Cosmic Rays: High Energy Particle Interactions in the Atmosphere -- Memorial Issue for Prof. Dr. Thomas K. Gaisser (Editorial)

Autor: Schröder, Frank G., Tilav, Serap
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Astroparticle Physics 163 (2024) 103009
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2024.103009
Popis: This special issue of the Astroparticle Physics journal is dedicated to the memory of Thomas Korff Gaisser, the Martin A. Pomerantz Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Delaware. Tom was one of the most prominent scientists in cosmic-ray and astroparticle physics, and also one of the founding editors of this very journal. A theoretical particle physicist by training, he dedicated his career to cosmic-ray physics. He worked on the phenomenology of high-energy particle interactions in the atmosphere, modeling extensive air showers, including the famous 'Gaisser-Hillas' function describing their longitudinal profile. A focus of his work were muon and neutrino fluxes resulting from cosmic-ray showers in the atmosphere, and their measurement with specialized experiments at the South Pole.
Comment: Editorial of Special Issue in Astroparticle Physics journal in memory of Tom Gaisser. Link to Special Issue: https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/10Q7TR3833C
Databáze: arXiv