Determining the primary cosmic ray energy from the total flux of Cherenkov light measured at the Yakutsk EAS array

Journal Article · Fri Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2007 · Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063776107060052· OSTI ID:21072465

Knurenko, S P; Sleptsov, I E ^[1]

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1. Shafer Institute for Cosmophysical Research and Aeronomy (Russian Federation)

We present a method for determining the energy of the primary particle that generates an extensive air shower (EAS) of comic rays based on measuring the total flux of Cherenkov light from the shower. Applying this method to Cherenkov light measurements at the Yakutsk EAS array has allowed us to construct the cosmic ray energy spectrum in the range 10{sup 15} - 3 x 10{sup 19} eV.

• OSTI ID: 21072465
• Journal Information: Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, Vol. 104, Issue 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1134/S1063776107060052; Copyright (c) 2007 Nauka/Interperiodica; Article Copyright (c) 2007 Pleiades Publishing, Inc; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7761
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
EEV RANGE
ENERGY SPECTRA
EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS
PEV RANGE
PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION
VISIBLE RADIATION