Depth of maximum of air-shower profiles at the Pierre Auger Observatory : I. Measurements at energies above 10<sup>17.8</sup>eV

Autores
Dova, María Teresa; Hansen, Patricia María; Jarne, Cecilia Gisele; Mariazzi, Analisa Gabriela; Sciutto, Sergio Juan; Wahlberg, Hernán Pablo; Pier Auger Collaboration
Año de publicación
2014
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We report a study of the distributions of the depth of maximum, Xmax, of extensive air-shower profiles with energies above 1017.8eV 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 Xmax measurement and provide parametrizations thereof as a function of energy. The energy dependence of the mean and standard deviation of the Xmax 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.
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Facultad de Ciencias Exactas
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Física
Ciencias Exactas
Pierre Auger observatory
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Cascada atmosférica extensa
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spelling Depth of maximum of air-shower profiles at the Pierre Auger Observatory : I. Measurements at energies above 10<sup>17.8</sup>eVDova, María TeresaHansen, Patricia MaríaJarne, Cecilia GiseleMariazzi, Analisa GabrielaSciutto, Sergio JuanWahlberg, Hernán PabloPier Auger CollaborationFísicaCiencias ExactasPierre Auger observatoryRadiación CósmicaCascada atmosférica extensaWe report a study of the distributions of the depth of maximum, Xmax, of extensive air-shower profiles with energies above 10<sup>17.8</sup>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 Xmax measurement and provide parametrizations thereof as a function of energy. The energy dependence of the mean and standard deviation of the Xmax 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.La lista completa de autores que integran el documento puede consultarse en el archivo.Facultad de Ciencias Exactas2014-12-31info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticulohttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/85047enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/1550-7998info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1103/physrevd.90.122005info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)reponame:SEDICI (UNLP)instname:Universidad Nacional de La Platainstacron:UNLP2025-09-29T11:16:20Zoai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/85047Institucionalhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/oai/snrdalira@sedici.unlp.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:13292025-09-29 11:16:21.08SEDICI (UNLP) - Universidad Nacional de La Platafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Depth of maximum of air-shower profiles at the Pierre Auger Observatory : I. Measurements at energies above 10<sup>17.8</sup>eV
title Depth of maximum of air-shower profiles at the Pierre Auger Observatory : I. Measurements at energies above 10<sup>17.8</sup>eV
spellingShingle Depth of maximum of air-shower profiles at the Pierre Auger Observatory : I. Measurements at energies above 10<sup>17.8</sup>eV
Dova, María Teresa
Física
Ciencias Exactas
Pierre Auger observatory
Radiación Cósmica
Cascada atmosférica extensa
title_short Depth of maximum of air-shower profiles at the Pierre Auger Observatory : I. Measurements at energies above 10<sup>17.8</sup>eV
title_full Depth of maximum of air-shower profiles at the Pierre Auger Observatory : I. Measurements at energies above 10<sup>17.8</sup>eV
title_fullStr Depth of maximum of air-shower profiles at the Pierre Auger Observatory : I. Measurements at energies above 10<sup>17.8</sup>eV
title_full_unstemmed Depth of maximum of air-shower profiles at the Pierre Auger Observatory : I. Measurements at energies above 10<sup>17.8</sup>eV
title_sort Depth of maximum of air-shower profiles at the Pierre Auger Observatory : I. Measurements at energies above 10<sup>17.8</sup>eV
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Dova, María Teresa
Hansen, Patricia María
Jarne, Cecilia Gisele
Mariazzi, Analisa Gabriela
Sciutto, Sergio Juan
Wahlberg, Hernán Pablo
Pier Auger Collaboration
author Dova, María Teresa
author_facet Dova, María Teresa
Hansen, Patricia María
Jarne, Cecilia Gisele
Mariazzi, Analisa Gabriela
Sciutto, Sergio Juan
Wahlberg, Hernán Pablo
Pier Auger Collaboration
author_role author
author2 Hansen, Patricia María
Jarne, Cecilia Gisele
Mariazzi, Analisa Gabriela
Sciutto, Sergio Juan
Wahlberg, Hernán Pablo
Pier Auger Collaboration
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Física
Ciencias Exactas
Pierre Auger observatory
Radiación Cósmica
Cascada atmosférica extensa
topic Física
Ciencias Exactas
Pierre Auger observatory
Radiación Cósmica
Cascada atmosférica extensa
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv We report a study of the distributions of the depth of maximum, Xmax, of extensive air-shower profiles with energies above 10<sup>17.8</sup>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 Xmax measurement and provide parametrizations thereof as a function of energy. The energy dependence of the mean and standard deviation of the Xmax 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.
La lista completa de autores que integran el documento puede consultarse en el archivo.
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas
description We report a study of the distributions of the depth of maximum, Xmax, of extensive air-shower profiles with energies above 10<sup>17.8</sup>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 Xmax measurement and provide parametrizations thereof as a function of energy. The energy dependence of the mean and standard deviation of the Xmax 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.
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