Muons in air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory: Measurement of atmospheric production depth

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11320%2F14%3A10283721" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11320/14:10283721 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/68378271:_____/14:00436648 RIV/61989592:15310/14:33151152

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.90.012012" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.90.012012</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.90.012012" target="_blank" >10.1103/PhysRevD.90.012012</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Muons in air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory: Measurement of atmospheric production depth

Original language description

The surface detector array of the Pierre Auger Observatory provides information about the longitudinal development of the muonic component of extensive air showers. Using the timing information from the flash analog-to-digital converter traces of surfacedetectors far from the shower core, it is possible to reconstruct a muon production depth distribution. We characterize the goodness of this reconstruction for zenith angles around 60 degrees and different energies of the primary particle. From these distributions, we define X-max(mu) as the depth along the shower axis where the production of muons reaches maximum. We explore the potentiality of X-max(mu) as a useful observable to infer the mass composition of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays. Likewise, weassess its ability to constrain hadronic interaction models.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

BF - Elementary particle theory and high energy physics

OECD FORD branch

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Project

Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2014

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology

ISSN

1550-7998

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

90

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

000339922100001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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