COSMIC-RAYS ABOVE 10(17) EV .1. THE MASS-SPECTRUM AND THE OVERALL ANISOTROPIES

Authors
CHI X WDOWCZYK J WOLFENDALE AW
Citation
X. Chi et al., COSMIC-RAYS ABOVE 10(17) EV .1. THE MASS-SPECTRUM AND THE OVERALL ANISOTROPIES, Journal of physics. G, Nuclear and particle physics, 19(5), 1993, pp. 769-785
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Particles & Fields","Physics, Nuclear
Journal title
Journal of physics. G, Nuclear and particle physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
09543899
Volume
19
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
769 - 785
Database
ISI
SICI code
0954-3899(1993)19:5<769:CA1E.T>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
The Sydney data on extensive air showers in the energy range 10(17) to 10(19) eV have been re-examined from the standpoint of endeavouring t o determine the energy spectrum of the various masses of particles pre sent in the cosmic ray beam, idealized as a simple mixture of protons and iron nuclei. The analysis suggests that the ratio of iron nuclei t o protons increases with energy in the range under consideration, bein g congruent-to 1.0 at 10(18) eV and congruent-to 2.0 at 10(19) eV.