ENERGY ESTIMATION OF ULTRA-HIGH ENERGY COSMIC RAY PHOTONS BY MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS OF EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS

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作者：
Geranios, A. [1 ]
Koutsokosta, D. [2 ]
Malandraki, O. [3 ]
Rosaki-Mavrouli, H. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Athens, Nucl & Particle Phys Dept, GR-15771 Athens, Greece
[2] Univ Athens, Dept Phys, Sect Astrophys Astron & Mech, GR-15771 Athens, Greece
[3] Natl Observ Athens, Inst Astron & Astrophys, Athens, Greece
来源：
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS A | 2010年 / 25卷 / 20期
关键词：
Cosmic rays; UHECR; energy estimation; UPPER LIMIT; FRACTION;
D O I：
10.1142/S0217751X10050226
中图分类号：
O57 [原子核物理学、高能物理学];
学科分类号：
070202 ;
摘要：
Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECR) (E >= 5 x 10(19) eV) are detected through Extensive Air Showers that are created when a primary cosmic ray particle interacts with the atmosphere of the Earth. The energy of the primary particle can be estimated experimentally based on simulations. In this paper, we attempt to estimate the energy of UHECR gamma ray photons by applying a Monte Carlo simulation code and we compare the results with the ones derived in our previous papers for hadron initiated showers. The scenario of simulations is adapted to the P. Auger Observatory site.
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页码：3953 / 3964
页数：12
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