On the Cherenkov Light Contribution to the Fluorescence of the Highest Energy Air Showers

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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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In the experiments for detecting the highest energy air showers by the induced atmospheric fluorescence (Fly's Eye, Auger) it is important to know what is the contribution of the Cherenkov light to the total light emitted by the shower in different directions. Here we show that the effective fraction of electrons emitting Cherenkov light at a given level in the atmosphere depends only on the shower age and height of this level. It practically does not depend on the primary particle (neither on its energy nor mass). We give an analytical formula for it, fitted to the CORSIKA simulation results.

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