A comparative study of the depth of maximum of simulated air shower longitudinal profiles

C. L. Pryke

doi:10.1016/S0927-6505(00)00132-8

A comparative study of the depth of maximum of simulated air shower longitudinal profiles

C. L. Pryke

Physics and Astronomy (Twin Cities)

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A comparative study of simulated air shower longitudinal profiles is presented. An appropriate thinning level for the calculations is first determined empirically. High statistics results are then provided, over a wide energy range (10^14.0-10^20.5 eV), for proton and iron primaries, using four combinations of the MOCCA and CORSIKA program frameworks, and the SIBYLL and QGSjet high energy hadronic interaction models. These results are compared to existing experimental data. The way in which the first interaction controls X_maxis investigated, as is the distribution of X_max.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	319-328
Number of pages	10
Journal	Astroparticle Physics
Volume	14
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0927-6505(00)00132-8
State	Published - Jan 2001

Keywords

95.85.Ry
Air showers
Composition
Cosmic rays
Depth of maximum
Longitudinal profile
Simulations

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