Universality of electron distributions in high-energy air showers-Description of Cherenkov light production

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 421-437

  Nerling, F ^a   Blumer J ^a,b   Engel, R ^a   Risse, M ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cherenkov light air fluorescence technique; Electron angular distributions; Electron energy spectra; Extensive air showers; Ultrahigh energy cosmic rays

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSMIC RAYS; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT EMISSION; PHOTONS; SCATTERING; SPRAYING;

CHERENKOV LIGHT AIR FLUORESCENCE TECHNIQUE; ELECTRON ANGULAR DISTRIBUTIONS; ELECTRON ENERGY SPECTRA; EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS; ULTRAHIGH-ENERGY COSMIC RAYS;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 29244435751     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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