Interpretation of the depths of maximum of extensive air showers measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory
To interpret the mean depth of cosmic ray air shower maximum and its dispersion, we parametrize those two observables as functions of the first two moments of the ln A distribution. We examine the goodness of this simple method through simulations of test mass distributions. The application of the p...
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paper:paper_14757516_v2013_n2_p_Multitudinario2023-06-08T16:17:54Z Interpretation of the depths of maximum of extensive air showers measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory cosmic ray experiments ultra high energy cosmic rays To interpret the mean depth of cosmic ray air shower maximum and its dispersion, we parametrize those two observables as functions of the first two moments of the ln A distribution. We examine the goodness of this simple method through simulations of test mass distributions. The application of the parameterization to Pierre Auger Observatory data allows one to study the energy dependence of the mean ln A and of its variance under the assumption of selected hadronic interaction models. We discuss possible implications of these dependences in term of interaction models and astrophysical cosmic ray sources. © 2013 IOP Publishing Ltd and Sissa Medialab srl. 2013 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_14757516_v2013_n2_p_Multitudinario http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_14757516_v2013_n2_p_Multitudinario |
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To interpret the mean depth of cosmic ray air shower maximum and its dispersion, we parametrize those two observables as functions of the first two moments of the ln A distribution. We examine the goodness of this simple method through simulations of test mass distributions. The application of the parameterization to Pierre Auger Observatory data allows one to study the energy dependence of the mean ln A and of its variance under the assumption of selected hadronic interaction models. We discuss possible implications of these dependences in term of interaction models and astrophysical cosmic ray sources. © 2013 IOP Publishing Ltd and Sissa Medialab srl. |
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Interpretation of the depths of maximum of extensive air showers measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory |
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Interpretation of the depths of maximum of extensive air showers measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory |
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Interpretation of the depths of maximum of extensive air showers measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory |
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Interpretation of the depths of maximum of extensive air showers measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory |
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Interpretation of the depths of maximum of extensive air showers measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory |
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interpretation of the depths of maximum of extensive air showers measured by the pierre auger observatory |
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