New p+C data in fixed target experiments and the muon component in extensive air showers

Details New p+C data in fixed target experiments and the muon component in extensive air showers New p+C data in fixed target experiments and the muon component in extensive air showers

2006-12-06

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0612157v1

Nucl.Phys.Proc.Suppl.175-176:113-116,2008

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

To appear in the proceedings of XIV International Symposium on Very High Energy Cosmic Ray Interactions (ISVHECRI 2006), Weiha

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2007.10.01

The interpretation of extensive air shower (EAS) measurements is strongly dependent on the hadronic interaction models used for simulating reference showers. We study the importance of low-energy hadronic interactions in simulated air showers, generated with the simulation package CORSIKA, for the observed characteristics of extensive air showers. In particular we investigate in detail the energy and the phase space regions of secondary particle production which are most important for muon production. This phase space region is covered by fixed target experiments at CERN. In the second part of this work we present preliminary momentum spectra of secondary pi+ and pi- in p+C collisions at 12 GeV/c measured with the HARP spectrometer at the PS accelerator at CERN. In addition we use the new p+C NA49 data at 158 GeV/c to check the reliability of hadronic interaction models for muon production in EAS. Finally, possibilities to measure relevant quantities of hadron production in existing and planned accelerator experiments are discussed.

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