Measurement of the pressure dependence of air fluorescence emission induced by electrons

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-57

  Ave, M ^a   Bohacova, M ^b   Buonomo, B ^c   Busca, N ^a   Cazon, L ^a   Chemerisov, S D ^d   Conde, M E ^d   Crowell, R A ^d   Di Carlo, P ^e   Di Giulio, C ^f   Doubrava, M ^g   Esposito, A ^c   Facal, P ^h   Franchini, F J ^d   Horandel J ⁱ   Hrabovsky, M ^b   Iarlori, M ^e   Kasprzyk, T E ^d   Keilhauer, B ⁱ   Klages, H ^j   Kleifges, M ^j   Kuhlmann, S ^d   Mazzitelli, G ^c   Nozka, L ^b   Obermeier, A ⁱ   Palatka, M ^b   Petrera, S ^e   Privitera, P ^f   Ridky, J ^b   Rizi, V ^e   Rodriguez, G ^f   Salamida, F ^e   Schovanek, P ^b   Spinka, H ^d   Strazzeri, E ^f   Ulrich, A ^k   Yusof, Z M ^d   Vacek, V ^g   Valente, P ^l   Verzi, V ^f   Waldenmaier, T ^j   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^c INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI FRASCATI   (Italy)

^d ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^g CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^j KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^k TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^l INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Air fluorescence detection; Nitrogen collisional quenching; Ultra high energy cosmic rays

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ELECTRONS; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT EMISSION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AIR FLUORESCENCE DETECTION; AIR FLUORESCENCE EMISSION; FLUORESCENCE BANDS; NITROGEN COLLISIONAL QUENCHING; ULTRA HIGH ENERGY COSMIC RAYS;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 34548409479     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2007.04.006     Document Type: Article

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