What can we study through families and accompanied air showers?

Citation
T. Matano et al., What can we study through families and accompanied air showers?, NUCL PH B-P, 75A, 1999, pp. 183-185
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
NUCLEAR PHYSICS B-PROCEEDINGS SUPPLEMENTS
ISSN journal
09205632 → ACNP
Volume
75A
Year of publication
1999
Pages
183 - 185
Database
ISI
SICI code
0920-5632(199904)75A:<183:WCWSTF>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
At mountain altitudes, high energy gamma-ray bundles (gamma-rays in paralle l trajectories and with the same direction of an air shower) can be observe d in the central part of air showers. These gamma-ray bundles (greater than or equal to 1 TeV) and their associated air showers are observed simultane ously at Mt. Chacaltaya (5200 m) by our detectors. The gamma-ray bundle in the air shower can give information on the primary composition and the char acteristics of proton interaction. In this paper, we report on experimental results, simulations calculated for the present experiments, and also prob lems in simulations.