Publications

Treemap of publications and topics

A treemap chart of my research topics is sketched in the figure above. My publications are listed below. For an updated list see Inspire. The bibliographic metrics or citation summaries can be found in Inspire-HEP or  Google Scholar.

Publications in international journals

  1. M. Aguilar, et al., Properties of Cosmic-Ray Sulfur and Determination of the Composition of Primary Cosmic-Ray Carbon, Neon, Magnesium, and Sulfur: Ten-Year Results from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 211002 (2023)
  2. M. Aguilar, et al.,Temporal Structures in Electron Spectra and Charge Sign Effects in Galactic Cosmic Rays, Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 161001 (2023)
  3. N. Tomassetti, et al., Data driven analysis of cosmic rays in the heliosphere: diffusion of cosmic protons, Rend. Fis. Acc. Lincei (2023)
  4. F. Faldi, B. Bertucci, N. Tomassetti, V. Vagelli, Real-time monitoring of solar energetic particles outside the ISS with the AMS-02 instrument, Rend. Fis. Acc. Lincei (2023)
  5. M. Laurenza, et al.,The CAESAR Project for the ASI Space Weather Infrastructure, Remote Sens. 15(2), 346 (2023)
  6. N. Tomassetti, B. Bertucci, E. Fiandrini, Temporal evolution and rigidity dependence of the solar modulation lag of Galactic cosmic rays, Physics. Rev. D 106, 103022 (2022) [arXiv:2210.05693]
  7. M. Aguilar et al., Properties of Daily Helium Fluxes, Phys. Rev. Lett. 128, 231102 (2022)
  8. O. Adriani, et al., Design of an Antimatter Large Acceptance Detector In Orbit (ALADInO), Instruments 6(2), 19 (2022)
  9. E. Fiandrini, N. Tomassetti, B. Bertucci, F. Donnini, M. Graziani, B. Khiali, A. Reina Conde, Numerical modeling of cosmic rays in the heliosphere: Analysis of proton data from AMS-02 and PAMELA, Phys. Rev. D 104, 023012 (2021)
  10. M. Aguilar et al., Periodicities in the Daily Proton Fluxes from 2011 to 2019 Measured by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station from 1 to 100 GV, Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 271102 (2021)
  11. M. Aguilar et al., Properties of a New Group of Cosmic Nuclei: Results from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on Sodium, Aluminum, and Nitrogen, Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 021101(2021)
  12. R. Battiston et al., High precision particle astrophysics as a new window on the universe with an Antimatter Large Acceptance Detector In Orbit (ALADInO), Exp. Astron. 19 (2021)
  13. M. Aguilar et al., Properties of Heavy Secondary Fluorine Cosmic Rays: Results from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, Phys. Rev. Lett. 126 (2021) 081102
  14. M. Aguilar et al., Properties of Iron Primary Cosmic Rays: Results from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, Phys. Rev. Lett. 126 (2021) 041104
  15. M. Aguilar et al., The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) on the international space station: Part II — Results from the first seven years, Physics Reports 894, 1-116 (2021)
  16. M. Aguilar et al., Properties of Neon, Magnesium, and Silicon Primary Cosmic Rays Results from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, Phys. Rev. Lett. 124 (2020) 211102
  17. N. Tomassetti F. Barao, B. Bertucci, E. Fiandrini, M. Orcinha, Numerical modeling of cosmic-ray transport in the heliopshere and interpretation of the proton-to-helium ratio in Solar Cycle 24, Adv. Space Res. 64 (2019) 2477-2489 [arXiv:1906.11477]
  18. M. Aguilar et al., Properties of Cosmic Helium Isotopes Measured by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, Phys. Rev. Lett. 123 (2019) 181102
  19. M. Aguilar et al., Towards Understanding the Origin of Cosmic-Ray Electrons, Phys. Rev. Lett. 122 (2019) 101101
  20. X. Wu, et al., Penetrating particle ANalyzer (PAN), Adv. Space Res. 63 (2019) 2672–2682 [arXiv:1901.04351]
  21. M. Aguilar et al., Towards Understanding the Origin of Cosmic-Ray Positrons, Phys. Rev. Lett. 122 (2019) 041102
  22. N. Tomassetti, et al., Testing Diffusion of Cosmic Rays in the Heliosphere with Proton and Helium Data from AMS, Phys. Rev. Lett. 121 (2018) 251104 [arXiv:1811.08909]
