EFFECT OF FLUCTUATIONS IN EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS ON THE ENERGY-SPECTRUM OF THE PRIMARY PARTICLES

Authors
BOOS EG EREMENKO YA MADIGOZHIN DT
Citation
Eg. Boos et al., EFFECT OF FLUCTUATIONS IN EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS ON THE ENERGY-SPECTRUM OF THE PRIMARY PARTICLES, Soviet journal of nuclear physics, 54(5), 1991, pp. 819-820
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Nuclear","Physics, Particles & Fields
Journal title
Soviet journal of nuclear physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00385506
Volume
54
Issue
5
Year of publication
1991
Pages
819 - 820
Database
ISI
SICI code
0038-5506(1991)54:5<819:EOFIEA>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
An analysis is made of a possible effect of fluctuations in the develo pment of extensive air showers on the energy spectrum inferred for the primary cosmic rays from the number of electrons in the shower at the observation level. If the fluctuations have certain characteristics, a change in the slope of the power-law spectrum can occur even if ther e is no break in the spectrum of primary energies.