Impact of varying atmospheric profiles on extensive air shower observation: Fluorescence light emission and energy reconstruction

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 259-268

  Keilhauer, B ^a   Blumer J ^a,b   Engel, R ^b   Klages, H O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Extensive air shower; Fluorescence light emission

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FLUORESCENCE; NITROGEN;

ATMOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWER; FLUORESCENCE LIGHT EMISSION;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 33646099624     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2006.02.005     Document Type: Article

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