Measurement of the proton-air cross section at √s=57TeV 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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spelling paper:paper_00319007_v109_n6_p_Multitudinario2023-06-08T14:58:03Z Measurement of the proton-air cross section at √s=57TeV with the Pierre Auger observatory Center-of-mass energies Cross section Particle production Pierre Auger observatory Systematic uncertainties Augers Buildings Observatories Tellurium compounds Protons 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. © 2012 American Physical Society. 2012 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00319007_v109_n6_p_Multitudinario http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00319007_v109_n6_p_Multitudinario
institution Universidad de Buenos Aires
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repository_str R-134
collection Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA)
topic Center-of-mass energies
Cross section
Particle production
Pierre Auger observatory
Systematic uncertainties
Augers
Buildings
Observatories
Tellurium compounds
Protons
spellingShingle Center-of-mass energies
Cross section
Particle production
Pierre Auger observatory
Systematic uncertainties
Augers
Buildings
Observatories
Tellurium compounds
Protons
Measurement of the proton-air cross section at √s=57TeV with the Pierre Auger observatory
topic_facet Center-of-mass energies
Cross section
Particle production
Pierre Auger observatory
Systematic uncertainties
Augers
Buildings
Observatories
Tellurium compounds
Protons
description 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. © 2012 American Physical Society.
title Measurement of the proton-air cross section at √s=57TeV with the Pierre Auger observatory
title_short Measurement of the proton-air cross section at √s=57TeV with the Pierre Auger observatory
title_full Measurement of the proton-air cross section at √s=57TeV with the Pierre Auger observatory
title_fullStr Measurement of the proton-air cross section at √s=57TeV with the Pierre Auger observatory
title_full_unstemmed Measurement of the proton-air cross section at √s=57TeV with the Pierre Auger observatory
title_sort measurement of the proton-air cross section at √s=57tev with the pierre auger observatory
publishDate 2012
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00319007_v109_n6_p_Multitudinario
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00319007_v109_n6_p_Multitudinario
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