CONSTANT EFFICIENCY SELECTION OF EAS WITH ENERGIES 10(5)-10(7)-GEV ATOBSERVATION LEVEL 700-G-CM(-2)

Authors
KIROV IN NIKOLSKAJA NM PROCUREUR J STAMENOV JN
Citation
In. Kirov et al., CONSTANT EFFICIENCY SELECTION OF EAS WITH ENERGIES 10(5)-10(7)-GEV ATOBSERVATION LEVEL 700-G-CM(-2), Journal of physics. G, Nuclear and particle physics, 20(9), 1994, pp. 1515-1526
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Particles & Fields","Physics, Nuclear
Journal title
Journal of physics. G, Nuclear and particle physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
09543899
Volume
20
Issue
9
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1515 - 1526
Database
ISI
SICI code
0954-3899(1994)20:9<1515:CESOEW>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
A new EAS selection method is developed and applied for analysis of Ti en Shan experimental data. It is shown that it is possible to select, at observation level 700 g cm(-2), showers with energies 10(5)-10(7) G eV with constant efficiency, i.e. not depending on the nature of the i nitiating primary particle. The proposed method tested on the basis of muon and electron EAS components gives the basis for a practically un biased estimation of the mass composition and energy spectrum of the p rimary cosmic radiation in the energy interval 10(5)-10(7) GeV using E AS experimental data obtained al mountain altitudes.