Statistical methods applied to composition studies of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 357-365

  Catalani, F ^a   Chinellato, J A ^a   de Souza, V ^b,c   Takahashi, J ^a   Vasconcelos, G M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cosmic rays; Fluorescence telescopes; Longitudinal development; Primary composition

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLUORESCENCE; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; TELESCOPES;

FLUORESCENCE TELESCOPES; IRON NUCLEI; LINEAR DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS (LDA); PRIMARY GAMMAS; ULTRAHIGH ENERGY COSMIC RAYS;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 35148829495     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2007.07.003     Document Type: Article

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