Direct measurement of the muonic content of extensive air showers between 2x 1017 and 2x 1018 eV at the Pierre Auger Observatory

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<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15310%2F20%3A73602180" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15310/20:73602180 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/00216208:11320/20:10421869

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjc/s10052-020-8055-y" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjc/s10052-020-8055-y</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-020-8055-y" target="_blank" >10.1140/epjc/s10052-020-8055-y</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Direct measurement of the muonic content of extensive air showers between 2x 1017 and 2x 1018 eV at the Pierre Auger Observatory

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The hybrid design of the Pierre Auger Observatory allows for the measurement of the properties of extensive air showers initiated by ultra-high energy cosmic rays with unprecedented precision. By using an array of prototype underground muon detectors, we have performed the first direct measurement, by the Auger Collaboration, of the muon content of air showers between 2x1017 and 2x1018 eV. We have studied the energy evolution of the attenuation-corrected muon density, and compared it to predictions from air shower simulations. The observed densities are found to be larger than those predicted by models. We quantify this discrepancy by combining the measurements from the muon detector with those from the Auger fluorescence detector at 1017.5 eV and 1018 eV. We find that, for the models to explain the data, an increase in the muon density of 38%+/- 4%(12%)+/- 18%21% for EPOS-LHC, and of 50%(53%)+/- 4%(13%)+/- 20%23% for QGSJetII-04, is respectively needed.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Direct measurement of the muonic content of extensive air showers between 2x 1017 and 2x 1018 eV at the Pierre Auger Observatory

Popis výsledku anglicky

The hybrid design of the Pierre Auger Observatory allows for the measurement of the properties of extensive air showers initiated by ultra-high energy cosmic rays with unprecedented precision. By using an array of prototype underground muon detectors, we have performed the first direct measurement, by the Auger Collaboration, of the muon content of air showers between 2x1017 and 2x1018 eV. We have studied the energy evolution of the attenuation-corrected muon density, and compared it to predictions from air shower simulations. The observed densities are found to be larger than those predicted by models. We quantify this discrepancy by combining the measurements from the muon detector with those from the Auger fluorescence detector at 1017.5 eV and 1018 eV. We find that, for the models to explain the data, an increase in the muon density of 38%+/- 4%(12%)+/- 18%21% for EPOS-LHC, and of 50%(53%)+/- 4%(13%)+/- 20%23% for QGSJetII-04, is respectively needed.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10303 - Particles and field physics

Projekt

Výsledek vznikl pri realizaci vícero projektů. Více informací v záložce Projekty.

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2020

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL C

ISSN

1434-6044

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

80

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

8

Stát vydavatele periodika

DE - Spolková republika Německo

Počet stran výsledku

19

Strana od-do

"751-1"-"751-19"

Kód UT WoS článku

000564267800003

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85089537583