  23. M. Aguilar et al., Observation of Fine Time Structures in the Cosmic Proton and Helium Fluxes with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station  Phys. Rev. Lett. 120 (2018) 051101 
  24. M. Aguilar et al., Observation of Complex Time Structures in the Cosmic-Ray Electron and Positron Fluxes with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station, Phys. Rev. Lett. 120 (2018) 051102 
  25. M. Aguilar et al., Precision Measurement of Cosmic Nitrogen and its Primary and Secondary Components with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station Phys. Rev. Lett. 120 (2018) 051103 
  26. M. Aguilar et al., Observation of New Properties of Secondary Cosmic Rays Lithium, Beryllium, and Boron by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station, Phys. Rev. Lett. 120 (2018) 021101 
  27. N. Tomassetti, J. Feng, A. Oliva, Fresh Insights on Cosmic-Ray Propagation from the new AMS Data, Res. Notes AAS 1 (2017) 35 [arXiv:1712.03176]
  28. M. Aguilar et al., Observation of the Identical Rigidity Dependence of He, C, and O Cosmic Rays at High Rigidities by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station, Phys. Rev. Lett. 119 (2017) 251101
  29. N. Tomassetti et al., Evidence for a Time Lag in Solar Modulation of Galactic Cosmic Rays, ApJ Lett. 849 (2017) 32 (2017) [arXiv:1707.06916]
  30. N. Tomassetti, Solar and nuclear physics uncertainties in cosmic-ray propagation,Phys. Rev. D 96 (2017) 103005 [arXiv:1707.06917]
  31. N. Tomassetti & A. Oliva, Production and acceleration of antinuclei in supernova shockwaves, ApJ Lett. 844 (2017) L26 [arXiv:1707.06915]
  32. N. Tomassetti & J. Feng, The curious case of high-energy deuterons in Galactic cosmic rays, ApJ Lett. 835 (2017) L26 [arXiv:1612.05651]
  33. N. Tomassetti, Testing universality of cosmic-ray acceleration with proton/helium data from AMS and Voyager-1, Adv. Space Res. 60 (2017) 815-825 [arXiv:1610.06187]
  34. M. Aguilar et al., Precision Measurement of the Boron to Carbon Flux Ratio in Cosmic Rays from 1.9 GV to 2.6 TV with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station, Phys. Rev. Lett. 117 (2016) 231102
  35. J. Feng, N. Tomassetti, A. Oliva, Bayesian analysis of spatial-dependent cosmic-ray propagation: astrophysical background of antiprotons and positrons, Phys. Rev. D 94 (2016) 123007 [arXiv:1610.06182]
  36. M. Aguilar et al., Antiproton Flux, Antiproton-to-Proton Flux Ratio, and Properties of Elementary Particle Fluxes in Primary Cosmic Rays Measured with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station, Phys. Rev. Lett. 115 (2016) 211101
  37. N. Tomassetti, Origin of the Proton-to-Helium Ratio Anomaly in Cosmic Rays, ApJ Lett. 815 (2015) L1 [arXiv:1511.04460]
  38. M. Aguilar et al., Precision Measurement of the Helium Flux in Primary Cosmic Rays of Rigidities 1.9 GV to 3 TV with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station, Phys. Rev. Lett. 115 (2015) 211101 [INSPIRE]
  39. N. Tomassetti, Cosmic-ray protons, nuclei, electrons, and antiparticles under a two-halo scenario of diffusive propagation, Phys. Rev. D 92 (2015) 081301(R) [arXiv:1509.05775]
  40. N. Tomassetti, Examination of uncertainties in nuclear data for cosmic ray physics with the AMS experiment, Phys. Rev. C 92 (2015) 045808 [arXiv:1509.05776]
  41. N. Tomassetti, Origin of the spectral upturn in the cosmic-ray C/Fe and O/Fe ratios, Phys. Rev. D 92 (2015) 063001 [arXiv:1509.05774]
  42. M. Aguilar et al., Precision Measurement of the Proton Flux in Primary Cosmic Rays from Rigidity 1 GV to 1.8 TV with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station, Phys. Rev. Lett. 114 (2015) 171103 [INSPIRE]
  43. N. Tomassetti & F. Donato, The Connection between the Positron Fraction Anomaly and the Spectral Features in Galactic Cosmic-ray Hadrons, ApJ Lett. 803 (2015) L15[arXiv:1502.06150]
  44. N. Tomassetti, AMS-02 in space: physics results, overview, and challenges Nucl. Part. Phys. Proc. 265-266 (2015) 245, [arXiv:1511.00052]
