Measurement of the proton-air cross section at √s = 57 TeV with the Pierre Auger Observatory

We report a measurement of the proton-air cross section for particle production at the center-of-mass energy per nucleon of 57 TeV. This is derived from the distribution of the depths of shower maxima observed with the Pierre Auger Observatory: systematic uncertainties are studied in detail. Analyzi...

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Autores principales: Arganda Carreras, Ernesto, Dova, María Teresa, Gómez Albarracín, Flavia Alejandra, Hansen, Patricia María, Jarne, Cecilia Gisele, Mariazzi, Analisa Gabriela, Moreno, Juan Cruz, Sciutto, Sergio Juan, Wahlberg, Hernán Pablo, The Pierre Auger Collaboration
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2012
Materias:
Física
Ciencias Exactas
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/84708
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SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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Sumario:We report a measurement of the proton-air cross section for particle production at the center-of-mass energy per nucleon of 57 TeV. This is derived from the distribution of the depths of shower maxima observed with the Pierre Auger Observatory: systematic uncertainties are studied in detail. Analyzing the tail of the distribution of the shower maxima, a proton-air cross section of [505±22(stat)-36+28(syst)] mb is found.

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