PublicationsTalks and Conference Papers

SELECTED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS:

Listed below are selected publications relating to Rene Ong's research over the years. A more complete CV is available here.

  • "Search for Dark Matter Annihilations in Draco with STACEE", D.D. Driscoll et al., submitted to Phys. Rev. D (2008). Preprint.
  • “VERITAS Observations of the Gamma-Ray Binary LS I+61 303", V.A. Acciari et al., Astrophys. J. 679, 1427 (2008). Paper.
  • "The Energy Spectrum of the Blazar Markarian 421 above 130 GeV", J.E. Carson, J. Kildea, R.A. Ong et al., Astrophys. J. 662, 199 (2007). Paper.
  • "The First VERITAS Telescope", J. Holder et al., Astropart. Phys. 679, 1427 (2006). Paper.
  • "Observations of the BL Lacertae Object 3C 66A with STACEE", D.A. Bramel et al., Astrophys. J. 629, 108 (2005). Paper.
  • "Discovery of Spectral Variability of Markarian 421 at TeV Energies", F. Krennrich et al., Astrophys. J. 575, L9 (2002). Paper.
  • "STACEE Observations of Markarian 421 during an Extended Gamma-Ray Outburst", L.M. Boone et al., Astrophys. J. 575, L5 (2002). Paper.
  • "High Energy Gamma-Ray Observations of the Crab Nebula and Pulsar with the Solar Tower Atmospheric Cherenkov Effect Experiment", S. Oser et al., Astrophys. J. 547, 949 (2001). Paper.
  • "A Measurement of the Cosmic Ray Spectrum and Composition at the Knee", J.W. Fowler, L.F. Fortson, C.C.H. Jui, D.B. Kieda, R.A. Ong, C.L. Pryke, and P. Sommers, Astropart. Phys. 15, 949 (2001). Paper.
  • "Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy", Rene A. Ong, Physics Reports 305, 93 (1998). Paper.
  • "Limits on the Isotropic Diffuse Flux of Ultrahigh Energy Gamma-Radiation", M.C. Chantell et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 1805 (1997). Paper.
  • "High Statistics Search for Ultrahigh Energy Gamma-Ray Emission from Cygnus X-3 and Hercules X-1", A. Borione et al., Phys. Rev. D55, 1714 (1997). Paper.
  • "Detection of Atmospheric Cherenkov Radiation using Solar Heliostat Mirrors", R.A. Ong et al., Astopart. Phys. 5, 353 (1996). Paper.
  • "A Large Air Shower Array to Search for Astrophysical Sources Emitting Gamma Rays with Energies >= 10^14 eV", A. Borione et al., Nucl. Inst. Meth. Phys. Res. A346, 329 (1994). Paper.
  • "Measurement of the B0 Meson Lifetime", S.R. Wagner, D.A. Hinshaw, R.A. Ong et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 64, 1095 (1990). Paper.
  • "A Refined Measurement of the B Hadron Lifetime", R.A. Ong, J.A. Jaros et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 1236 (1989). Paper.
  • "Observation of Psi Production in e+e- Annihilation at 29 GeV", G. Wormser, R.A. Ong et al., Phys. Rev. D38, 1001 (1988). Paper.
  • "Inclusive Lepton Production in e+e- Annihilation at 29 GeV", R.A. Ong, A.J. Weir et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 60, 2587 (1988). Paper.
  • "Prototype Results of a High Resolution Vertex Drift Chamber for the Mark-II SLC Upgrade Detector", J.P. Alexander et al., Nucl. Inst. Meth. Phys. Res. A252, 350 (1986). Paper.
  • "Measurement of the D0 and D+ Lifetimes", L. Gladney, J.A. Jaros, R.A. Ong et al., Phys. Rev. D34, 2601 (1986). Paper.
  • "Design of an Enhanced 1 GeV Electron Neutrino Beam", R.A. Ong, L. Sulak, and R. Watts, Nucl. Inst. Meth. Phys. Res. A236, 256 (1985). Paper.
  • "Comparisons of the N2+ Photochemistry at Different Phases of the Solar Cycle", M.R. Torr, D.G. Torr, and R.A. Ong, J. Geophys. Res. 85, 2171 (1980). Paper.
  • "Ionization Frequencies for Major Thermospheric Constituents as Function of Solar Cycle 21", M.R. Torr, D.G. Torr, R.A. Ong, and H.E. Hinteregger, Geophys. Res. Lett. 6, 771 (1979). Paper.

