Nuclei cross sections in Extensive Air Showers

1998/07/29 by Tadeusz Wibig, Wibig, Tadeusz
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #FOS: Physical sciences #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph) #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics #hep-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-ph/9807531

4pp (4 eps figures)

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Abstract

Cross sections for proton inelastic collision with different nuclei are described within the Glauber approximation. The significant difference between approximate ``Glauber'' formula and exact calculations with geometrical scaling assumption is shown for very high energy cross section calculations. According to obtained results values of proton-proton cross section reported by the Akeno and Fly's Eye experimental groups are about 10 % overestimated.

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