Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1999-08-09
Astropart.Phys.12:239-248,2000
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted for publication in Astroparticle Physics, 15 pages, 8 figures
Scientific paper
10.1016/S0927-6505(99)00085-7
Monte Carlo simulations show that the pulse profile of Cherenkov photons measured near the core of an extensive air shower is sensitive to the secondary muon/electron ratio of the cascade. Cherenkov pulses can easily be measured with a single large area mirror viewed by a photomultiplier tube subtending a small field of view (~1 degree). Even for such a simple experiment, exposed to EAS from a range of core locations and arrival directions, strong statistical differences are shown to exist between the pulse parameter distributions of primary protons and those of heavier primary particles. A range of primary energies can be investigated by varying the zenith angle of observations. In this paper, results from simulations of primaries in the energy range 20TeV to 400TeV are presented, although in principle the technique could be extended to include the knee of the spectrum. At the lower end of this energy range results can be compared to direct measurements of the composition, while measurements at the upper end can augment results from existing ground based experiments.
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