ELECTRON–MUON IDENTIFICATION BY ATMOSPHERIC SHOWER AND ELECTRON BEAM IN A NEW EAS DETECTOR CONCEPT

Journal Article · Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Astrophysical Journal

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/801/2/140· OSTI ID:22522089

Iori, M. ^[1]; Denizli, H.; Yilmaz, A. ^[2]; Ferrarotto, F. ^[3]

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1. “Sapienza” Univeristy of Rome, Piazzale A. Moro 5, Rome I-00185 (Italy)
2. Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu 14280 (Turkey)
3. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN)—Sezione di Roma, Rome I-00185 (Italy)

We present results demonstrating the time resolution and μ/e separation capabilities of a new concept  for an EAS detector capable of measuring cosmic rays arriving with large zenith angles. This kind of detector has been designed to be part of a large area (several square kilometer) surface array designed to measure ultra high energy (10–200 PeV) τ neutrinos using the Earth-skimming technique. A criterion to identify electron-gammas is also shown and the particle identification capability is tested by measurements in coincidence with the KASKADE-GRANDE experiment in Karlsruhe, Germany.

• OSTI ID: 22522089
• Journal Information: Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 801, Issue 2; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0004-637X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
COINCIDENCE METHODS
COSMIC ELECTRONS
COSMIC MUONS
COSMIC RAY DETECTION
DESIGN
ELECTRON BEAMS
EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS
PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION
PEV RANGE
TIME RESOLUTION