Published September 2008 | Version v1
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Influence of Cherenkov light on the width of optical images of extensive air showers

  • 1. Department of Experimental Physics, University of Lodz, 90-236, Lodz (Poland)

Description

We show that Cherenkov light has an important role in determining the width of shower light images, as measured in the EAS experiments using fluorescence technique. Its role is dominant below shower maximum. This conclusion is based on numerical calculations using universality of electron distributions (energy, angle and lateral distance) in different showers. (authors)

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Proceedings of the 21. European Cosmic Ray Symposium

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences
Imprint Place
Kosice (Slovakia)
ISBN
978-80-968060-5-8
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the 21. European Cosmic Ray Symposium
Imprint Pagination
634 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 534-539
Report number
INIS-SK--2010-040

Conference

Title
21. European Cosmic Ray Symposium
Dates
9-12 Sep 2008
Place
Kosice (Slovakia)

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Notes
2 tabs., 4 figs., 11 refs.