Composition sensitivity of the Auger observatory through inclined showers

2002/08/12 by M. Ave, J. A. Hinton, R. A. Vázquez +4 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevd.67.043005

published as Phys.Rev. D67 (2003) 043005 · 20 pages, 8 figures

arxiv created 2002/08/12 · openalex publication_date 2003/02/28 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We report a calculation of the expected rate of inclined air showers induced by ultra high-energy cosmic rays to be obtained by the Auger Southern Observatory assuming different mass compositions. We describe some features that can be used to distinguish photons at energies as high as 10²⁰eV. The discrimination of photons at such energies will help to test some models of the origin of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays.

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