Time asymmetries in extensive air showers: A novel method to identify UHECR species

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 312-319

  Dova, M T ^a   Mancenido M E ^a   Mariazzi, A G ^a   Wahlberg, H ^a   Arqueros, F ^b   Garcia Pinto D ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Composition; Cosmic rays; Energy spectra and interactions; Extensive air showers

Indexed keywords

AZIMUTHAL ASYMMETRIES; COMPOSITION; ENERGY SPECTRA AND INTERACTIONS; EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS; MASS COMPOSITIONS; MONTE CARLO STUDIES; NOVEL METHODS; PIERRE AUGER OBSERVATORIES; TIME DISTRIBUTIONS; WATER CHERENKOV DETECTORS;

COSMOLOGY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 64949127655     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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