Measurement of pressure dependent fluorescence yield of air: Calibration factor for UHECR detectors

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 129-139

  Belz, J W ^a   Burt, G W ^b   Cao, Z ^b   Chang, F Y ^c   Chen, C C ^c   Chen, C W ^c   Chen, P ^d   Field, C ^d   Findlay, J ^b   Huntemeyer P ^b   Huang, M A ^c   Hwang, W Y P ^c   Iverson, R ^d   Jones, B F ^b   Jui, C C H ^b   Kirn, M ^a   Lin, G L ^c   Loh, E C ^b   Maestas, M M ^b   Manago, N ^b   Martens, K ^b   Matthews, J N ^b   Ng, J S T ^d   Odian, A ^d   Reil, K ^d   Smith, J D ^b   Snow, R ^b   Sokolsky, P ^b   Springer, R W ^b   Thomas, J R ^b   Thomas, S B ^b   Thomson, G B ^e   Walz, D ^d   Zech, A ^e   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

^e RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air fluorescence; Extensive air shower; Nitrogen fluorescence; Ultrahigh energy cosmic rays

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; COSMIC RAYS; ELECTRONS; FLUORESCENCE; NITROGEN; RADIATION DETECTORS;

AIR FLUORESCENCE; EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWER; NITROGEN FLUORESCENCE; ULTRAHIGH-ENERGY COSMIC RAY;

AIR;

EID: 32844456609     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2005.12.008     Document Type: Article

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