First Results of Studying EAS Cores Using a High-Mountain Ionization Calorimeter

Autor: Turlan Sadykov, Rauf Mukhamedshin, Vladimir Galkin, Alia Argynova, Aidana Almenova, Korlan Argynova, Khanshaiym Makhmet, Olga Novolodskaya, Tunyk Idrissova, Valery Zhukov, Vyacheslav Piscal, Zhakypbek Sadykov
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Particles, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 40-51 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2571-712X
DOI: 10.3390/particles7010003
Popis: In high-altitude experiments to study the central cores of EAS at E0 ≳ 1016 eV (√s ≳ 5 TeV) using X-ray emulsion chambers and ionization calorimeters, phenomena such as the coplanarity of the arrival of the most energetic particles in super families of γ-rays and hadrons and a so-called Tien Shan effect (too slow absorption of cascades initiated by high-energy hadrons in the calorimeter) were observed. These effects could not be reproduced within the framework of theoretical models of the 80s and 90s. The coplanarity is explained via a process of coplanar generation of the most energetic secondary particles in interactions of super high-energy hadrons with nuclei of air atoms. Perhaps the Tien Shan effect could be explained using a high cross section for the generation of fragmentation-region charmed hadrons. To study these phenomena, a new set of detectors has been developed, including the world’s highest high-mountain ionization calorimeter, “Hadron-55”. This paper presents the initial experimental results.
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