A water tank Cherenkov detector for very high-energy astroparticles

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 406, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 69-77

  Bauleo, P ^a   Etchegoyen, A ^a   Fernandez Niello J O ^a   Ferrero, A M J ^a   Filevich, A ^a   Guerard C K ^a   Hasenbalg, F ^a   Mostafa M A ^a   Ravignani, D ^a   Rodriguez Martino J ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; COSMIC RAYS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; PARTICLE DETECTORS; WATER TANKS;

AIRSHOWER DETECTION; SURFACE ARRAY DETECTORS;

CERENKOV COUNTERS;

EID: 0032024355     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(97)01187-X     Document Type: Article

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