Investigation of the EAS Lateral Particle Density at 500 m Distance from Shower Core

Journal Article · Thu Jan 24 04:00:00 EST 2008 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2870461· OSTI ID:21052901

Toma, G ^[1]

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1. National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Horia Hulubei, Bucharest (Romania)

For the experimental conditions of the KASCADE-Grande experiment, the density of EAS charged particles at the distance of about 500 m from the shower core S(500) has been shown by detailed simulation studies to be an approximate energy estimator, being nearly independent of the mass of the primary particle. This report presents some experimentally observed features of the S(500) observable registered with the KASCADE-Grande array installed at the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Germany The measured energy deposits of particles in the 37 scintillation detector stations have been used to reconstruct the lateral charged particle distributions that are described by a Linsley parameterization (LDF). Among other features, the S(500) dependence from the EAS angle of incidence has been studied.

• OSTI ID: 21052901
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 972; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION
CHARGED PARTICLES
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
COSMIC RAY DETECTION
DENSITY
EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS
INCIDENCE ANGLE
REST MASS
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS