Universality of electron-positron distributions in extensive air showers

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 243-254

  Lafebre, S ^a   Engel, R ^b   Falcke, H ^a,c   Horandel J ^a   Huege, T ^b   Kuijpers, J ^a   Ulrich, R ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c Radio Observatory   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electron angular distributions; Electron energy spectra; Electron lateral distributions; Extensive air showers; Shower front structure; Ultra high energy cosmic rays

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; COSMIC RAYS; COSMOLOGY; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; POSITRONS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

ELECTRON ANGULAR DISTRIBUTIONS; ELECTRON ENERGY SPECTRA; EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS; SHOWER FRONT STRUCTURE; ULTRA-HIGH-ENERGY COSMIC RAYS;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 62549096276     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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