Publications
Up-to-date lists
My own work — papers with ten or fewer authors: ADS · INSPIRE-HEP
Large collaboration papers (Pierre Auger, CTA) — more than 100 authors: ADS · INSPIRE-HEP
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As of September 2026: 61 articles and letters in refereed journals since 2007, >4.4k citations, h-index 36 (source: INSPIRE-HEP).
The papers below are a selection, grouped by topic rather than by date. Everything else is on ADS.
Cosmic-ray transport and self-generated turbulence
C. Evoli, A Population View of the Cosmic-Ray Knee: The Role of Variance in Supernova Maximum Rigidities, Physics and the Cosmos 1, 8 (2026) [arXiv] [doi]
B. Schroer, C. Evoli and P. Blasi, Critical examination of the nested leaky box model for Galactic cosmic ray transport, Physical Review D 111, 123003 (2025) [arXiv] [doi]
C. Evoli, P. Blasi, G. Morlino and R. Aloisio, Origin of the Cosmic Ray Galactic Halo Driven by Advected Turbulence and Self-Generated Waves, Physical Review Letters 121, 021102 (2018) [arXiv] [doi]
C. Evoli, R. Aloisio and P. Blasi, Galactic cosmic rays after the AMS-02 observations, Physical Review D 99, 103023 (2019) [arXiv] [doi]
C. Evoli, D. Gaggero, D. Grasso and L. Maccione, Common solution to the cosmic ray anisotropy and gradient problems, Physical Review Letters 108, 211102 (2012) [arXiv] [doi]
Cosmic-ray electrons, positrons and TeV halos
L.-M. Bourguinat, C. Evoli, P. Martin and S. Recchia, The environment of TeV halo progenitors, Astronomy & Astrophysics 706, A140 (2026) [arXiv] [doi]
C. Evoli, Deciphering the Electron Spectral Hardening in AMS-02, Astronomy 4, 4 (2025) [arXiv] [doi]
C. Evoli, E. Amato, P. Blasi and R. Aloisio, Galactic factories of cosmic-ray electrons and positrons, Physical Review D 103, 083010 (2021) [arXiv] [doi]
C. Evoli, T. Linden and G. Morlino, Self-Generated Cosmic-Ray Confinement in TeV Halos: Implications for TeV Gamma-Ray Emission and the Positron Excess, Physical Review D 98, 063017 (2018) [arXiv] [doi]
C. Evoli, E. Amato, P. Blasi and R. Aloisio, Stochastic nature of Galactic cosmic-ray sources, Physical Review D 104, 123029 (2021) [arXiv] [doi]
Secondary nuclei and the AMS-02 era
C. Evoli, G. Morlino, P. Blasi and R. Aloisio, AMS-02 beryllium data and its implication for cosmic ray transport, Physical Review D 101, 023013 (2020) [arXiv] [doi]
B. Schroer, C. Evoli and P. Blasi, Intermediate mass and heavy Galactic cosmic-ray nuclei: the case of new AMS-02 measurements, Physical Review D 103, 123010 (2021) [arXiv] [doi]
Ultra-high-energy cosmic rays: composition and propagation
C. Evoli, I. Vaiman, S. Petrera and F. Salamida, Updated air-shower Xmax moment parametrizations for UHECR composition with latest hadronic interaction models, Astroparticle Physics 179, 103239 (2026) [arXiv] [doi]
A. Cermenati, R. Aloisio, P. Blasi and C. Evoli, Excitation of the nonresonant streaming instability around sources of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays, Astronomy & Astrophysics 707, A19 (2026) [arXiv] [doi]
Galactic diffuse gamma rays and neutrinos
A. Ambrosone, C. Evoli, B. Schroer and P. Blasi, The origin of very high-energy diffuse γ-ray emission: the case for galactic source cocoons, Astronomy & Astrophysics 698, L18 (2025) [arXiv] [doi]
L. E. Espinosa Castro, F. L. Villante, V. Vecchiotti, C. Evoli and G. Pagliaroli, LHAASO protons versus LHAASO diffuse gamma-rays: a consistency check, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters 543, L20 (2025) [arXiv] [doi]
P. De La Torre Luque, D. Gaggero, D. Grasso, O. Fornieri, K. Egberts, C. Steppa and C. Evoli, Galactic diffuse gamma rays meet the PeV frontier, Astronomy & Astrophysics 672, A58 (2023) [arXiv] [doi]
S.S. Cerri, D. Gaggero, A. Vittino, C. Evoli and D. Grasso, A signature of anisotropic cosmic-ray transport in the gamma-ray sky, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 10, 019 (2017) [arXiv] [doi]
Dark matter, axions and the early Universe
A. Ambrosone, M. Chianese and C. Evoli, Exploring memory-burdened primordial black holes with ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays, Physical Review D 114, 043034 (2026) [arXiv] [doi]
R. Aloisio, A. Ambrosone and C. Evoli, Constraining superheavy dark matter with the KM3-230213A neutrino event, Physical Review D 113, 043024 (2026) [arXiv] [doi]
A. Payez, C. Evoli, T. Fischer, M. Giannotti, A. Mirizzi and A. Ringwald, Revisiting the SN1987A limit on light axion-like particles, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 02, 006 (2015) [arXiv] [doi]
C. Evoli, A. Mesinger and A. Ferrara, Unveiling the nature of dark matter with high redshift 21 cm line experiments, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 11, 024 (2014) [arXiv] [doi]
C. Evoli, M. Valdés, A. Ferrara and N. Yoshida, Energy deposition by weakly interacting massive particles: a comprehensive study, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 422, 420 (2012) [doi]
Codes
DRAGON2
C. Evoli, D. Gaggero, A. Vittino, G. Di Bernardo, M. Di Mauro, A. Ligorini, P. Ullio and D. Grasso, Cosmic-ray propagation with DRAGON2: I. Numerical solver and astrophysical ingredients, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 02, 015 (2017) [arXiv] [doi]
C. Evoli, D. Gaggero, A. Vittino, M. Di Mauro, D. Grasso and M.N. Mazziotta, Cosmic-ray propagation with DRAGON2: II. Nuclear interactions with the interstellar gas, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 07, 006 (2018) [arXiv] [doi]
HERMES
A. Dundović, C. Evoli, D. Gaggero and D. Grasso, Simulating the Galactic Multi-messenger Emissions with HERMES, Astronomy & Astrophysics 653, A18 (2021) [arXiv] [doi]
Reviews and lecture notes
S. Gabici, C. Evoli, D. Gaggero, P. Lipari, P. Mertsch, E. Orlando, A. Strong and A. Vittino, The origin of Galactic cosmic rays: Challenges to the standard paradigm, International Journal of Modern Physics D 28, 1930022 (2019) [arXiv] [doi]
P. von Doetinchem, C. Evoli, et al., Cosmic-ray antinuclei as messengers of new physics: status and outlook for the new decade, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 08, 035 (2020) [arXiv] [doi]
C. Evoli, Phenomenological Models of Cosmic-Ray Transport in Galaxies, Lecture notes, International School of Physics “Enrico Fermi”, Course 208, Varenna (2022) [arXiv]
C. Evoli, Modelling of Cosmic-Ray Transport in Galaxies, Lecture notes, Astroparticle Physics course, University of Bologna (2022/23) [slides]
