| Title: |
Depth of maximum of air-shower profiles at the Pierre Auger Observatory. I. Measurements at energies above 1017.8eV |
| Authors: |
Aab, A; Abreu, P; Aglietta, M; Ahn, Ej; Al Samarai, I; Albuquerque, Ifm; Allekotte, I; Allen, J; Allison, P; Almela, A; Alvarez Castillo, J; Alvarez Muniz, J; Alves Batista, R; Ambrosio, M; Aminaei, A; Anchordoqui, L; Andringa, S; Aramo, C; Aranda, Vm; Arqueros, F; Asorey, H; Assis, P; Aublin, J; Ave, M; Avenier, M; Avila, G; Awal, N; Badescu, Am; Barber, Kb; Bauml, J; Baus, C; Beatty, Jj; Becker, Kh; Bellido, Ja; Berat, C; Bertaina, Me; Bertou, X; Biermann, Pl; Billoir, P; Blaess, S; Blanco, M; Bleve, C; Blumer, H; Bohacova, M; Boncioli, D; Bonifazi, C; Bonino, R; Borodai, N; Brack, J; Brancus, I; Bridgeman, A; Brogueira, P; Brown, Wc; Buchholz, P; Bueno, A; Buitink, S; Buscemi, M; Caballero Mora, Ks; Caccianiga, B; Caccianiga, L; Candusso, M; Caramete, L; Caruso, R; Castellina, A; Cataldi, G; Cazon, L; Cester, R; Chavez, Ag; Chiavassa, A; Chinellato, Ja; Chudoba, J; Cilmo, M; Clay, Rw; Cocciolo, G; Colalillo, R; Coleman, A; Collica, L; Coluccia, Mr; Conceicao, R; Contreras, F; Cooper, Mj; Cordier, A; Coutu, S; Covault, Ce; Cronin, J; Curutiu, A; Dallier, R; Daniel, B; Dasso, S; Daumiller, K; Dawson, Br; De Almeida, Rm; De Domenico, M; De Jong, Sj; De Mello Neto, Jrt; De Mitri, I; De Oliveira, J; De Souza, V; Del Peral, L; Deligny, O; Dembinski, H; Dhital, N; Di Giulio, C; Di Matteo, A; Diaz, Jc; Diaz Castro, Ml; Diogo, F; Dobrigkeit, C; Docters, W; D'Olivo, Jc; Dorofeev, A; Dorosti Hasankiadeh, Q; Dova, Mt; Ebr, J; Engel, R; Erdmann, M; Erfani, M; Escobar, Co; Espadanal, J; Etchegoyen, A; Facal San Luis, P; Falcke, H; Fang, K; Farrar, G; Fauth, Ac; Fazzini, N; Ferguson, Ap; Fernandes, M; Fick, B; Figueira, Jm; Filevich, A; Filipcic, A; Fox, Bd; Fratu, O; Frohlich, U; Fuchs, B; Fujii, T; Gaior, R; Garcia, B; Garcia Roca, St; Garcia Gamez, D; Garcia Pinto, D; Garilli, G; Gascon Bravo, A; Gate, F; Gemmeke, H; Ghia, Pl; Giaccari, U; Giammarchi, M; Giller, M; Glaser, C; Glass, H; Gomez Berisso, M; Gomez Vitale, Pf; Goncalves, P; Gonzalez, Jg; Gonzalez, N; Gookin, B; Gordon, J; Gorgi, A; Gorham, P; Gouffon, P; Grebe, S; Griffith, N; Grillo, Af; Grubb, Td; Guarino, F; Guedes, Gp; Hampel, Mr; Hansen, P; Harari, D; Harrison, Ta; Hartmann, S; Harton, Jl; Haungs, A; Hebbeker, T; Heck, D; Heimann, P; Herve, Ae; Hill, Gc; Hojvat, C; Hollon, N; Holt, E; Homola, P; Horandel, Jr; Horvath, P; Hrabovsky, M; Huber, D; Huege, T; Insolia, A; Isar, Pg; Jandt, I; Jansen, S; Jarne, C; Josebachuili, M; Kaapa, A; Kambeitz, O; Kampert, Kh; Kasper, P; Katkov, I; Kegl, B; Keilhauer, B; Keivani, A; Kemp, E; Kieckhafer, Rm; Klages, Ho; Kleifges, M; Kleinfeller, J; Krause, R; Krohm, N; Kromer, O; Kruppke Hansen, D; Kuempel, D; Kunka, N; Lahurd, D; Latronico, L; Lauer, R; Lauscher, M; Lautridou, P; Le Coz, S; Leao, Msab; Lebrun, D; Lebrun, P; Leigui De Oliveira, Ma; Letessier Selvon, A; Lhenry Yvon, I; Link, K; Lopez, R; Lopez Aguera, A; Louedec, K; Lozano Bahilo, J; Lu, L; Lucero, A; Ludwig, M; Malacari, M; Maldera, S; Mallamaci, M; Maller, J; Mandat, D; Mantsch, P; Mariazzi, Ag; Marin, V; Maris, Ic; Marsella, G; Martello, D; Martin, L; Martinez, H; Martinez Bravo, O; Martraire, D; Masias Meza, Jj; Mathes, Hj; Mathys, S; Matthews, J; Matthews, Jaj; Matthiae, G; Maurel, D; Maurizio, D; Mayotte, E; Mazur, Po; Medina, C; Medina Tanco, G; Meissner, R; Melissas, M; Melo, D; Menshikov, A; Messina, S; Meyhandan, R; Micanovic, S; Micheletti, Mi; Middendorf, L; Minaya, Ia; Miramonti, L; Mitrica, B; Molina