The ARGO-YBJ experiment is an Extensive Air Shower array currently operating at the high altitude Yangbajing Cosmic Ray Laboratory (Tibet, P.R. China 4300 m a.s.l.). The detector consists of a layer of Resistive Plate Counters (RPCs) covering an area of about 5800 m2. Its fine granularity, full coverage design and high time resolution provide a detailed characterization of cosmic ray showers. Curvature, thickness and shape of the shower front have been investigated up to 100 TeV. Detailed Monte Carlo simulations of the detector response have been performed using CORSIKA showers and results are compared to data. Finally, correlations of measured observables with the nature of the primary are discussed
Time structure of the extensive air shower front with theARGO-YBJ experiment
PERRONE, Lorenzo;
2009-01-01
Abstract
The ARGO-YBJ experiment is an Extensive Air Shower array currently operating at the high altitude Yangbajing Cosmic Ray Laboratory (Tibet, P.R. China 4300 m a.s.l.). The detector consists of a layer of Resistive Plate Counters (RPCs) covering an area of about 5800 m2. Its fine granularity, full coverage design and high time resolution provide a detailed characterization of cosmic ray showers. Curvature, thickness and shape of the shower front have been investigated up to 100 TeV. Detailed Monte Carlo simulations of the detector response have been performed using CORSIKA showers and results are compared to data. Finally, correlations of measured observables with the nature of the primary are discussedI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
