Simulation of Extensive Air Showers Generated by Heavy Nuclei (Z>26) Cosmic rays

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Oct 2003

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American Physical Society, Four Corners Meeting, 2003, October 24-25, 2003 Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, MEETING ID:

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Heavy nuclei (Z>26) are thought to comprise a small fraction (<10-5)of the cosmic ray flux above an energy of 10^15 eV, but have never been observed in this energy region. These particles may provide crucial information as to the origin of Galactic cosmic rays. In order to assess the ability of existing experiments (BLANCA, Fly's Eye) to search for these particles,we have simulated heavy nuclei air showers of varying energies (10^17 eV to 10^19 eV) and varying nuclei charge(Z>26) using a modified CORSIKA simulation package.We compute the longitudinal development of the air shower, and examine the variation of the depth of show maximum with primary energy and charge.We describe how these simulations can be used to place limits on the existence of heavy nuclei in the cosmic ray flux for energies above 10^15 eV.

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