A measurement of the average longitudinal development profile of cosmic ray air showers between 1017 and 1018 eV

T. Abu-Zayyad; K. Belov; D. J. Bird; J. Boyer; Z. Cao; M. Catanese; G. F. Chen; R. W. Clay; C. E. Covault; H. Y. Dai; B. R. Dawson; J. W. Elbert; B. E. Fick; L. F. Fortson; J. W. Fowler; K. G. Gibbs; M. A.K. Glasmacher; K. D. Green; Y. Ho; A. Huang; C. C. Jui; M. J. Kidd; D. B. Kieda; B. C. Knapp; S. Ko; C. G. Larsen; W. Lee; E. C. Loh; E. J. Mannel; J. Matthews; J. N. Matthews; B. J. Newport; D. F. Nitz; R. A. Ong; K. M. Simpson; J. D. Smith; D. Sinclair; P. Sokolsky; C. Song; J. K.K. Tang; S. B. Thomas; J. C. Van Der Velde; L. R. Wiencke; C. R. Wilkinson; S. Yoshida; X. Z. Zhang

doi:10.1016/S0927-6505(00)00170-5

A measurement of the average longitudinal development profile of cosmic ray air showers between 10¹⁷ and 10¹⁸ eV

T. Abu-Zayyad, K. Belov, D. J. Bird, J. Boyer, Z. Cao, M. Catanese, G. F. Chen, R. W. Clay, C. E. Covault, H. Y. Dai, B. R. Dawson, J. W. Elbert, B. E. Fick, L. F. Fortson, J. W. Fowler, K. G. Gibbs, M. A.K. Glasmacher, K. D. Green, Y. Ho, A. HuangC. C. Jui, M. J. Kidd, D. B. Kieda, B. C. Knapp, S. Ko, C. G. Larsen, W. Lee, E. C. Loh, E. J. Mannel, J. Matthews, J. N. Matthews, B. J. Newport, D. F. Nitz, R. A. Ong, K. M. Simpson, J. D. Smith, D. Sinclair, P. Sokolsky, C. Song, J. K.K. Tang, S. B. Thomas, J. C. Van Der Velde, L. R. Wiencke, C. R. Wilkinson, S. Yoshida, X. Z. Zhang

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Abstract

The average extensive air shower longitudinal development profile is measured. Events between 10¹⁷ and 10¹⁸ eV recorded by the HiRes/MIA hybrid experiment are used for the average profile. Several functional forms are examined using this average profile. The best-fit parameters for the above functions are determined.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-11
Number of pages	11
Journal	Astroparticle Physics
Volume	16
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0927-6505(00)00170-5
State	Published - Oct 2001

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Funding Information:
We acknowledge the assistance of the command and staff of Dugway Proving Ground. We are very grateful for discussions with James W. Cronin and Paul Sommers. This work is supported by the National Science Foundation under contract no. PHY-93-21949, PHY-93-22298 and the US Department of Energy.

Keywords

13.85.Tp
96.40.Pq
98.70.Sa
Air shower
Cosmic ray

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Abu-Zayyad, T., Belov, K., Bird, D. J., Boyer, J., Cao, Z., Catanese, M., Chen, G. F., Clay, R. W., Covault, C. E., Dai, H. Y., Dawson, B. R., Elbert, J. W., Fick, B. E., Fortson, L. F., Fowler, J. W., Gibbs, K. G., Glasmacher, M. A. K., Green, K. D., Ho, Y., ... Zhang, X. Z. (2001). A measurement of the average longitudinal development profile of cosmic ray air showers between 10¹⁷ and 10¹⁸ eV. Astroparticle Physics, 16(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0927-6505(00)00170-5

Abu-Zayyad, T, Belov, K, Bird, DJ, Boyer, J, Cao, Z, Catanese, M, Chen, GF, Clay, RW, Covault, CE, Dai, HY, Dawson, BR, Elbert, JW, Fick, BE, Fortson, LF, Fowler, JW, Gibbs, KG, Glasmacher, MAK, Green, KD, Ho, Y, Huang, A, Jui, CC, Kidd, MJ, Kieda, DB, Knapp, BC, Ko, S, Larsen, CG, Lee, W, Loh, EC, Mannel, EJ, Matthews, J, Matthews, JN, Newport, BJ, Nitz, DF, Ong, RA, Simpson, KM, Smith, JD, Sinclair, D, Sokolsky, P, Song, C, Tang, JKK, Thomas, SB, Van Der Velde, JC, Wiencke, LR, Wilkinson, CR, Yoshida, S & Zhang, XZ 2001, 'A measurement of the average longitudinal development profile of cosmic ray air showers between 10¹⁷ and 10¹⁸ eV', Astroparticle Physics, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0927-6505(00)00170-5

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