
  
• J.K. Becker, A.Meli and P.L. Biermann, Ultra high energy cosmic rays: subluminal and superluminal shocks, 31st ICRC, Lodz (Poland), July 2009, (arxiv:0905.4466)
  
  
• J. K. Becker, A. Meli and P. L. Biermann, Neutrinos from photo-hadronic interactions in Pks2155-304, 2nd Roma International Conference of Astroparticle Physics (RICAP), May 2009 (arxiv:0907.4284)
  
  
• A. Meli, T. M. Kneiske and J. K. Becker, On the primary energy distribution and the EBL limits from TeV Blazars, 4th Int. meeting on high energy gamma-ray Astronomy, Heidelberg (Germany), July 2008 (AIP Conf Proc. 1085, 506)
  
  
• J. K. Becker for the MAGIC Collaboration, GRB neutrino search with MAGIC, GRB 2007, Santa Fe, New Mexico (USA), November 2007 (AIP Conf. Proc. 1000, 245)
  
  
• J. K. Becker et al., On the interpretation of high-energy neutrino flux limits, 30th ICRC, Merida (Mexico), July 2007, Proc: Vol. 3, 1209 (2008)
  
  
• A. Meli, J. K. Becker, J. J. Quenby and J. Lünemann, Particle acceleration in relativistic subluminal shock environments, 30th ICRC, Merida (Mexico), July 2007 Proc: Vol. 2, 287 (2008), (arxiv:0708.1438)
  
  
• J. K. Becker for the IceCube Collaboration, Implications of AMANDA neutrino flux limits, TeV Particle Astrophysics II, Madison, Wisconsin (USA), 27.-30. August 2006 (pdf), (Journal of Physics Conf. Ser. 60, 219 (2007)), (arxiv:0611597)