FRACTAL AND FACTORIAL STUDIES OF ELECTRON-DENSITY DISTRIBUTIONS IN EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS

Authors
Citation
J. Kempa, FRACTAL AND FACTORIAL STUDIES OF ELECTRON-DENSITY DISTRIBUTIONS IN EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS, Journal of physics. G, Nuclear and particle physics, 20(1), 1994, pp. 215-222
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Particles & Fields","Physics, Nuclear
ISSN journal
09543899
Volume
20
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
215 - 222
Database
ISI
SICI code
0954-3899(1994)20:1<215:FAFSOE>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
For years there has been a problem in cosmic ray studies of how to dis tinguish cascades originated by primary photons from extensive air sho wers (EAS) originated by primary protons or heavy nuclei. In this pape r it is suggested that the investigations of factorial moments and mul tifractal structures of the density fluctuations of charged particles near EAS cores can solve the problem in question. The study of f(alpha )-alpha spectra seems to give us a chance of distinguishing the iron-o riginated EAS from the proton-initiated ones.