Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2004-07-02
Ann.Phys.314:145-207,2004
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
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Scientific paper
10.1016/j.aop.2004.07.003
The properties of cosmic rays with energies above 10**6 GeV have to be deduced from the spacetime structure and particle content of the air showers which they initiate. In this review we summarize the phenomenology of these giant air showers. We describe the hadronic interaction models used to extrapolate results from collider data to ultra high energies, and discuss the prospects for insights into forward physics at the LHC. We also describe the main electromagnetic processes that govern the longitudinal shower evolution, as well as the lateral spread of particles. Armed with these two principal shower ingredients and motivation from the underlying physics, we provide an overview of some of the different methods proposed to distinguish primary species. The properties of neutrino interactions and the potential of forthcoming experiments to isolate deeply penetrating showers from baryonic cascades are also discussed. We finally venture into a terra incognita endowed with TeV-scale gravity and explore anomalous neutrino-induced showers.
Anchordoqui Luis
Dova Maria Teresa
Mariazzi Analisa
McCauley Thomas
Paul Thomas
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