A comprehensive study of shower to shower fluctuations

By means of Monte Carlo simulations of extensive air showers (EAS), we have performed a comprehensive study of the shower to shower fluctuations affecting the longitudinal and lateral development of EAS. We split the fluctuations into physical fluctuations and those induced by the thinning procedure...

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Autores principales: Hansen, Patricia María, Alvarez Muñiz, Jaime, Vázquez, R. A.
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2011
Materias:
Astronomía
Cosmic rays
Extensive air showers
Ground detector
Simulation
Muon component
Electromagnetic component
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/130658
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topic Astronomía
Cosmic rays
Extensive air showers
Ground detector
Simulation
Muon component
Electromagnetic component
spellingShingle Astronomía
Cosmic rays
Extensive air showers
Ground detector
Simulation
Muon component
Electromagnetic component
Hansen, Patricia María
Alvarez Muñiz, Jaime
Vázquez, R. A.
A comprehensive study of shower to shower fluctuations
topic_facet Astronomía
Cosmic rays
Extensive air showers
Ground detector
Simulation
Muon component
Electromagnetic component
description By means of Monte Carlo simulations of extensive air showers (EAS), we have performed a comprehensive study of the shower to shower fluctuations affecting the longitudinal and lateral development of EAS. We split the fluctuations into physical fluctuations and those induced by the thinning procedure customarily applied to simulate showers at EeV energies and above. We study the influence of thinning on the calculation of the shower to shower fluctuations in the simulations. For thinning levels larger than R thin  = 10 −5  − 10 −6 , the determination of the shower to shower fluctuations is hampered by the artificial fluctuations induced by the thinning procedure. However, we show that shower to shower fluctuations can still be approximately estimated, and we provide expressions to calculate them. The influence of fluctuations of the depth of first interaction on the determination of shower to shower fluctuations is also addressed.
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author Hansen, Patricia María
Alvarez Muñiz, Jaime
Vázquez, R. A.
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title_short A comprehensive study of shower to shower fluctuations
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