A Monte Carlo method to generate fluorescence light in extensive air showers
| Autor: | Divay Kothandan, Vitor De souza, Carola Dobrigkeit Chinellato, Henrique de Melo Jorge Barbosa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Physics
Photon Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors business.industry Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Detector Monte Carlo method Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Astronomy and Astrophysics Cosmic ray Charged particle law.invention Auger Core (optical fiber) Telescope Optics law business |
| Zdroj: | Astroparticle Physics. 22:263-273 |
| ISSN: | 0927-6505 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2004.07.006 |
| Popis: | A new approach to simulate fluorescence photons produced in extensive air showers is described. A Monte Carlo program based on CORSIKA produces the fluorescence photons for each charged particle in the development of the shower. This method results in a full three-dimensional simulation of the particles in a shower and of the fluorescence light generated in the atmosphere. The photons produced by this program are tracked down to a telescope and the simulation of a particular detector is applied. The differences between this method and one-dimensional approaches are quantitatively determined as a function of the distance between the telescope and the shower core. As a particular application, the maximum distance at which the Auger fluorescence telescope might be able to measure the lateral distribution of a shower is determined as a function of energy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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