Universal lateral distribution of energy deposit in air showers and its application to shower reconstruction

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 484-494

  Gora D ^a   Engel, R ^b   Heck, D ^b   Homola, P ^a   Klages, H ^b   Pekala J ^a   Risse, M ^a,b   Wilczynska B ^a   Wilczynski H ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (Poland)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY RESOURCES; FLUORESCENCE; GEOMETRY;

AIR SHOWERS; CORRECTION FACTORS; ENERGY DEPOSITS; SHOWER ENERGY;

HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS;

EID: 29244457806     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2005.09.007     Document Type: Article

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