SIBYLL: An event generator for simulation of high energy cosmic ray cascades

Journal Article · Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1994 · Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.50.5710· OSTI ID:6973537

Fletcher, R S; Gaisser, T K; Lipari, P; Stanev, T ^[1]

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1. Bartol Research Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716 (United States) INFN sezione di Roma, and Dipartimento di Fisica Universita di Roma I, Piazzale Aldo Moro 2, Rome (Italy) Department of Physics, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218 (United States)

We describe the physical basis and some applications of an efficient event generator designed for Monte Carlo simulations of atmospheric cascades at ultrahigh energies. The event generator (SIBYLL) incorporates many features of the Lund programs, but emphasizes the fragmentation region and the production of minijets. A consistent treatment of hadron-hadron and hadron-nucleus interactions is emphasized. Examples of applications are the calculation of coincident muons observed in deep underground detectors and the simulation of the longitudinal development of air shower components in the atmosphere.

• OSTI ID: 6973537
• Journal Information: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States), Vol. 50:9; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
COSMIC RADIATION
MONTE CARLO METHOD
FRAGMENTATION
HADRON-HADRON INTERACTIONS
JETS
RELATIVISTIC RANGE
SIMULATION
CALCULATION METHODS
ENERGY RANGE
INTERACTIONS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
RADIATIONS
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