1. Measurement of the average electromagnetic longitudinal shower profile at the Pierre Auger ObservatoryFrancisco Diogo, Andrej Filipčič, Gašper Kukec Mezek, Ahmed Saleh, Samo Stanič, Marta Trini, Darko Veberič, Serguei Vorobiov, Lili Yang, Danilo Zavrtanik, Marko Zavrtanik, 2015, published scientific conference contribution Abstract: In addition to the standard Xmax and energy, the longitudinal
profiles of extensive air showers contain some more interesting
information. For energies above 10[sup]17.8 eV, we present the
average profiles as a function of atmospheric depth measured
for the first time at the Pierre Auger Observatory. The profile
shapes for different energy ranges are all well reproduced by a
Gaisser-Hillas function within the range studied. A detailed
analysis of the systematic uncertainties is performed using
data and a full detector simulation, and the results are
compared with predictions of hadronic interaction models for different primaries. Keywords: Pierre Auger Observatory, extensive air showers, longitudinal shower profile, Gaisser-Hillas finction Published in RUNG: 03.03.2016; Views: 5192; Downloads: 191
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