Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Apr 2002
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002aps..aprb17031w&link_type=abstract
American Physical Society, April Meeting, Jointly Sponsored with the High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) of the American As
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Scientific paper
A new high-resolution method for the determination of cosmic ray elemental composition beyond 10 TeV is presented. The technique combines a measurement of the Cerenkov light produced by the incoming cosmic-ray nucleus in the upper atmosphere with an estimate of the total nucleus energy produced by the extensive air shower initiated when the particle interacts deeper in the atmosphere. The emission regions prior to and after the first hadronic interaction can be separated by an imaging Cerenkov system with sufficient angular and temporal resolution. The expected charge resolution of the technique is Δ Z/Z < 5% for incident iron nuclei in the region of the ``knee'' of the cosmic-ray energy spectrum. This resolution is essentially independent of hadronic interaction model.
Kieda David B.
Swordy Simon P.
Wakely Scott P.
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