Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-11-25
Int.J.Mod.Phys. A20 (2005) 6900-6902
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
19th European Cosmic Ray Symposium, Aug 30 - Sep 3 2004, Florence, Italy. 3 pages, 1 figure. Submitted for publication in Inte
Scientific paper
10.1142/S0217751X05030442
The ratio of the muon flux density to charged particle flux density at distances of 300 and 600 m from the shower axis ($\rhom(300)/\rhos(300)$ and $\rhom(600)/\rhos(600)$) is measured. In addition, the energy dependence of $\rhom(1000)$ is analysed for showers with energies above $10^{18}$ eV. A comparison between the experimental data and calculations performed with the QGSJET model is given for the cases of primary proton, iron nucleus and gamma- ray. We conclude that the showers with $\E\ge3\times10^{18}$ eV can be formed by light nuclei with a pronounced fraction of protons and helium nuclei. It is not excluded however that a small part of showers with energies above $10^{19}$ eV could be initiated by primary gamma-rays.
Knurenko S. P.
Kolosov V. A.
Makarov I. T.
Sleptsov Ye. I.
Sleptsova V. R.
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