Test of hadronic interaction models with data from the Pierre Auger Observatory - INSPIRE

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Test of hadronic interaction models with data from the Pierre Auger Observatory

Pierre Auger

Collaboration

•

Ralph Engel
(
- Karlsruhe, Forschungszentrum
)

for the collaboration.

Jun, 2007

4 pages

Part of Proceedings, 30th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2007) : Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, July 3-11, 2007, 385-388

Contribution to:

- ICRC 2007
, 385-388

Published: Jul 4, 2007

e-Print:

0706.1921 [astro-ph]

Report number:

FERMILAB-CONF-07-373-A-TD

Experiments:

AUGER

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Abstract: (INDICO)

The Pierre Auger Observatory allows the measurement of both longitudinal profiles and lateral particle distributions of high energy showers. The former trace the overall shower development, mainly of the electromagnetic component close to the core, and the latter reflect the particle densities in the tail of the shower far away from the core, and are sensitive to both the muonic and electromagnetic components. Combining the two complementary measurements, predictions of air shower simulations are tested. In particular the muon component of the tank signals, which is sensitive to hadronic interactions at high energy, is studied with several independent methods. Implications for the simulation of hadronic interactions at ultra-high energy are discussed.

Note:

Contribution to the 30th International Cosmic Ray Conference, Merida, Mexico, July 2007

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