Published November 21, 2008
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Journal article
Air fluorescence relevant for cosmic-ray detection-Review of pioneering measurements
- 1. Facultad de Ciencias Fisicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid (Spain)
- 2. Department of Astrophysics, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen (Netherlands)
- 3. Institut fuer Experimentelle Kernphysik, Universitaet Karlsruhe, Postfach 3640, 76021 Karlsruhe (Germany)
Description
Cosmic rays with energies exceeding 1017eV are frequently registered by measurements of the fluorescence light emitted by extensive air showers. The main uncertainty for the absolute energy scale of the measured air showers is coming from the fluorescence light yield of electrons in air. The fluorescence light yield has been studied in laboratory experiments. Pioneering measurements between 1954 and 2000 are reviewed.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2008.08.055Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nima.2008.08.055;
- arXiv
- arXiv:0807.3844v1;
- PII
- S0168-9002(08)01273-4;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Journal Volume
- 597
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 23-31
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- CODEN
- NIMAER
Conference
- Title
- 5. fluorescence workshop
- Dates
- 16-20 Sep 2007
- Place
- Madrid (Spain)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41009447
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- AIR; COSMIC RAY DETECTION; ELECTRONS; EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS; FLUORESCENCE; RADIATION DETECTORS; REVIEWS; VISIBLE RADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC SHOWERS; DETECTION; DOCUMENT TYPES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EMISSION; FERMIONS; FLUIDS; GASES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTONS; LUMINESCENCE; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; PHOTON EMISSION; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATIONS; SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION; SHOWERS
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.