The optimum distance at which to determine the size of a giant air shower

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 414-419

  Newton, D ^a   Knapp, J ^a   Watson, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air shower; EAS; LDF; Optimum distance; S1 0 0 0; Size

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FUNCTION EVALUATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

AIR SHOWER; ARRAY GEOMETRY; LATERAL DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ZENITH ANGLE;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 33751256290     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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