2009/05/08 by T. Pierog, K. Werner · 175 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #hep-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2009.09.017
published in Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements 196, 102-105 (Elsevier BV) · 4 pages, 6 figures, To be published in the proceedings of the XVth ISVHECRI, Paris, 2008
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Interpretation of extensive air showers (EAS) experiments results is strongly based on air shower simulations. The latter being based on hadronic interaction models, any new model can help for the understanding of the nature of cosmic rays. The EPOS model reproducing all major results of existing accelerator data (including detailed data of RHIC experiments) has been introduced in air shower simulation programs CORSIKA and CONEX few years ago. The new EPOS 1.99 has recently been updated taking into account the problem seen in EAS development using EPOS 1.61. We will show in details the relationship between some EPOS hadronic properties and EAS development, as well as the consequences on the model and finally on cosmic ray analysis.