Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2008-11-04
Astroparticle Physics 31 (2009) 75-85
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
27 pages and 9 figures
Scientific paper
10.1016/j.astropartphys.2008.11.
In this paper we introduce a new multiparametric technique that attempts to tackle simultaneously the problems of composition determination and hadronic interaction uncertainty. Employing simulations of a real world detector under its planned operational conditions, and disregarding systematics, we can asses that the present technique should be able to determine the composition of a binary mixture of p and Fe with a statistical confidence of few percent, in a way that is independent of the assumed hadronic interaction model. Moreover, the combination of real data with the tools developed and presented here should give an indication of the reliability of the various hadronic interaction models in current use in the area. We center our study in the region of the ankle, where composition carries critical astrophysical information, and use two main parameters: the number of muons at 600 m from the shower axis and the depth of the shower maximum obtained from the hybrid operation of the planned muon counters and high elevation fluorescence telescopes of the AMIGA and HEAT Auger enhancements.
Etchegoyen Alberto
Medina-Tanco Gustavo
Supanitsky A. D.
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