A phenomenological model of the muon density profile on the ground of very inclined air showers

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 128-138

  Dembinski, H P ^a   Billoir, P ^b   Deligny, O ^c   Hebbeker, T ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^c CENTRE DE CALCUL DE L INSTITUT NATIONAL DE PHYSIQUE NUCLEAIRE ET DE PHYSIQUE DES PARTICULES   (France)

Author keywords

Energy reconstruction; Ground profile; Inclined air shower; Muon component; Pierre Auger Observatory; Simulation; UHECR; Universality

Indexed keywords

CHARGED PARTICLES; COSMOLOGY; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

AIR SHOWERS; ENERGY RECONSTRUCTION; GROUND PROFILE; MUON COMPONENT; PIERRE AUGER OBSERVATORY; SIMULATION; UHECR; UNIVERSALITY;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 77955573475     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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