Michael Cherry

Professor Emeritus of Physics

Ph.D., 1978 - University of Chicago

Louisiana State University
Department of Physics & Astronomy
343-D Nicholson Hall, Tower Dr.
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4001
225-892-1101
cherry@lsu.edu 

Research Group

Terrestrial Gamma Flashes - TGF and Energetic Thunderstorm Rooftop Array 

 

• “Simultaneous space-based observations of TGFs and lightning optical emissions: Characteristics of lightning”, S.T. Alnussirat et al., J. Geophys. Res.: Space Phys. 128, e2022JA030364 (2023);  the title can be linked to  https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JA030364. 
• Observation of Gamma Rays at Ground Level Associated with Nearby Thunderstorms, R. Ringuette et al., J. Geophysical Res: Space Phys. 118, 7841 (2013)
• Gamma-rays Associated with Nearby Thunderstorms at Ground Level, R. Ringuette et al., Proc. XV Intl. Conf. on Atmospheric Electricity, Norman, June 2014.
• Gamma-Ray Flashes Produced by Lightning Observed at Ground Level by TETRA-II, D.J. Pleshinger et al., J. Geophys. Res.-Space Phys (2019). 
• Simultaneous Space-based Observations of Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes and Lightning Optical Emissions: Investigation of the TGF Production Mechanisms, S. Alnussirat et al., Phys. Rev. D 100, 083018 (2019).

• “Thunderstorms Producing Sferic-Geolocated Gamma-ray Flashes Detected by TETRA-II”,  D. Smith et al. J. Geophys. Res.: Atmospheres 126, e2020JD033765 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JD033765.

High Energy Cosmic Rays and Gamma Rays - CALET

The CALorimeteric Electron Telescope (CALET):

• "Direct Measurement of the Spectral Structure of Cosmic-Ray Electrons+Positrons in the TeV region with CALET on the International Space Station", O. Adriani et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 191001 (2023).
• "Direct Measurement of the Cosmic-Ray Helium Spectrum from 40 GeV to 250 TeV with the Calorimetric Electron Telescope on the International Space Station", O. Adriani et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 171002 (2023).
• “Observation of Spectral Structures in the Flux of Cosmic-Ray Protons from 50 GeV to 60 TeV with CALET on the ISS”, O. Adriani et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 101102 (2022).
• “CALET Search for Electromagnetic Counterparts of Gravitational Wave Events During the LIGO/Virgo O3 Run”, O. Adriani et al., Astrophys. J. 933, 85 (2022); https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac6f53 . 
• CALET Upper Limits on X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Counterparts of GW 151226, O. Adriani et al., Astrophysical Journal Letters, 829: L20 (2016). Article.
• Energy Calibration of CALET Onboard the International Space Station, Y. Asaoka et al., Astroparticle Physics 91, 1 (2017). 
• “Energy Spectrum of Cosmic Ray Electron + Positron from 10 GeV to 3 TeV Observed with the Calorimetric Electron Telescope on the International Space Station”, O. Adriani et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 181101 (2017). 
• “Multi-Messenger Observations of a Binary Neutron Star Merger”, B.P. Abbott et al. (LIGO Scientific Collaboration, VIRGO Collaboration, and Partner Astronomy Groups), Astrophys. J. Lett. 848:L12 (2017).
• “Characteristics and Performance of the Calorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET) Calorimeter for Gamma-Ray Observations”, N. Cannady et al., Astrophys. J. Suppl. 238:5 (2018).
• “High Statistics Measurement of Cosmic-ray Electron and Positron Spectrum from 11 GeV to 4.8 TeV with the Calorimetric Electron Telescope on the International Space Station”, O. Adriani et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 261102 (2018).
• “Direct Measurement of the Cosmic-Ray Proton Spectrum from 50 GeV to 10 TeV with the Calorimetric Electron Telescope on the International Space Station”, O. Adriani et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 181102 (2019).
• "Direct Measurement of the Cosmic-Ray Carbon and Oxygen Spectra from 10 GeV/n to 2.2 TeV/n with the Calorimetric Electron Telescope on the International Space Station," O. Adriani et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 251102 (2020).
• “Measurement of the Iron Spectrum in Cosmic Rays from 10 GeV/n to 2.0 TeV/n with the Calorimetric Electron Telescope on the International Space Station”,  O. Adriani et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 126, 241101 (2021). 

