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Measurement of the Depth of Maximum of Extensive Air Showers above 10^18 eV

We describe the measurement of the depth of maximum, Xmax, of the longitudinal development of air showers induced by cosmic rays. Almost four thousand events above 10^18 eV observed by the fluorescence detector of the Pierre Auger…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2012-08-27 The Pierre Auger Collaboration

Investigating the Longitudinal Development of EAS with Ultra High Energies

The simulation of the extensive air showers was performed by investigating the longitudinal development parameters (N and Xmax) by using AIRES system version 19.04.0. The simulation was performed at the energy range (10^18-10^20 eV) for…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-01-04 Abbas Rahi Raham , A. A. Al-Rubaiee , Majida H. Al-Kubaisy

Impact of Varying Atmospheric Profiles on Extensive Air Shower Observation: Fluorescence Light Emission and Energy Reconstruction

Several experiments measure the fluorescence light produced by extensive air showers in the atmosphere. This light is converted into a longitudinal shower profile from which information on the primary energy and composition is derived. The…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 B. Keilhauer , J. Bluemer , R. Engel , H. O. Klages

Comparing the energy spectra of ultra-high energy cosmic rays measured with EAS arrays

The energy spectra of ultra-high energy cosmic rays (CRs) measured with giant extensive air shower (EAS) arrays exhibit discrepancies between the flux intensities and/or estimated CR energies exceeding experimental errors. The well-known…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-03-22 A. A. Ivanov

Measurement of the Depth of Maximum of Air-Shower Profiles with energies between $\mathbf{10^{18.5}}$ and $\mathbf{10^{20}}$ eV using the Surface Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory and Deep Learning

