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Air fluorescence measurements in the spectral range 300-420 nm using a 28.5-GeV electron beam

Aug, 2007

29 pages

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Astropart.Phys. 29 (2008) 77-86

e-Print:

0708.3116 [astro-ph]

DOI:

10.1016/j.astropartphys.2007.11.010

Report number:

SLAC-PUB-12764

Experiments:

TELESCOPE-ARRAY

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Abstract: (arXiv)

Measurements are reported of the yield and spectrum of fluorescence, excited by a 28.5 GeV electron beam, in air at a range of pressures of interest to ultra-high energy cosmic ray detectors. The wavelength range was 300 - 420 nm. System calibration has been performed using Rayleigh scattering of a nitrogen laser beam. In atmospheric pressure dry air at 304 K the yield is 20.8 +/- 1.6 photons per MeV.

96.40.-z
96.40.Pq
98.70.Sa
32.50.+d
33.20.Lg
Air fluorescence
Fluorescence spectrum
Ultra-high energy cosmic rays
electron: beam
air: fluorescence

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