Direct detection of a break in the teraelectronvolt cosmic-ray spectrum of electrons and positrons

G. Ambrosi,Q. An,R. Asfandiyarov,P. Azzarello,P. Bernardini,B. Bertucci,M.S. Cai,J. Chang,D. Y. Chen,H. F. Chen,J.L. Chen,W. Y. Chen,M.Y. Cui,T.S. Cui,A. D'Amone,A. De Benedittis,I. De Mitri,M. Di Santo,J.N. Dong,Tiekuang Dong,Y F Dong,Z.X. Dong,G. Donvito,D. Droz,K.K. Duan,Jinglai Duan,M. Duranti,D. D’Urso,R. R. Fan,Yi-Zhong Fan,Fang Fang,C.-Q. Feng,L Feng,P. Fusco,V. Gallo,F.J. Gan,M Gao,S.S. Gao,F. Gargano,Simone Garrappa,K. Gong,Y.Z. Gong,D.Y. Guo,J.H. Guo,Y.M. Hu,G. S. Huang,Yan Huang,M. Ionica,D. Jiang,W. Jiang,X. Jin,Jie Kong,Shi-Jun Lei,Shengguo Li,X. X. Li,W.L. Li,Y. Li,Y. F. Liang,Y.M. Liang,N. H. Liao,H. Liu,Jie Liu,S. B. Liu,Wenqiang Liu,Y. Liu,F. Loparco,M. Ma,Peng-Xiong Ma,Shing-yan Ma,T. Ma,X.Q. Ma,X. Y. Ma,G. Marsella,M. N. Mazziotta,Dan Mo,X. Y. Niu,X.Y. Peng,W.X. Peng,Rui Qiao,J.N. Rao,M.M. Salinas,G.Z. Shang,W.H. Shen,Z.-Q. Shen,Z.T. Shen,J.X. Song,Hong Su,M. Su,Zhi-Yu Sun,A. Surdo,X.J. Teng,X.B. Tian,A. Tykhonov,V. Vagelli,S. Vitillo,Chi Wang,H Wang,H Wang,J.Z. Wang,Le Wang,Q. Wang,S.G. Wang,Xiaohui Wang,X. L. Wang,Yifang Wang,Y.P. Wang,Y. Z. Wang,S.C. Wen,Zhao-Ming Wang,D.M. Wei,J.J. Wei,Y.F. Wei,D. Wu,Jian Wu,L.B. Wu,S.S. Wu,Xin Wu,K. Xi,Z.Q. Xia,Y.L. Xin,H.T. Xu,Z. Xu,Z. Z. Xu,G.F. Xue,H. B. Yang,P. Yang,Y.Q. Yang,Z. Yang,Huijun Yao,Yu-Hong Yu,Qiang Yuan,Chuan Yue,Jingjing Zang,C. Zhang,D.L. Zhang,F. Zhang,J.B. Zhang,J. Y. Zhang,J. Z. Zhang,Laiyu Zhang,P.F. Zhang,S.X. Zhang,W. Z. Zhang,Y. Zhang,Ying Zhang,Yong Zhang,Yunlong Zhang,Yapeng Zhang,Z. P. Zhang,Z. Zhang,H. Y. Zhao,H. Y. Zhao,Xingbo Zhao,C.Y. Zhou,Yong Zhou,X. Zhu,Y. Zhu,S. Zimmer

Direct detection of a break in the teraelectronvolt cosmic-ray spectrum of electrons and positrons

2017

G. Ambrosi
Q. An
R. Asfandiyarov
P. Azzarello
P. Bernardini
B. Bertucci
M.S. Cai
J. Chang
D. Y. Chen
H. F. Chen
J.L. Chen
W. Y. Chen
M.Y. Cui
T.S. Cui
A. D'Amone
A. De Benedittis
I. De Mitri
M. Di Santo
J.N. Dong
Tiekuang Dong
Y F Dong
Z.X. Dong
G. Donvito
D. Droz
K.K. Duan
Jinglai Duan
M. Duranti
D. D’Urso
R. R. Fan
Yi-Zhong Fan
Fang Fang
C.-Q. Feng
L Feng
P. Fusco
V. Gallo
F.J. Gan
M Gao
S.S. Gao
F. Gargano
Simone Garrappa
K. Gong
Y.Z. Gong
D.Y. Guo
J.H. Guo
Y.M. Hu
G. S. Huang
Yan Huang
M. Ionica
D. Jiang
W. Jiang
X. Jin
Jie Kong
Shi-Jun Lei
Shengguo Li
X. X. Li
W.L. Li
Y. Li
Y. F. Liang
Y.M. Liang
N. H. Liao
H. Liu
Jie Liu
S. B. Liu
Wenqiang Liu
Y. Liu
F. Loparco
M. Ma
Peng-Xiong Ma
Shing-yan Ma
T. Ma
X.Q. Ma
X. Y. Ma
G. Marsella
M. N. Mazziotta
Dan Mo
X. Y. Niu
X.Y. Peng
W.X. Peng
Rui Qiao
J.N. Rao
M.M. Salinas
G.Z. Shang
W.H. Shen
Z.-Q. Shen
Z.T. Shen
J.X. Song
Hong Su
M. Su
Zhi-Yu Sun
A. Surdo
X.J. Teng
X.B. Tian
A. Tykhonov
V. Vagelli
S. Vitillo
Chi Wang
H Wang
H Wang
J.Z. Wang
Le Wang
Q. Wang
S.G. Wang
Xiaohui Wang
X. L. Wang
Yifang Wang
Y.P. Wang
Y. Z. Wang
S.C. Wen
Zhao-Ming Wang
D.M. Wei
J.J. Wei
Y.F. Wei
D. Wu
Jian Wu
L.B. Wu
S.S. Wu
Xin Wu
K. Xi
Z.Q. Xia
Y.L. Xin
H.T. Xu
Z. Xu
Z. Z. Xu
G.F. Xue
H. B. Yang
P. Yang
Y.Q. Yang
Z. Yang
Huijun Yao
Yu-Hong Yu
Qiang Yuan
Chuan Yue
Jingjing Zang
C. Zhang
D.L. Zhang
F. Zhang
J.B. Zhang
J. Y. Zhang
J. Z. Zhang
Laiyu Zhang
P.F. Zhang
S.X. Zhang
W. Z. Zhang
Y. Zhang
Ying Zhang
Yong Zhang
Yunlong Zhang
Yapeng Zhang
Z. P. Zhang
Z. Zhang
H. Y. Zhao
H. Y. Zhao
Xingbo Zhao
C.Y. Zhou
Yong Zhou
X. Zhu
Y. Zhu
S. Zimmer

A direct measurement of cosmic-ray electrons and positrons with unprecedentedly high energy resolution reveals a spectral break at about 0.9 teraelectronvolts, confirming the evidence found by previous indirect measurements.

Keywords:

Atomic physics
Annihilation
Dark matter
Galaxy
Cherenkov radiation
Cosmic ray
Electron
Physics
Positron
high energy resolution
Nuclear physics

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