We report an investigation of the mass composition of cosmic rays with energies from 3 to 100 EeV (1 EeV=$10^{18}$ eV) using the distributions of the depth of shower maximum $X_\mathrm{max}$. The analysis relies on ${\sim}50,000$ events…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-02-07 The Pierre Auger Collaboration , A. Abdul Halim , P. Abreu , M. Aglietta , I. Allekotte , K. Almeida Cheminant , A. Almela , R. Aloisio , J. Alvarez-Muñiz , J. Ammerman Yebra , G. A. Anastasi , L. Anchordoqui , B. Andrada , L. Andrade Dourado , S. Andringa , L. Apollonio , C. Aramo , P. R. Araújo Ferreira , E. Arnone , J. C. Arteaga Velázquez , P. Assis , G. Avila , E. Avocone , A. Bakalova , F. Barbato , A. Bartz Mocellin , C. Berat , M. E. Bertaina , G. Bhatta , M. Bianciotto , P. L. Biermann , V. Binet , K. Bismark , T. Bister , J. Biteau , J. Blazek , C. Bleve , J. Blümer , M. Boháčová , D. Boncioli , C. Bonifazi , L. Bonneau Arbeletche , N. Borodai , J. Brack , P. G. Brichetto Orchera , F. L. Briechle , A. Bueno , S. Buitink , M. Buscemi , M. Büsken , A. Bwembya , K. S. Caballero-Mora , S. Cabana-Freire , L. Caccianiga , F. Campuzano , R. Caruso , A. Castellina , F. Catalani , G. Cataldi , L. Cazon , M. Cerda , B. Čermáková , A. Cermenati , J. A. Chinellato , J. Chudoba , L. Chytka , R. W. Clay , A. C. Cobos Cerutti , R. Colalillo , M. R. Coluccia , R. Conceição , A. Condorelli , G. Consolati , M. Conte , F. Convenga , D. Correia dos Santos , P. J. Costa , C. E. Covault , M. Cristinziani , C. S. Cruz Sanchez , S. Dasso , K. Daumiller , B. R. Dawson , R. M. de Almeida , B. de Errico , J. de Jesús , S. J. de Jong , J. R. T. de Mello Neto , I. De Mitri , J. de Oliveira , D. de Oliveira Franco , F. de Palma , V. de Souza , E. De Vito , A. Del Popolo , O. Deligny , N. Denner , L. Deval , A. di Matteo , J. A. do , M. Dobre , C. Dobrigkeit , J. C. D'Olivo , L. M. Domingues Mendes , Q. Dorosti , J. C. dos Anjos , R. C. dos Anjos , J. Ebr , F. Ellwanger , M. Emam , R. Engel , I. Epicoco , M. Erdmann , A. Etchegoyen , C. Evoli , H. Falcke , G. Farrar , A. C. Fauth , T. Fehler , F. Feldbusch , F. Fenu , A. Fernandes , B. Fick , J. M. Figueira , P. Filip , A. Filipčič , T. Fitoussi , B. Flaggs , T. Fodran , T. Fujii , A. Fuster , C. Galea , B. García , C. Gaudu , A. Gherghel-Lascu , P. L. Ghia , U. Giaccari , J. Glombitza , F. Gobbi , F. Gollan , G. Golup , M. Gómez Berisso , P. F. Gómez Vitale , J. P. Gongora , J. M. González , N. González , D. Góra , A. Gorgi , M. Gottowik , F. Guarino , G. P. Guedes , E. Guido , L. Gülzow , S. Hahn , P. Hamal , M. R. Hampel , P. Hansen , D. Harari , V. M. Harvey , A. Haungs , T. Hebbeker , C. Hojvat , J. R. Hörandel , P. Horvath , M. Hrabovský , T. Huege , A. Insolia , P. G. Isar , P. Janecek , V. Jilek , J. A. Johnsen , J. Jurysek , K. -H. Kampert , B. Keilhauer , A. Khakurdikar , V. V. Kizakke Covilakam , H. O. Klages , M. Kleifges , F. Knapp , J. Köhler , F. Krieger , N. Kunka , B. L. Lago , N. Langner , M. A. Leigui de Oliveira , Y. Lema-Capeans , A. Letessier-Selvon , I. Lhenry-Yvon , L. Lopes , L. Lu , Q. Luce , J. P. Lundquist , A. Machado Payeras , M. Majercakova , D. Mandat , B. C. Manning , P. Mantsch , F. M. Mariani , A. G. Mariazzi , I. C. Mariş , G. Marsella , D. Martello , S. Martinelli , O. Martínez Bravo , M. A. Martins , H. -J. Mathes , J. Matthews , G. Matthiae , E. Mayotte , S. Mayotte , P. O. Mazur , G. Medina-Tanco , J. Meinert , D. Melo , A. Menshikov , C. Merx , S. Michal , M. I. Micheletti , L. Miramonti , S. Mollerach , F. Montanet , L. Morejon , K. Mulrey , R. Mussa , W. M. Namasaka , S. Negi , L. Nellen , K. Nguyen , G. Nicora , M. Niechciol , D. Nitz , D. Nosek , V. Novotny , L. Nožka , A. Nucita , L. A. Núñez , C. Oliveira , M. Palatka , J. Pallotta , S. Panja , G. Parente , T. Paulsen , J. Pawlowsky , M. Pech , J. Pękala , R. Pelayo , V. Pelgrims , L. A. S. Pereira , E. E. Pereira Martins , C. Pérez Bertolli , L. Perrone , S. Petrera , C. Petrucci , T. Pierog , M. Pimenta , M. Platino , B. Pont , M. Pothast , M. Pourmohammad Shahvar , P. Privitera , M. Prouza , S. Querchfeld , J. Rautenberg , D. Ravignani , J. V. Reginatto Akim , M. Reininghaus , A. Reuzki , J. Ridky , F. Riehn , M. Risse , V. Rizi , W. Rodrigues de Carvalho , E. Rodriguez , J. Rodriguez Rojo , M. J. Roncoroni , S. Rossoni , M. Roth , E. Roulet , A. C. Rovero , A. Saftoiu , M. Saharan , F. Salamida , H. Salazar , G. Salina , J. D. Sanabria Gomez , F. Sánchez , E. M. Santos , E. Santos , F. Sarazin , R. Sarmento , R. Sato , P. Savina , C. M. Schäfer , V. Scherini , H. Schieler , M. Schimassek , M. Schimp , D. Schmidt , O. Scholten , H. Schoorlemmer , P. Schovánek , F. G. Schröder , J. Schulte , T. Schulz , S. J. Sciutto , M. Scornavacche , A. Sedoski , A. Segreto , S. Sehgal , S. U. Shivashankara , G. Sigl , K. Simkova , F. Simon , R. Smau , R. Šmída , P. Sommers , R. Squartini , M. Stadelmaier , S. Stanič , J. Stasielak , P. Stassi , S. Strähnz , M. Straub , T. Suomijärvi , A. D. Supanitsky , Z. Svozilikova , Z. Szadkowski , F. Tairli , A. Tapia , C. Taricco , C. Timmermans , O. Tkachenko , P. Tobiska , C. J. Todero Peixoto , B. Tomé , Z. Torrès , A. Travaini , P. Travnicek , M. Tueros , M. Unger , R. Uzeiroska , L. Vaclavek , M. Vacula , J. F. Valdés Galicia , L. Valore , E. Varela , V. Vašíčková , A. Vásquez-Ramírez , D. Veberič , I. D. Vergara Quispe , V. Verzi , J. Vicha , J. Vink , S. Vorobiov , C. Watanabe , A. A. Watson , A. Weindl , L. Wiencke , H. Wilczyński , D. Wittkowski , B. Wundheiler , B. Yue , A. Yushkov , O. Zapparrata , E. Zas , D. Zavrtanik , M. Zavrtanik