  45. M. Aguilar et al., Precision Measurement of the (e+ + e-) Flux in Primary Cosmic Rays from 0.5 GeV to 1 TeV with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station, Phys. Rev. Lett. 113 (2014) 221102 [INSPIRE]
  46. M. Aguilar et al., Electron and Positron Fluxes in Primary Cosmic Rays Measured with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station, Phys. Rev. Lett. 113 (2014) 121102 [INSPIRE]
  47. L. Accardo et al., High Statistics Measurement of the Positron Fraction in Primary Cosmic Rays of 0.5-500 GeV with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station, Phys. Rev. Lett. 113 (2014) 121101 [INSPIRE]
  48. M. Aguilar et al., First Result from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station: Precision Measurement of the Positron Fraction in Primary Cosmic Rays of 0.5-350 GeV, Phys. Rev. Lett. 110 (2013) 141102 [INSPIRE]
  49. N. Tomassetti, Origin of the Cosmic Ray Spectral Hardening, ApJ Lett. 752 (2012) L13[arXiv:1204.4492]
  50. N. Tomassetti, Propagation of H and He Cosmic-Ray Isotopes in the Galaxy: Astrophysical and Nuclear Uncertainties, Astrophys. Space Sci. 342 (2012) 131[arXiv:1210.7355]
  51. N. Tomassetti & F. Donato, Secondary Cosmic-Ray Nuclei from Supernova Remnants and Constraints on the Propagation Parameters, Astron. Astrophys. 544 (2012) A16 [arXiv:1203.6094]
  52. M. Aguilar et al., Isotopic Composition of Light Nuclei in Cosmic Rays: Results from AMS-01, ApJ 746 (2011) 105 [arXiv:1106.2269]
  53. M. Aguilar et al., Relative Composition and Energy Spectra of Light Nuclei in Cosmic Rays: Results from AMS-01, ApJ 724 (2010) 329 [arXiv:1008.5051]
  54. B. Alpat et al., The Internal Alignment and Position Resolution of the AMS-02 Silicon Tracker determined with Cosmic-Ray Muons, NIM A 613 (2010) 207 [INSPIRE]
  55. J. Alcaraz et al., The alpha magnetic spectrometer silicon tracker: performance results with protons and helium nuclei, NIM A 593(2008)376 Err. 597(2008)270 [INSPIRE]

Other publications in conference proceedings

  1. N. Tomassetti, Direct Measurements of Galactic Cosmic Rays, PoS (ECRS) 007 (2023) [arXiv:2301.10255]
  2. N. Tomassetti, et al., Data driven analysis of Galactic cosmic rays in the heliosphere: diffusion of cosmic protons and nuclei, PoS (ICRC2021) 1329 (2021)
  3. C. Aramo et al., The online laboratories for OCRA – Outreach Cosmic Ray Activities INFN project, PoS(ICRC2021)1379 (2021)
  4. S. Hemmer et al., Discovering cosmic rays with OCRA: outreach activities for students and teachers, PoS (ICRC2021)1300 (2021)
  5. D. Pelosi, N. Tomassetti and M. Duranti , A web application for monitoring cosmic rays and solar activity, PoS(ICRC2021)1259 (2021) 
  6. M. Graziani & N. Tomassetti, The AMS experiment on the International Space Station, Book chapter, in Advances in Cosmology: Science – Art – Philosophy, 197-209, Springer (2022)
  7. N. Tomassetti, B. Bertucci, E. Fiandrini, New insights from cross-correlation studies between Solar activity and Cosmic-ray fluxes, PoS (ICRC2021) 1324 (2021)
  8. D. Pelosi, N. Tomassetti, M. Duranti, Development of a web application for monitoring solar activity and cosmic radiation, Nuovo Cimento C 44, 97 (2021)
  9. G. Ambrosi et al., Development of a penetrating particle Analyzer for high-energy radiation measurements in deep space and interplanetary missions, Proc. of the 7th International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2020, Paper 56630, (2020)
  10. B. Khiali, B. Bertucci, E. Fiandrini, N. Tomassetti, “Recent progress in solar modulation modeling in light of new cosmic-ray data from AMS-02”, Nuovo Cimento 43 C, 78 (2020) –IFAE 2019 Milan, Italy 
  11. G. Ambrosi et al., The Penetrating particle ANalyzer (PAN) instrument for measurements of low energy cosmic rays, Proc. 2019 IEEE NSS/MIC, N. 9059946 – Manchester, UK
  12. V. Vagelli, M. Graziani, N. Tomassetti, Observation of Complex Time Structures in the Cosmic-Ray Electron and Positron Fluxes by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the ISS J.Phys. Conf. Ser. 1468 (2020) 012075, 16th TAUP 2019 – Toyama, Japan
