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

被引：19
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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,
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