Published February 25, 2010
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Journal article
Muons in extensive air showers at E0 = 1016.6 - 1019.8 eV
Creators
- 1. Inst. Kosmofizicheskikh Issledovanij i Aehronomii Yakutskogo Nauchnogo Tsentra SO RAN, Yakutsk (Russian Federation)
- 2. Nauchno-Issledovatel'skij Inst. Yadernoj Fiziki Moskovskogo Gosudarstvennogo Univ., Moscow (Russian Federation)
Description
The results of combined analysis of the data on the muons in the extensive air showers with the energies of E0 ≥ 4 x 1016 eV are presented. Their comparison with the calculations by the QGSJET model is given. It is shown, that by the E0 ≤ 1018 eV this model does not contradict the measurements in the approximation of the primary particles changing composition from the mixture with prevalence of heavy nuclei over the protons. The experiments by the E0 ≥ 3 x 1018 eV indicate, that the showers are developed other wise as forecasted by the QGSJET model
Abstract (Russian)
Приведены результаты совместного анализа данных по мюонам в широких атмосферных ливнях с энергиями E0 ≥ 4 x 1016 эВ. Дано их сравнение с расчетами по модели QGSJET. Показано, что при E0 ≤ 1018 эВ эта модель не противоречит измерениям в предположении меняющегося состава первичных частиц от смеси с преобладанием тяжелых ядер над протонами. При E0 ≥ 3 x 1018 эВ эксперименты указываают на то, что ливни развиваются иначе, чем предсказывает модель QGSJETAdditional details
Additional titles
- Original title (Russian)
- Мюоны в широких атмосферных ливнях с Е
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Pis'ma v Zhurnal Ehksperimental'noj i Teoreticheskoj Fiziki
- Journal Volume
- 71
- Journal Issue
- 3-4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 145-151
- ISSN
- 0370-274X
- CODEN
- PZETAB
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Russian Federation
- Country of Input or Organization
- Russian Federation
- INIS RN
- 33022219
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; COSMIC NUCLEI; COSMIC PROTONS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; EEV RANGE; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUON DETECTION; MUONS; PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS; PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
- Descriptors DEC
- BARYONS; CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION; COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC SHOWERS; DETECTION; DISTRIBUTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; EVALUATION; FERMIONS; FUNCTIONS; HADRONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTONS; NUCLEI; NUCLEONS; PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION; PROTONS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATIONS; SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION; SHOWERS
Optional Information
- Notes
- 25 refs., 6 figs.