Transition Radiation Detectors/Small Angle Spectrometer at LHC (SAS) 

• Measurements of the Frequency Spectrum of Transition Radiation, M.L. Cherry and D. Muller, Phys. Rev. Letters 38, 5 (1977).
• Measurements of the Spectrum and Energy Dependence of X-Ray Transition Radiation, M.L. Cherry, Phys. Rev. D 17, 2245 (1978).
• Compton Scattered Transition Radiation from Very High Energy Particles, M.L. Cherry and G.L. Case, Astroparticle Physics 18, 629 (2003).
• Measurements of Compton Scattered Transition Radiation at High Lorentz Factors, G.L. Case et al., Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A 524, 257 (2004).
• Measuring the Lorentz Factors of Energetic Particles with Transition Radiation, M.L.Cherry, Nucl. Instrum. Meth. in Phys. Res. A 706, 39 (2013).
• Preliminary TRD simulations for Forward Scattering Experiment, M.L. Cherry, Small Angle Spectrometer at LHC Workshop, CERN, Oct. 2015.
• Identification of Particles with Lorentz factor up to 104 with Transition Radiation Detectors Based on Micro-strip Silicon Detectors, J. Alozy et al., Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 927, 1 (2019).
• Extending the Lorentz Factor Range and Sensitivity of Transition Radiation with Compound Radiators, S.T. Alnussirat and M.L. Cherry, Nucl. Instrum. and Meth. in Phys. Res. A 1027, 166362 (2022).
• "Transition radiation detectors for hadron separation in the forward direction of LHC experiments", M. Albrow et al., Nucl. Instrum. and Methods A 1055, 168535 (2023)

Gamma Ray Burst Monitor (GBM)

• Observations of V0332+53 during the 2015 Outburst using Fermi/GBM, MAXI, Swift, and INTEGRA. Z.Baum et al; MNRAS 467, 4424 (2017).
• Kepler K2 Observations of Sco X-1: Orbital Modulations and Correlations with Fermi GBM and MAXI, R.I. Hynes et al., MNRAS 459, 3596 (2016).
• Earth occultation imaging of the low energy gamma-ray sky with GBM, J. Rodi et al., Astronomy & Astrophysics 562, 7, 2014 and arXiv:1304.1478.
• Long term variability of Cygnus X-1. V. State definitions with all sky monitor, V. Grinberg et al., Astronomy & Astrophysics 554, 88, 2013.
• Three years of Fermi GBM Earth Occultation Monitoring: Observations of Hard X-ray/Soft Gamma-Ray Sources, C. A. Wilson-Hodge et al., Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 201, 133, 2012.
• First Results from Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor Earth Occultation Monitoring: Observations of Soft Gamma-ray Sources Above 100 keV, G. L. Case et al., Astrophysical Journal 729, 105, 2011.
• When a Standard Candle Flickers, C. A. Wilson-Hodge et al., Astrophysical Journal 727, L40, 2011.

Emulsion Experiments

High energy cosmic rays - JACEE (Japanese-American Cooperative Emulsion Experiment)

Nucleus-nucleus interactions - Krakow-Louisiana-Minnesota (KLM) collaboration.

• Particle Production in Interactions of 200 GeV/Nucleon Oxygen and Sulfur Nuclei in Nuclear Emulsion, A. Dabrowska et al., Phys. Rev. D 47, 1751 (1993). 
• Fragmentation and Multifragmentation of 10.6 A GeV Gold Nuclei, M.L. Cherry et al., Phys. Rev. C 52, 2652 (1995).
• High Multiplicity Lead-Lead Interactions at 158 GeV/nucleon, P. Deines-Jones et al., Phys. Rev. C 53, 3044 (1996). 
• Automated Track Recognition and Event Reconstruction in Nuclear Emulsion, P. Deines-Jones et al., Nucl. Instrum. Meth. in Physics Research A 390, 219 (1997). 
• Cosmic Ray Proton and Helium Spectra - Results from the JACEE Experiment, K. Asakimori et al., Astrophysical Journal 502, 278 (1998). 
• Charged Particle Production in the Pb+Pb System at 158 GeV/c per Nucleon, P. Deines-Jones et al., Phys. Rev. C 62, 014903 (2000).

Solar Neutrinos-SAGE (Russian-American Gallium Experiment)

• Measurement of the Solar Neutrino Capture Rate by SAGE and Implications for Neutrino Oscillations in Vacuum, Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 4686 (1999).
• Measurement of the Solar Neutrino Capture rate with Gallium Metal, Phys. Rev. C60, 055801 (1999). 
• Measurement of the Response of the Russian-American Gallium Experiment to Neutrinos from a 51Cr Source, Phys. Rev. C 59, 2246 (1999). 
• The Russian-American Gallium Experiment (SAGE) Cr neutrino Source Measurement, Phys. Rev. Lett. 77, 4708 (1996). 
• Results from SAGE (The Russian-American Gallium Solar Neutrino Experiment), Phys. Lett. B 328, 234 (1994).
• Search for Neutrinos from the Sun Using the Reaction 71Ga(n,e-)71Ge, Phys. Rev. Lett. 67, 3332 (1991).