Publications by authors named "Barrau A"

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  • - The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) conducted precision measurements of helium isotopes (^3He and ^4He) on the International Space Station, collecting data from 100 million ^4He and 18 million ^3He nuclei over six years from 2011 to 2017.
  • - The study found that the fluxes of both helium isotopes varied similarly over time, but the amount of variation decreased as the rigidity (energy per unit charge) increased.
  • - For the first time, researchers measured the rigidity dependence of the ^3He/^4He flux ratio, showing notable long-term changes below 4 GV but stable characteristics and a specific power law relationship above that threshold, aligning with other spectral indices in
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Precision results on cosmic-ray electrons are presented in the energy range from 0.5 GeV to 1.4 TeV based on 28.

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  • Precision measurements of cosmic ray positrons up to 1 TeV were gathered by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer aboard the International Space Station, analyzing 1.9 million positrons.
  • A significant excess of positrons begins at around 25.2 GeV, followed by a sharp decrease above approximately 284 GeV, indicating a complex energy dependency.
  • The data suggests that at high energies, positrons mainly come from either dark matter annihilation or other astrophysical sources, with a notable energy cutoff of the source term established at about 810 GeV.
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We present high-statistics, precision measurements of the detailed time and energy dependence of the primary cosmic-ray electron flux and positron flux over 79 Bartels rotations from May 2011 to May 2017 in the energy range from 1 to 50 GeV. For the first time, the charge-sign dependent modulation during solar maximum has been investigated in detail by leptons alone. Based on 23.

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We present the precision measurement from May 2011 to May 2017 (79 Bartels rotations) of the proton fluxes at rigidities from 1 to 60 GV and the helium fluxes from 1.9 to 60 GV based on a total of 1×10^{9} events collected with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer aboard the International Space Station. This measurement is in solar cycle 24, which has the solar maximum in April 2014.

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  • * The fluxes of Li and B show a similar rigidity dependence above 7 GV, and all three (Li, Be, B) share this behavior above 30 GV, with a measured Li/Be ratio of 2.0±0.1.
  • * Unlike primary cosmic rays, which include elements like He, C, and O, secondary cosmic rays show a different pattern; specifically, secondary cosmic rays become harder than primary cosmic rays when exceeding 200 GV
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We report the observation of new properties of primary cosmic rays He, C, and O measured in the rigidity (momentum/charge) range 2 GV to 3 TV with 90×10^{6} helium, 8.4×10^{6} carbon, and 7.0×10^{6} oxygen nuclei collected by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) during the first five years of operation.

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We revisit the hypothesis of a possible line structure in the Hawking evaporation spectrum of black holes. Because of nonperturbative quantum gravity effects, this would take place arbitrarily far away from the Planck mass. We show, based on a speculative but consistent hypothesis, that this naive prediction might in fact hold in the specific context of loop quantum gravity.

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  • Knowledge of the boron to carbon (B/C) flux ratio is crucial for understanding cosmic ray propagation.
  • A precise measurement of this ratio was made from 1.9 GV to 2.6 TV using data from 2.3 million boron and 8.3 million carbon nuclei collected by AMS over 5 years.
  • The findings indicate that the B/C ratio does not demonstrate significant structures at high rigidities, and above 65 GV, it follows a single power law closely aligning with Kolmogorov's turbulence theory.
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A precision measurement by AMS of the antiproton flux and the antiproton-to-proton flux ratio in primary cosmic rays in the absolute rigidity range from 1 to 450 GV is presented based on 3.49×10^{5} antiproton events and 2.42×10^{9} proton events.

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Knowledge of the precise rigidity dependence of the helium flux is important in understanding the origin, acceleration, and propagation of cosmic rays. A precise measurement of the helium flux in primary cosmic rays with rigidity (momentum/charge) from 1.9 GV to 3 TV based on 50 million events is presented and compared to the proton flux.

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A precise measurement of the proton flux in primary cosmic rays with rigidity (momentum/charge) from 1 GV to 1.8 TV is presented based on 300 million events. Knowledge of the rigidity dependence of the proton flux is important in understanding the origin, acceleration, and propagation of cosmic rays.

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We present a measurement of the cosmic ray (e^{+}+e^{-}) flux in the range 0.5 GeV to 1 TeV based on the analysis of 10.6 million (e^{+}+e^{-}) events collected by AMS.

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Precision measurements by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station of the primary cosmic-ray electron flux in the range 0.5 to 700 GeV and the positron flux in the range 0.5 to 500 GeV are presented.

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A precision measurement by AMS of the positron fraction in primary cosmic rays in the energy range from 0.5 to 500 GeV based on 10.9 million positron and electron events is presented.

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A precision measurement by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station of the positron fraction in primary cosmic rays in the energy range from 0.5 to 350 GeV based on 6.8 × 10(6) positron and electron events is presented.

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Background: Prescription of sick leave periods is a common but complex task in general practice in many countries.

Objectives: The objective was to identify issues around sickness certification and solutions aimed at improving this process.

Methods: Through Medline, Cochrane, and Web of Science bibliographic databases, 56 relevant original articles in English or French were retrieved, focusing on the certification process in general practice.

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This Letter aims at showing that the observation of evaporating black holes should allow the usual Hawking behavior to be distinguished from loop quantum gravity (LQG) expectations. We present a full Monte Carlo simulation of the evaporation in LQG and statistical tests that discriminate between competing models. We conclude that contrarily to what was commonly thought, the discreteness of the area in LQG leads to characteristic features that qualify evaporating black holes as objects that could reveal quantum gravity footprints.

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The importance of the sacral pelvic incidence (SPI) in relation to individual variations of sagittal spinal curvature has become well-recognised. We attempted to determine the relationship between SPI and acetabular orientation. The three-dimensional coordinates of 47 homologous points were observed on 51 adult anatomical pelvises (26 female and 25 male).

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The primordial spectrum of cosmological tensor perturbations is considered as a possible probe of quantum gravity effects. Together with string theory, loop quantum gravity is one of the most promising frameworks to study quantum effects in the early universe. We show that the associated corrections should modify the potential seen by gravitational waves during the inflationary amplification.

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