Depth of Maximum of Air-Shower Profiles above 10^17.7 eV Measured with the Fluorescence Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

We present measurements of the depth of shower maximum, Xmax, for cosmic-ray-induced extensive air showers recorded by the fluorescence detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory over 17 years. The data set covers primary energies from…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-05-14 The Pierre Auger Collaboration , A. Abdul Halim , P. Abreu , M. Aglietta , M. Ahmed , I. Allekotte , K. Almeida Cheminant , R. Aloisio , J. Alvarez-Muñiz , A. Ambrosone , J. Ammerman Yebra , L. Anchordoqui , B. Andrada , L. Andrade Dourado , L. Apollonio , C. Aramo , E. Arnone , J. C. Arteaga Velázquez , P. Assis , G. Avila , E. Avocone , A. Bakalova , Y. Balibrea , A. Baluta , F. Barbato , J. A. Bellido , A. Bartz Mocellin , J. P. Behler , C. Berat , M. E. Bertaina , M. Bianciotto , P. L. Biermann , V. Binet , K. Bismark , T. Bister , J. Biteau , J. Blazek , J. Blümer , M. Boháčová , D. Boncioli , C. Bonifazi , N. Borodai , J. Brack , P. G. Brichetto Orquera , A. Bueno , S. Buitink , A. Bwembya , T. R. Caba Pineda , K. S. Caballero-Mora , S. Cabana-Freire , L. Caccianiga , J. Caraça-Valente , R. Caruso , A. Castellina , F. Catalani , G. Cataldi , L. Cazon , M. Cerda , B. Čermáková , A. Cermenati , K. Cerny , J. A. Chinellato , J. Chudoba , L. Chytka , R. W. Clay , A. C. Cobos Cerutti , R. Colalillo , R. Conceição , G. Consolati , M. Conte , F. Convenga , D. Correia dos Santos , P. J. Costa , C. E. Covault , M. Cristinziani , C. S. Cruz Sanchez , S. Dasso , K. Daumiller , B. R. Dawson , R. M. de Almeida , E. -T. de Boone , B. de Errico , J. de Jesús , S. J. de Jong , J. R. T. de Mello Neto , I. De Mitri , D. de Oliveira Franco , F. de Palma , V. de Souza , E. De Vito , A. Del Popolo , O. Deligny , N. Denner , K. Denner Syrokvas , L. Deval , A. di Matteo , C. Dobrigkeit , J. C. D'Olivo , L. M. Domingues Mendes , T. Dominguez , Y. Dominguez Ballesteros , Q. Dorosti , R. C. dos Anjos , J. Ebr , F. Ellwanger , R. Engel , I. Epicoco , M. Erdmann , A. Etchegoyen , C. Evoli , H. Falcke , G. Farrar , A. C. Fauth , T. Fehler , F. Feldbusch , A. Fernandes , M. Fernández Alonso , B. Fick , J. M. Figueira , P. Filip , A. Filipčič , T. Fitoussi , B. Flaggs , A. Franco , M. Freitas , T. Fujii , A. Fuster , C. Galea , B. García , C. Gaudu , P. L. Ghia , U. Giaccari , M. Giammarco , C. Glaser , F. Gobbi , F. Gollan , G. Golup , P. F. Gómez Vitale , J. P. Gongora , N. González , D. Góra , A. Gorgi , M. Gottowik , F. Guarino , G. P. Guedes , Y. C. Guerra , L. Gülzow , S. Hahn , P. Hamal , M. R. Hampel , P. Hansen , V. M. Harvey , A. Haungs , M. Havelka , T. Hebbeker , C. Hojvat , J. R. Hörandel , P. Horvath , M. Hrabovský , T. Huege , A. Insolia , P. G. Isar , M. Ismaiel , P. Janecek , V. Jilek , K. -H. Kampert , B. Keilhauer , V. V. Kizakke Covilakam , H. O. Klages , M. Kleifges , A. Klingel , J. Köhler , F. Krieger , M. Kubatova , N. Kunka , B. L. Lago , N. Langner , N. Leal , M. A. Leigui de Oliveira , Y. Lema-Capeans , A. Letessier-Selvon , I. Lhenry-Yvon , L. Lopes , J. P. Lundquist , M. Mallamaci , S. Mancuso , D. Mandat , P. Mantsch , A. G. Mariazzi , C. Marinelli , I. C. Mariş , G. Marsella , D. Martello , S. Martinelli , O. Martínez Bravo , A. Martínez-Mendez , M. A. Martins , H. -J. Mathes , J. Matthews , G. Matthiae , E. Mayotte , S. Mayotte , P. O. Mazur , G. Medina-Tanco , J. Meinert , D. Melo , A. Menshikov , C. Merx , S. Michal , M. I. Micheletti , L. Miramonti , M. Mogarkar , S. Mollerach , F. Montanet , L. Morejon , K. Mulrey , R. Mussa , W. M. Namasaka , S. Negi , L. Nellen , K. Nguyen , G. Nicora , M. Niechciol , D. Nitz , D. Nosek , A. Novikov , V. Novotny , L. Nožka , A. Nucita , L. A. Núñez , S. E. Nuza , J. Ochoa , M. Olegario , C. Oliveira , L. Östman , M. Palatka , J. Pallotta , G. Parente , T. Paulsen , J. Pawlowsky , M. Pech , J. Pękala , R. Pelayo , V. Pelgrims , C. Pérez Bertolli , L. Perrone , S. Petrera , T. Pierog , M. Pimenta , M. Platino , B. Pont , M. Pourmohammad Shahvar , P. Privitera , C. Priyadarshi , M. Prouza , K. Pytel , S. Querchfeld , J. Rautenberg , D. Ravignani , J. V. Reginatto Akim , M. Z. Rennó , A. Reuzki , J. Ridky , F. Riehn , M. Risse , V. Rizi , B. Rocha Moldes , E. Rodriguez , G. Rodriguez Fernandez , J. Rodriguez Rojo , S. Rossoni , M. Roth , E. Roulet , A. C. Rovero , A. Saftoiu , M. Saharan , F. Salamida , H. Salazar , G. Salina , P. Sampathkumar , N. San Martin , J. D. Sanabria Gomez , F. Sánchez , F. M. Sánchez Rodriguez , E. Santos , F. Sarazin , R. Sarmento , R. Sato , P. Savina , V. Scherini , H. Schieler , M. Schimp , D. Schmidt , O. Scholten , H. Schoorlemmer , P. Schovánek , F. G. Schröder , J. Schulte , T. Schulz , S. J. Sciutto , M. Scornavacche , A. Sedoski , S. Sehgal , S. U. Shivashankara , G. Sigl , K. Simkova , F. Simon , R. Šmída , S. Soares Sippert , P. Sommers , S. Stanič , J. Stasielak , P. Stassi , S. Strähnz , M. Straub , T. Suomijärvi , A. D. Supanitsky , Z. Svozilikova , Z. Szadkowski , F. Tairli , A. Tapia , C. Taricco , C. Timmermans , O. Tkachenko , P. Tobiska , C. J. Todero Peixoto , B. Tomé , A. Travaini , P. Travnicek , C. Trimarelli , M. Tueros , M. Unger , R. Uzeiroska-Geyik , L. Vaclavek , M. Vacula , I. Vaiman , J. F. Valdés Galicia , L. Valore , P. van Dillen , E. Varela , V. Vašíčková , A. Vásquez-Ramírez , D. Veberič , I. D. Vergara Quispe , S. Verpoest , V. Verzi , J. Vicha , S. Vorobiov , J. B. Vuta , C. Watanabe , A. A. Watson , A. Weindl , M. Weitz , L. Wiencke , H. Wilczyński , B. Wundheiler , B. Yue , A. Yushkov , E. Zas , D. Zavrtanik , M. Zavrtanik