SELECTED TALKS AND CONFERENCE PAPERS:

Year Forum, Location, and Date Title Talk/Paper
2008 10th High Energy Astrophysics Division Meeting of the AAS (HEAD 2008), Los Angeles CA, 2 Apr 2008 VERITAS: Performance and Latest Results Talk(3.6 MB)
Seminar, California Inst. of Technology, Pasadena CA, 29 Feb 2008 VHE Astrophysics with VERITAS Talk(4.2 MB)
Invited Talk, SLUO Redefining the User Facility, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford CA, 7 Feb 2008 VHE Particle Astrophysics: Science, Projects, Roadmap, & SLAC Talk(2.4 MB)
2007 30th Int. Cosmic Ray Conference, Merida, Mexico, 04 July 2007 100 TeV Observations of the Cygnus Region by CASA-MIA Talk (0.7 MB)
Colloquium, Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla CA, 24 May 2007 The Very High-Energy Universe Talk (4.1 MB)
2006 Invited Talk, The Cronin Fest, A Celebration of James W. Cronin's 75th Birthday, The University of Chicago, Chicago IL, 9 Sep 2006 Cosmic Ray Studies to 10^16 eV
Ultra High Energy Cosmic Ray Research with CASA-MIA		 Talk (2.2 MB)
Paper
Review Talk, 6th Rencontres du Vietnam: Challenges in Particle Astrophysics, Hanoi, Vietnam, 9 Aug 2006 VHE Gamma-Ray Astronomy: Status and Future Talk (4.4 MB)
Paper
2005 Rapporteur Talk, 29th Int. Cosmic Ray Conference, Pune, India, 10 Aug 2005 OG1: Gamma-ray Science and Techniques
The Status of VHE Gamma-Ray Astronomy 		Talk (6.7 MB)
Paper (astro-ph/0605191)
Plenary Talk, XXII Int. Symposium on Lepton-Photon Interactions, Uppsala, Sweden, 4 Jul 2005 Future Facilities in Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology Talk (7.8 MB)
Colloquium, Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York NY, 18 Apr 2005 Very High-Energy (VHE) Astrophysics Talk (8.8 MB)
Colloquium, Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI, 23 Mar 2005 The Extreme Universe Talk (8.4 MB)
2004 Report, High Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP), Washington D.C., 24 Sep 2004 Report of the Scientific Assessment Group for Experiments in Non-Accelerator Physics (SAGENAP) Talk (0.7 MB)
Final Report (0.7 MB)
Colloquium, Department of Physics, Brown University, Providence RI, 1 Mar 2004 The Limits of Particle Physics and Astronomy Talk (5.1 MB)
2003 Seminar, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla CA, 4 Nov 2003 Observations of AGN at Very High Energies Talk (5.1 MB)
LHEA Seminar, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt MD, 24 Oct 2003 Status of VHE Astronomy Talk (3.3 MB)
Talk Series, XXXI SLAC Summer Institute, "Cosmic Connections", Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford CA, 1-4 Aug 2003 High-Energy Cosmic Rays Talk, Day 1 (3.4 MB)
Talk, Day 2 (3.8 MB)
Colloquium, Department of Physics, University of California, Irvine (UCI), Irvine CA, 1 May 2003 The Extreme Universe Talk (5.7 MB)
Seminar, Department of Statistics, UCLA, 11 Mar 2003 Exploring the High Energy Universe Talk (2.9 MB)
Opening Talk, Cosmic Ray Astrophysics Symposium, AAAS Annual Meeting, Denver CO, 16 Feb 2003 Cosmic Ray Frontiers Talk (2.3 MB)
2002 Multiwavelength Workshop for Next Generation Gamma-Ray Experiments, Adler Planetarium, Chicago IL, 1-2 Nov 2002 Discussion Topics Talk
Summary Talk, Int. Symposium: The Universe View in Gamma Rays Summary
The Status of VHE Astronomy		 Talk (3.0 MB)
Paper (astro-ph/0304336)
Int. Symposium: The Universe Viewed in Gamma Rays, Kashiwa, Japan, 25-28 Sep 2002 The VERITAS Project Talk (2.6 MB)
Paper (astro-ph/0302610)
2001 EEP Seminar, Dept of Physics and Astronomy, UCLA, 5 Dec 2001 A Twenty Year Roadmap for Particle Physics Talk (2.4 MB)
Colloquium, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa AL, 14 Nov 2001 The Extreme Universe: Probing the Limits of Particle Physics and Astronomy Talk (4.5 MB)
Journal Club Talk, Division of Astronomy and Astrophysics, UCLA, 9 Oct 2001 Extreme High-Energy Variability of Markarian 421 Talk (1.2MB)
27th Int. Cosmic Ray Conference, Hamburg, Germany, 7-15 Aug 2001 STACEE Observations of Active Galactic Nuclei and Other Sources Talk
Paper
GLAST-LAT Collaboration Meeting, Stanford CA 1-2 Aug 2001 The VHE Sky 2006-2010 Talk
Colloquium, Dept. of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford CA, 27 Feb 2001 The Violent Universe: Extending the Limits of Particle Physics and Astronomy (na)
1999
2000		 Colloquium, Inst. for Theoretical Physics, Santa Barbara CA, 26 Jan 2000 Astronomy of the Very High Energy Universe Talk
Review Talk, Special HEAD Session at 195th AAS Meeting, Atlanta GA, 11-15 Jan 2002 Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy (na)
Plenary Talk, XIX Int. Sym. on Lepton and Photon Interactions, Stanford CA, 9-14 Aug 1999 High Energy Particles from the Universe Talk (5.0 MB)
Paper
(hep-ex/0003014)
GeV-TeV Gamma Ray Astrophysics Workshop, Snowbird UT, 13-16 Aug 1999 STACEE-32 Design, Performance, and Preliminary Results Paper