The composition of cosmic rays near the Bend (10 to the 15th power eV) from a study of muons in air showers at sea level

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Cosmic Ray Showers, Energy Spectra, Hadrons, Muons, Particle Density (Concentration), Sea Level, Cosmic Rays, Distribution Functions, Energy Distribution, Monte Carlo Method, Poisson Density Functions

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The distribution of muons near shower cores was studied at sea level at Fermilab using the E594 neutrino detector to sample the muon with E testing 3 GeV. These data are compared with detailed Monte Carlo simulations to derive conclusions about the composition of cosmic rays near the bend in the all particle spectrum. Monte Carlo simulations generating extensive air showers (EAS) with primary energy in excess of 50 TeV are described. Each shower record contains details of the electron lateral distribution and the muon and hadron lateral distributions as a function of energy, at the observation level of 100g/cm. The number of detected electrons and muons in each case was determined by a Poisson fluctuation of the number incident. The resultant predicted distribution of muons, electrons, the rate events are compared to those observed. Preliminary results on the rate favor a heavy primary dominated cosmic ray spectrum in energy range 50 to 1000 TeV.

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