Bueno, L; Mollerach, S; Monasor, M; Monnier Ragaigne, D; Montanet, F; Morello, C; Mostafa, M; Moura, Ca; Muller, Ma; Muller, G; Muller, S; Munchmeyer, M; Mussa, R; Navarra, G; Navas, S; Necesal, P; Nellen, L; Nelles, A; Neuser, J; Nguyen, P; Niechciol, M; Niemietz, L; Niggemann, T; Nitz, D; Nosek, D; Novotny, V; Nozka, L; Ochilo, L; Olinto, A; Oliveira, M; Pacheco, N; Pakk Selmi Dei, D; Palatka, M; Pallotta, J; Palmieri, N; Papenbreer, P; Parente, G; Parra, A; Paul, T; Pech, M; Pcopyrightkala, J; Pelayo, R; Pepe, Im; Perrone, L; Petermann, E; Peters, C; Petrera, S; Petrov, Y; Phuntsok, J; 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Ziolkowski, M; Zuccarello, F.; PRIVITERA, PAOLO |
| Contributors: |
Aab, A; Abreu, P; Aglietta, M; Ahn, E; Al Samarai, I; Albuquerque, I; Allekotte, I; Allen, J; Allison, P; Almela, A; Alvarez Castillo, J; Alvarez Muniz, J; Alves Batista, R; Ambrosio, M; Aminaei, A; Anchordoqui, L; Andringa, S; Aramo, C; Aranda, V; Arqueros, F; Asorey, H; Assis, P; Aublin, J; Ave, M; Avenier, M; Avila, G; Awal, N; Badescu, A; Barber, K; Bauml, J; Baus, C; Beatty, J; Becker, K; Bellido, J; Berat, C; Bertaina, M; Bertou, X; Biermann, P; Billoir, P; Blaess, S; Blanco, M; Bleve, C; Blumer, H; Bohacova, M; Boncioli, D; Bonifazi, C; Bonino, R; Borodai, N; Brack, J; Brancus, I; Bridgeman, A; Brogueira, P; Brown, W; Buchholz, P; Bueno, A; Buitink, S; Buscemi, M; Caballero Mora, K; Caccianiga, B; Caccianiga, L; Candusso, M; Caramete, L; Caruso, R; Castellina, A; Cataldi, G; Cazon, L; Cester, R; Chavez, A; Chiavassa, A; Chinellato, J; Chudoba, J; Cilmo, M; Clay, R; Cocciolo, G; Colalillo, R; Coleman, A; Collica, L; Coluccia, M; Conceicao, R; Contreras, F; Cooper, M; Cordier, A; Coutu, S; Covault, C; Cronin, J; Curutiu, A; Dallier, R; Daniel, B; Dasso, S; Daumiller, K; Dawson, B; De Almeida, R; De Domenico, M; De Jong, S; De Mello Neto, J; De Mitri, I; De Oliveira, J; De Souza, V; Del Peral, L; Deligny, O |
| Publisher Information: |
US |
| Publication Year: |
2014 |
| Collection: |
Universitá degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata": ART - Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca |
| Subject Terms: |
Settore FIS/01 - FISICA SPERIMENTALE |
| Description: |
We report a study of the distributions of the depth of maximum, X-max, of extensive air-shower profiles with energies above 10(17.8) eV as observed with the fluorescence telescopes of the Pierre Auger Observatory. The analysis method for selecting a data sample with minimal sampling bias is described in detail as well as the experimental cross-checks and systematic uncertainties. Furthermore, we discuss the detector acceptance and the resolution of the X-max measurement and provide parametrizations thereof as a function of energy. The energy dependence of the mean and standard deviation of the X-max distributions are compared to air-shower simulations for different nuclear primaries and interpreted in terms of the mean and variance of the logarithmic mass distribution at the top of the atmosphere. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000349852000001; volume:90; issue:12; journal:PHYSICAL REVIEW D, PARTICLES, FIELDS, GRAVITATION, AND COSMOLOGY; https://hdl.handle.net/2108/134587 |
| DOI: |
10.1103/PhysRevD.90.122005 |
| Availability: |
https://hdl.handle.net/2108/134587; https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.90.122005 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess ; license:Copyright dell'editore |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.AAD7A2D6 |
| Database: |
BASE |