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Muons in air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory: measurement of atmospheric production depth
Aab, A.; Abreu, P.; Aglietta, M.; Ahlers, M.; Ahn, E. J.; Bertou, Xavier Pierre Louis Balceiro CAB; Allekotte, Ingomar; Suarez, Federico
; Sanchez, Federico Andrés
; Ravignani Guerrero, Diego; Platino, Manuel
; Melo, Diego Gabriel
; Lucero, Luis Agustin
; Josebachuili Ogando, Mariela Gisele
; Figueira, Juan Manuel
; Filevich, Alberto
; Etchegoyen, Alberto
; Almela, Daniel Alejandro
; Gómez Vitale, P. F.; Avila, G. ; Squartini, R.; Sato, R.; Rodriguez Rojo, J.; Kleinfeller, J.; Supanitsky, Alberto Daniel
; Rovero, Adrian Carlos
; Dasso, Sergio Ricardo
; Guardincerri, Y.; Masías Meza, Jimmy Joel
; Piegaia, Ricardo Nestor
; Pieroni, Pablo Emanuel
; Tiffenberg, Javier Sebastian
; Dova, Maria Teresa
; Jarne, Cecilia Gisele
; Mariazzi, Analisa Gabriela
; Moreno, Juan Cruz
; Hansen, Patricia Maria
; Gómez Albarracín, Flavia Alejandra
; Micheletti, Maria Isabel
; Quel, Eduardo Jaime
; Ristori, Pablo Roberto
Fecha de publicación:
07/2014
Editorial:
American Physical Society
Revista:
Physical Review D
ISSN:
0556-2821
Idioma:
Inglés
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Resumen
The surface detector array of the Pierre Auger Observatory provides information about the longitudinal development of the muonic component of extensive air showers. Using the timing information from the flash analog-to-digital converter traces of surface detectors far from the shower core, it is possible to reconstruct a muon production depth distribution. We characterize the goodness of this reconstruction for zenith angles around 60° and different energies of the primary particle. From these distributions, we define Xμ max as the depth along the shower axis where the production of muons reaches maximum. We explore the potentiality of Xμ max as a useful observable to infer the mass composition of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays. Likewise, we assess its ability to constrain hadronic interaction models
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Pierre Auger Observatory
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Aab, A.; Abreu, P.; Aglietta, M.; Ahlers, M.; Ahn, E. J.; et al.; Muons in air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory: measurement of atmospheric production depth; American Physical Society; Physical Review D; 90; 012012; 7-2014; 1-15
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