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Pierre Auger Collaboration (Aab, A. et al); Pastor, S. | ||||
| Title | Reconstruction of inclined air showers detected with the pierre Auger Observatory | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2014 | Publication | Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics | Abbreviated Journal | J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
| Volume | 08 | Issue | 8 | Pages | 019 - 32pp |
| Keywords | ultra high energy cosmic rays; cosmic ray experiments | ||||
| Abstract | We describe the method devised to reconstruct inclined cosmic-ray air showers with zenith angles greater than 60 degrees detected with the surface array of the Pierre Auger Observatory. The measured signals at the ground level are fitted to muon density distributions predicted with atmospheric cascade models to obtain the relative shower size as an overall normalization parameter. The method is evaluated using simulated showers to test its performance. The energy of the cosmic rays is calibrated using a sub-sample of events reconstructed with both the fluorescence and surface array techniques. The reconstruction method described here provides the basis of complementary analyses including an independent measurement of the energy spectrum of ultra-high energy cosmic rays using very inclined events collected by the Pierre Auger Observatory. | ||||
| Address | [Anchordoqui, L.] CUNY, CUNY Herbert H Lehman Coll, Dept Phys & Astron, New York, NY 10021 USA | ||||
| Corporate Author | Thesis | ||||
| Publisher | Iop Publishing Ltd | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
| Language | English | Summary Language | Original Title | ||
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| ISSN | 1475-7516 | ISBN | Medium | ||
| Area | Expedition | Conference | |||
| Notes | WOS:000341848800019 | Approved | no | ||
| Is ISI | yes | International Collaboration | yes | ||
| Call Number | IFIC @ pastor @ | Serial | 1942 | ||
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