Pythia 8 and Air Shower Simulations: A Tuning Perspective

Autor:	Gaudu, Chloé
Rok vydání:	2024
Předmět:	Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Druh dokumentu:	Working Paper
Popis:	The Pierre Auger Observatory has revealed a significant challenge in air shower physics: a discrepancy between the simulated and observed muon content in cosmic-ray interactions, known as the 'Muon Puzzle'. This issue stems from a lack of understanding of high-energy hadronic interactions. Current state-of-the-art hadronic interaction models fall short, underscoring the need for improvements. In this contribution, we explore the integration of the Pythia 8 hadronic interaction model into air shower simulations. While Pythia 8 is primarily used in Large Hadron Collider experiments, recent advancements in its Angantyr module show promise in better describing hadron-nucleus interactions, making it a valuable tool for addressing the Muon Puzzle. Comment: 9 pages, 4 figures, 22nd International Symposium on Very High Energy Cosmic Ray Interactions (ISVHECRI 2024) proceeding
Databáze:	arXiv
Externí odkaz:	http://arxiv.org/abs/2411.00111 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View this record from Arxiv