Air Shower Fluctuations and the Measurement of the Proton-Air Cross Section

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Jul 2003

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Proceedings of the 28th International Cosmic Ray Conference. July 31-August 7, 2003. Trukuba, Japan. Under the auspices of the I

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We explore the influence of fluctuations in the extensive air shower (EAS) development on the possibility to determine the proton-air cross section at high energy. This contribution concentrates on the two classical methods of obtaining the cross section in EAS experiments, (i) the measurement of the attenuation of the rate of showers with fixed muon and electron sizes with zenith angle, namely the constant intensity cut method, and (ii) the measurement of the distribution of the depth of maximum. We demonstrate that, depending on the selection method, shower fluctuations can strongly influence the characteristics of the selected showers in method (i). method (ii) is sub ject to model dependence.

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