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Longitudinal EAS-Development Studies in the Air-Shower Experiment KASCADE-Grande
- Source :
- INSPIRE-HEP, NASA Astrophysics Data System
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Abstract
- A large area (128 m^2) Muon Tracking Detector (MTD), located within the KASCADE experiment, has been built with the aim to identify muons (E_mu > 0.8 GeV) and their directions in extensive air showers by track measurements under more than 18 r.l. shielding. The orientation of the muon track with respect to the shower axis is expressed in terms of the radial- and tangential angles. By means of triangulation the muon production height H_mu is determined. By means of H_mu, a transition from light to heavy cosmic ray primary particle with increasing shower energy Eo from 1-10 PeV is observed. Muon pseudorapidity distributions for the first interactions above 15 km are studied and compared to Monte Carlo simulations.<br />Presented at the XVI International Symposium on Very High Energy Cosmic Ray Interactions (ISVHECRI 2010), Batavia, IL, USA (28 June 2 July 2010). 4 pages, 3 figures
- Subjects :
- High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors
Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
FOS: Physical sciences
High Energy Physics::Experiment
Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
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Details
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- INSPIRE-HEP, NASA Astrophysics Data System
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b272a1f6f347f37ed4711edafc396bec