Reconstruction of longitudinal profiles of ultra-high energy cosmic ray showers from fluorescence and Cherenkov light measurements

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

Volumn 588, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 433-441

  Unger, M ^a   Dawson, B R ^b   Engel, R ^a   Schussler F ^a   Ulrich, R ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air fluorescence; Air shower reconstruction; Cherenkov light; Cosmic rays; Extensive air showers

Indexed keywords

CERENKOV COUNTERS; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IONIZATION POTENTIAL; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

AIR FLUORESCENCE; AIR SHOWER RECONSTRUCTION; CHERENKOV LIGHT; EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 41449117225     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2008.01.100     Document Type: Article

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