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The gamma/hadron discriminator $LCm$ in realistic air shower array experiments

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena 2023-10-17 v2 Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Experiment High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

In this article, it is shown that the CkC_k and LCmLCm variables, recently introduced as an effective way to discriminate gamma and proton-induced showers in large wide-field gamma-ray observatories, can be generalised to be used in arrays of different detectors and variable fill factors. In particular, the CkC_k profile discrimination capabilities are evaluated for scintillator and water Cherenkov detector arrays.

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@article{arxiv.2304.05348,
  title  = {The gamma/hadron discriminator $LCm$ in realistic air shower array experiments},
  author = {R. Conceição and P. J. Costa and L. Gibilisco and M. Pimenta and B. Tomé},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.05348},
  year   = {2023}
}

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6 pages, 8 figures

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