A Monte Carlo method to generate fluorescence light in extensive air showers

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 263-273

  de Souza, Vitor ^a   Barbosa, Henrique ^a   Dobrigkeit, Carola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cosmic ray; Fluorescence telescopes; Simulation

Indexed keywords

AIR; ASTROPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSMIC RAY DETECTORS; COSMIC RAYS; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT MEASUREMENT; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; TELESCOPES;

AUGER FLUORESCENCE TELESCOPES; EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS; FLUORESCENCE PHOTONS; SHOWER CORE; THREE DIMENSIONAL SIMULATION;

HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS;

EID: 8444248937     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2004.07.006     Document Type: Article

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