Gamma ray bursts and extreme energy cosmic rays

Journal Article · Mon Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 1998 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.56132· OSTI ID:21199260

Scarsi, Livio ^[1]

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1. Istituto di Fisica Cosmica e Informatica-CNR-Palermo (Italy)

Extreme Energy Cosmic Ray particles (EECR) with E>10{sup 20} eV arriving on Earth with very low flux ({approx}1 particle/Km{sup 2}-1000yr) require for their investigation very large detecting areas, exceeding values of 1000 km{sup 2} sr. Projects with these dimensions are now being proposed: Ground Arrays ('Auger' with 2x3500 km{sup 2} sr) or exploiting the Earth Atmosphere as seen from space ('AIR WATCH' and OWL,'' with effective area reaching 1 million km{sup 2} sr). In this last case, by using as a target the 10{sup 13} tons of air viewed, also the high energy neutrino flux can be investigated conveniently. Gamma Rays Bursts are suggested as a possible source for EECR and the associated High Energy neutrino flux.

• OSTI ID: 21199260
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 433, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.56132; (c) 1998 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
CHERENKOV COUNTERS
COSMIC GAMMA BURSTS
COSMIC NEUTRINOS
COSMIC RAY DETECTION
EEV RANGE
ENERGY SPECTRA
FLUORESCENCE
NEUTRINO DETECTION
SHOWER COUNTERS
SPACE