Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2000-10-31
Astrophys.J. 557 (2001) 686-699
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
39 pages, 15 figures, in revtex4 epsf style, submited to APJ
Scientific paper
10.1086/322240
We study the spectrum and average mass composition of cosmic rays with primary energies between 10^{17} eV and 10^{18} eV using a hybrid detector consisting of the High Resolution Fly's Eye (HiRes) prototype and the MIA muon array. Measurements have been made of the change in the depth of shower maximum as a function of energy. A complete Monte Carlo simulation of the detector response and comparisons with shower simulations leads to the conclusion that the cosmic ray intensity is changing f rom a heavier to a lighter composition in this energy range. The spectrum is consistent with earlier Fly's Eye measurements and supports the previously found steepening near 4 \times 10^{17} eV .
Abu-Zayyad Tareq
Belov Konstantin
Bird John D.
Boyer J.
Cao Zhoujian
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