Published January 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Extensive air showers with the small muon content in the region of ultrahigh energies

  • 1. Yu.G. Shafer Institute of Cosmophysical Research and Aeronomy, 31 Lenin Ave., 677980 Yakutsk (Russian Federation)

Description

Ultrahigh-energy extensive air showers registered at the Yakutsk EAS array have been considered. The showers without the muon component are detected. Almost one half of them forms the clusters, the arrival directions of which correlate with the nearest pulsars. The classification of showers by muon composition has been carried out and the existence of four classes of showers has been shown. The problem of mass composition and origin of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays are discussed

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2007.11.016

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2007.11.016;
PII
S0920-5632(07)00804-3;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. B, Proceedings Supplements
Journal Volume
175-176
Journal Page Range
p. 245-248
ISSN
0920-5632
CODEN
NPBSE7

Conference

Title
14. international symposium on very high energy cosmic ray interactions
Dates
15-22 Aug 2006
Place
Weihai (China)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39087662
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CLASSIFICATION; EEV RANGE; EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS; MASS; MUONS; PULSARS
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; COSMIC SHOWERS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTONS; RADIATIONS; SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION; SHOWERS

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