Published November 1, 1981 | Version v1
Journal article

Is there new physics in the ''mini-Centauro'' events

  • 1. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Bombay 400 005, India

Description

We demonstrate, by detailed Monte Carlo simulation with standard interaction parameters as input, that the ''mini-Centauro'' events reported by the Brazil-Japan group can be understood as due to fluctuations in the high-energy hadron and electromagnetic components of extensive air showers generated by primary cosmic-ray protons. Thus it is not necessary to invoke a new type of interaction to understand them

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Journal Title
Phys. Rev., D
Journal Volume
24
Journal Issue
9
Series
Phys. Rev., D.
Journal Page Range
2437-2440
ISSN
0556-2821