Layered water Cherenkov detector for the study of ultra high energy cosmic rays

被引：19

作者：

Letessier-Selvon, Antoine ^{[1
]}

Billoir, Pierre ^{[1
]}

Blanco, Miguel ^{[1
]}

Maris, Ioana C. ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Settimo, Mariangela ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Paris 07, UPD, Univ Paris 06, LPNHE,CNRS IN2P3, FR-75252 Paris, France

[2] Univ Granada, E-18071 Granada, Spain

[3] Cuesta Hosp, CAFPE, E-18071 Granada, Spain

来源：

NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT | 2014年 / 767卷

关键词：

UHECR; Mass composition; Surface array; Cherenkov detectors; SURFACE DETECTOR; ARRAY; SPECTRUM;

D O I：

10.1016/j.nima.2014.08.029

中图分类号：

TH7 [仪器、仪表];

学科分类号：

0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;

摘要：

We present a new design for the water Cherenkov detectors that are in use in various cosmic ray observatories. This novel design can provide a significant improvement in the independent measurement of the muonic and electromagnetic component of extensive air showers. From such multi-component data an event by event classification of the primary cosmic ray mass becomes possible. According to popular hadronic interaction models, such as EPOS-LHC or QGSjetll-04, the discriminating power. between iron and hydrogen primaries reaches Fisher values of similar to 2 or above for energies in excess of 10(19) eV with a detector array layout similar to that of the Pierre Auger Observatory. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved,

引用

页码：41 / 49

页数：9

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