Results from the ARGO-YBJ test experiment

Authors
Bacci, C Bao, KZ Barone, F Bartoli, B Bernardini, P Bussino, S Calloni, E Cao, BY Cardarelli, R Catalanotti, S Cavaliere, A Cavaliere, S Cesaroni, F Creti, P",Danzengluobu,"Piazzoli, BD De Vincenzi, M Di Girolamo, T Di Sciascio, G Feng, ZY Fu, Y Gao, XY Geng, QX Guo, HW He, HH He, M Huang, Q Iacovacci, M Iucci, N Jai, HY Kong, FM Kuang, HH",Labaciren,"Li, B Li, JY Liu, ZQ Lu, H Ma, XH Mancarella, G Mari, SM Marsella, G Martello, D Mei, DM Meng, XR Milano, L Morselli, A Mu, J Panareo, M Peng, ZR Pistilli, P Santonico, R Shen, PR Stanescu, C Su, J Sun, LR Sun, SC Surdo, A Tan, YH Vernetto, S Wang, CR Wang, F Wang, HY Wei, YN Yang, HT Yao, QK Yu, GC Yue, XD Yuan, AF Zhang, HM Zhang, JL Zhang, NJ Zhang, TJ Zhang, XY",Zhaxisangzhu,Zhaxiciren,"Zhu, QQ
Citation
C. Bacci et al., Results from the ARGO-YBJ test experiment, NUCL PH B-P, 85, 2000, pp. 338-345
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
NUCLEAR PHYSICS B-PROCEEDINGS SUPPLEMENTS
ISSN journal
09205632 → ACNP
Volume
85
Year of publication
2000
Pages
338 - 345
Database
ISI
SICI code
0920-5632(200005)85:<338:RFTATE>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
An RPC carpet covering similar to 10(4) m(2) (ARGO-YBJ experiment) will be installed in the YangBaJing Laboratory (Tibet, P.R. China) at an altitude o f 4300 m a.s.l.. A test-module of similar to 50 m(2) has been put in operat ion in this laboratory and about 10(6) air shower events have been collecte d. The carpet capability of reconstructing the shower features is presented .