Published September 2006 | Version v1
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On the detection of ultra-high energy cosmic rays I. fluorescence detection

Creators

  • 1. Institute for Nuclear Science and Technology, Hanoi (Viet Nam)

Description

A study of some features of relevance to the detection of extensive air showers produced by ultra high energy cosmic rays is presented. The Pierre Auger Observatory is used as an illustration. The present paper concentrates on the measurement of the longitudinal shower profile deduced from the detection of the fluorescence light produced by the shower particles in their interactions with the nitrogen molecules in the atmosphere. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Communications in Physics
Journal Volume
16
Journal Issue
3
Series
Published by the Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology
Journal Page Range
p. 129-143
ISSN
0868-3166

INIS

Country of Publication
Viet Nam
Country of Input or Organization
Viet Nam
INIS RN
39059872
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
ATMOSPHERES; COSMIC RAY DETECTION; COSMIC RAY FLUX; EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS; FLUORESCENCE; INTERACTIONS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VISIBLE RADIATION
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC SHOWERS; DETECTION; DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EMISSION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LUMINESCENCE; PHOTON EMISSION; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION FLUX; RADIATIONS; SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION; SHOWERS

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Notes
14 figs., 8 refs.