  13. B. Bertucci, E. Fiandrini, B. Khiali, N. Tomassetti, New results in solar modulation modeling in light of recent cosmic-ray data from space PoS(ICRC2019)1161 (2019), 36th ICRC 2019 – Madison, Wisconsin, USA
  14. B. Bertucci, E. Fiandrini, B. Khiali, N. Tomassetti, Time lag in cosmic-ray modulation and global properties of the Solar Cycle PoS(ICRC2019)1162 (2019), 36th ICRC-2019 – Madison, Wisconsin, USA [arXiv:1908.01598] 
  15. E. Fiandrini, B. Bertucci, N. Tomassetti, B. Khiali, New solar modulation modeling of the galactic proton flux measured by the AMS02 and PAMELA experiments, EPJ Web Conf. 209 (2019) 01032, 7th RICAP 2018 – Rome, Italy
  16. N. Tomassetti, Solar Modulation of Galactic Cosmic Rays: Physics Challenges for AMS-02, Proc. 18th Lomonosov Conference on Elementary Particle Physics (2017), Moscow, Russia 272-276, World Scientific (2019) [arXiv:1712.03178]
  17. N. Tomassetti, A. Oliva, Secondary antinuclei from supernova remnants and background for dark matter searches, PoS(2017)270, 35th ICRC 2017, Bexco, Busan, Korea [arXiv:1707.06919]
  18. M. Orcinha, N. Tomassetti, F. Barao, B. Bertucci, Observation of a time lag in solar modulation of cosmic rays in the heliosphere, J.Phys. Conf. Ser. 1181 (2019) 012013, 26th E+CRS Conference, July 2018, Barnaul – Belokurikha, Altai Mountains [arXiv:1810.10530]
  19. A. Oliva, N. Tomassetti, J. Feng, Production of antimatter nuclei in Galactic cosmic rays, PoS(2017)270, 35th ICRC 2017, Bexco, Busan, Korea [arXiv:1707.06918]
  20. N. Tomassetti, A. Oliva, Production of cosmic-ray antinuclei in the Galaxy and background for dark matter searches, PoS(EPS-HEP2017)620, EPS-HEP 2017, Venice, Italy, [arXiv:1712.03177]
  21. J. Feng, N. Tomassetti, A. Oliva, Bayesian analysis of cosmic-ray propagation parameters: secondary antiparticles from spatial-dependent diffusion models, XXV ECRS 2016, Torino, Italy [arXiv:1612.08520]
  22. N. Tomassetti, Inhomogeneous diffusion model for recent data on high-energy cosmic rays, PoS(ICRC2015)551, 34th ICRC 2015, The Hague, Netherlands [arXiv:1510.09214]
  23. N. Tomassetti, Consistent description of leptonic and hadronic spectra in cosmic rays,PoS(ICRC2015)552, 34th ICRC 2015, The Hague, Netherlands [arXiv:1510.09213]
  24. N. Tomassetti, Fragmentation cross-sections and model uncertainties in propagation of Galactic cosmic rays, PoS(ICRC2015)553, 34th ICRC 2015, The Hague, Netherlands [arXiv:1510.09212]
  25. G. Ambrosi et al., In-flight operations and status of the AMS-02 silicon tracker,PoS(ICRC2015)690, 34th ICRC 2015, The Hague, Netherlands 
  26. G. Ambrosi et al., Nuclear charge measurement with the AMS-02 silicon tracker,PoS(ICRC2015)429, 34th ICRC 2015, The Hague, Netherlands 
  27. N. Tomassetti, AMS-02 in Space: Physics Results, J.Phys. Conf. Ser. 650 (2015) 012001, 7th Symposium on Large TPCs for Low-Energy Rare Event Detection, 2013, Paris [arXiv:1511.05890]
  28. N. Tomassetti & A. Oliva, Identification of Light Cosmic-Ray Nuclei with AMS-02, Proc. 33rd ICRC, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [arXiv:1510.09215]
  29. G. Ambrosi et al. Alignment of the AMS-02 silicon Tracker, Proc. 33rd ICRC, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [INSPIRES]
  30. G. Ambrosi et al. AMS-02 Track reconstruction and rigidity measurement, Proc. 33rd ICRC, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [PDF]
  31. N. Tomassetti, Diffusive origin of the Cosmic-Ray Spectral Hardening, J.Phys. Conf. Ser. 409 (2013) 012052, European Cosmic Ray Symposium ECRS 2012, Moscow, Russia [arXiv:1210.7274]
  32. N. Tomassetti, AMS Observations of Light Cosmic Ray Isotopes and Implications for their Production in Galaxy, World Scientific (2012) 211-215, ICATPP 2011, Como, Italy [arXiv:1203.6112]
  33. N. Tomassetti, Light Nuclei and Isotope Abundances in Cosmic Rays: Results from AMS-01, World Scientific (2011) 314-319, ICATPP 2010, Como, Italy  [arXiv:1106.2268]
  34. N. Tomassetti, Measurement of the Cosmic-ray B/C Ratio with AMS-01, 31st ICRC 2009, Lodz, Poland [arXiv:1009.1908]