Energy Estimation of UHE Cosmic Rays using the Atmospheric Fluorescence Technique

(2) Enrico Fermi Institute; (3) Nevis Laboratories; (4) High Energy Astrophysics Institute; Adelaide; Australia; B.E. Fick (2); B.R. Dawson (1); Chicago; Columbia University; C. Song (3)

arxiv: astro-ph/9910195 · v3 · submitted 1999-10-11 · 🌌 astro-ph

Energy Estimation of UHE Cosmic Rays using the Atmospheric Fluorescence Technique

C. Song (3) , Z. Cao (4) , B.R. Dawson (1) , B.E. Fick (2) , P. Sokolsky (4) , X. Zhang (3) ((1) University of Adelaide , Adelaide , Australia

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(2) Enrico Fermi Institute University of Chicago Chicago IL USA (3) Nevis Laboratories Columbia University Irvington NY (4) High Energy Astrophysics Institute University of Utah Salt Lake City UT USA)

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We use the CORSIKA air shower simulation program to review the method for assigning energies to ultra-high energy (UHE) cosmic rays viewed with the air fluorescence technique. This technique uses the atmosphere as a calorimeter, and we determine the corrections that must be made to the calorimetric energy to yield the primary cosmic ray energy.

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Energy Estimation of UHE Cosmic Rays using the Atmospheric Fluorescence Technique

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