Comparison of UHE Composition Measurements by Fly's Eye, HiRes-prototype/MIA and Stereo HiRes Experiments

We compare the elongation rate and Xmax distributions for three air-fluorescence experiments: Stereo Fly's Eye, HiRes/MIA, and HiRes. A shift of 13 gm/cm^3 of the stereo Fly's Eye data, well within the quoted systematic errors, brings the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 P. Sokolsky , J. Belz , the HiRes Collaboration

Model-independent Evidence for an Increase in the Mean Mass of Cosmic Rays above 3 EeV

Measurements of the Elongation Rate of the depth of shower maximum above 1 EeV are reviewed. There is evidence, from four independent estimates of this rate, made in the two hemispheres using three different techniques, for a decrease in…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-05-24 A A Watson

The shower size parameter as estimator of extensive air shower energy in fluorescence telescopes

The fluorescence technique has been successfully used to detect ultrahigh energy cosmic rays by indirect measurements. The underlying idea is that the number of charged particles in the atmospheric shower, i.e, its longitudinal profile, can…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Vitor de Souza , Gustavo Medina-Tanco , Jeferson A. Ortiz , Federico Sanchez

A Measurement of the Average Longitudinal Development Profile of Cosmic Ray Air Showers Between 10^{17}eV and 10^{18}eV

The average extensive air shower longitudinal development profile as a function of shower age in the energy range from 10$^{17}$ to 10$^{18}$eV is measured using data from the hybrid HiRes/MIA experiment. An angular bin signal based…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-23 T. Abu-Zayyad et. al

Analysis of shower size as estimator of extensive air shower energy

The fluorescence technique has been successfully used to detect ultrahigh energy cosmic rays by indirect measurements. The underlying idea is that the number of charged particles in the atmospheric shower, i.e, its longitudinal profile, can…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Vitor de Souza , Jeferson A. Ortiz , Gustavo Medina-Tanco , Federico Sanchez

