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Improved model for the analysis of air fluorescence induced by electrons

Astrophysics 2008-12-18 v2

Abstract

A model recently proposed for the calculation of air-fluorescence yield excited by electrons is revisited. Improved energy distributions of secondary electrons and a more realistic Monte Carlo simulation including some additional processes have allowed us to obtain more accurate results. The model is used to study in detail the relationship between fluorescence intensity and deposited energy in a wide range of primary energy (keVs - GeVs). In addition, predictions on the absolute value of the fluorescence efficiency in the absence of collisional quenching will be presented and compared with available experimental data.

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@article{arxiv.0712.3536,
  title  = {Improved model for the analysis of air fluorescence induced by electrons},
  author = {F. Arqueros and F. Blanco and J. Rosado},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0712.3536},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

Contribution to the 5th Fluorescence Workshop, El Escorial, Madrid, Spain, September 2007, to appear in Nuclear Instruments and Methods A. Revised version.- More details on the comparison with experimental data

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