Absolute measurement of the nitrogen fluorescence yield in air between 300 and 430 nm

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 578, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 78-87

  Lefeuvre, G ^a   Gorodetzky, P ^a   Dolbeau, J ^a   Patzak, T ^a   Salin, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

Author keywords

Air fluorescence; Extensive air showers; Nitrogen fluorescence; Ultra high energy cosmic rays

Indexed keywords

EXCITATION ENERGY; FLUORESCENCE; NITROGEN; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STRONTIUM;

AIR FLUORESCENCE; EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS; NITROGEN FLUORESCENCE; ULTRA-HIGH ENERGY COSMIC RAYS;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 34347337733     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2007.04.106     Document Type: Article

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