A comparison study of CORSIKA and COSMOS simulations for extensive air showers

Cosmic rays with energy exceeding ~ 10^{18} eV are referred to as ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs). Monte Carlo codes for extensive air shower (EAS) simulate the development of EASs initiated by UHECRs in the Earth's atmosphere.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-12 Soonyoung Roh , Jihee Kim , Dongsu Ryu , Hyesung Kang , Katsuaki Kasahara , Eiji Kido , Akimichi Taketa

Space-based Ultra-High Energy Cosmic-Ray Experiments

Space-based experiments, either orbiting the Earth or from scientific balloon altitudes, measure high-energy cosmic rays by measuring from above the atmosphere the optical and radio signals generated by extensive air showers (EAS). These…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-01-13 John F. Krizmanic

Influence of shower fluctuations and primary composition on studies of the shower longitudinal development

We study the influence of shower fluctuations, and the possible presence of different nuclear species in the primary cosmic ray spectrum, on the experimental determination of both shower energy and the proton air inelastic cross section…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-12 Jaime Alvarez-Muñiz , Ralph Engel , T. K. Gaisser , Jeferson A. Ortiz , Todor Stanev

Study of longitudinal development of air showers in the knee energy range

Ground-based cosmic ray experiments detect cosmic ray mainly by measuring the longitudinal and lateral distribution of secondary particles produced in the extensive air shower (EAS). The EAS of cosmic ray in the knee energy region is…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-09-30 Feng Zhang , Hu Liu , Fengrong Zhu , Jacob Oloketuyi

Comparison of air fluorescence and ionization measurements of E.M. shower depth profiles: test of a UHECR detector technique

Measurements are reported on the fluorescence of air as a function of depth in electromagnetic showers initiated by bunches of 28.5 GeV electrons. The light yield is compared with the expected and observed depth profiles of ionization in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 J. Belz , Z. Cao , P. Huentemeyer , C. C. H. Jui , K. Martens , J. Matthews , M. Maestas , J. Smith , P. Sokolsky , R. W. Springer , J. Thomas , S. Thomas , P. Chen , C. Field , C. Hast , R. Iverson , J. S. T. Ng , A. Odian , K. Reil , H. Vincke , D. Walz , A. Goldammer , D. Guest , G. Thomson , F-Y. Chang , C-C. Chen , C-W. Chen , M. A. Huang , W-Y. P. Hwang , G-L. Lin

Measurements of Attenuation and Absorption Lengths with the KASCADE Experiment

The attenuation of the electron shower size beyond the shower maximum is studied with the KASCADE extensive air shower experiment in the primary energy range of about $10^{14}-10^{16}$ eV. Attenuation and absorption lengths are determined…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 T. Antoni

Measurement of air fluorescence light yield induced by an electromagnetic shower

For most of the Ultra-High-Energy-Cosmic-Ray (UHECR) experiments and projects (HiRes, AUGER, TA, JEM-EUSO, TUS,...), the detection technique of Extensive Air Showers is based, at least, on the measurement of the air-fluorescence-induced…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-02-02 P. Colin , A. Chukanov , V. Grebenyuk , D. Naumov , P. Nedelec , Yu. Nefedov , A. Onofre , S. Porokhovoi , B. Sabirov , L. Tkatchev

Air Fluorescence Relevant for Cosmic-Ray Detection - Review of Pioneering Measurements

Cosmic rays with energies exceeding $10^{17}$ eV are frequently registered by measurements of the fluorescence light emitted by extensive air showers. The main uncertainty for the absolute energy scale of the measured air showers is coming…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-12-18 Fernando Arqueros , Joerg R. Hoerandel , Bianca Keilhauer

On the model uncertainties for the predicted maximum depth of extensive air showers

A quantitative analysis of model uncertainties for calculations of the maximum depth of proton-initiated extensive air showers (EAS) has been performed. Staying within the standard physics picture and using the conventional approach to the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2024-09-10 Sergey Ostapchenko , Guenter Sigl