Measurement of the Proton-Air Cross Section at √s=57 TeV with the Pierre Auger Observatory
                    Journal Article
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                    · Physical Review Letters
                    
                
            We report a measurement of the proton-air cross section for particle production at the center-of-mass energy per nucleon of 57 TeV. This is derived from the distribution of the depths of shower maxima observed with the Pierre Auger Observatory: systematic uncertainties are studied in detail. Analyzing the tail of the distribution of the shower maxima, a proton-air cross section of [505±22(stat)+28-36(syst)] mb is found.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 1103097
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 109; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
- Publisher:
- American Physical SocietyCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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