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The KASCADE Cosmic-ray Data Centre KCDC: Granting Open Access to Astroparticle Physics Research Data

The `KASCADE Cosmic ray Data Centre' is a web portal (\url{https://kcdc.ikp.kit.edu}), where the data of the astroparticle physics experiment KASCADE-Grande are made available for the interested public. The KASCADE experiment was a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-17 A. Haungs , D. Kang , S. Schoo , D. Wochele , J. Wochele , W. D. Apel , J. C. Arteaga-Velázquez , K. Bekk , M. Bertaina , J. Blümer , H. Bozdog , I. M. Brancus , E. Cantoni , A. Chiavassa , F. Cossavella , K. Daumiller , V. de Souza , F. Di. Pierro , P. Doll , R. Engel , B. Fuchs , D. Fuhrmann , A. Gherghel-Lascu , H. J. Gils , R. Glasstetter , C. Grupen , D. Heck , J. R. Hörandel , T. Huege , K. H. Kampert , H. O. Klages , K. Link , P. Łuczak , H. J. Mathes , H. J. Mayer , J. Milke , B. Mitrica , C. Morello , J. Oehlschläger , S. Ostapchenko , M. Petcu , T. Pierog , H. Rebel , M. Roth , H. Schieler , F. G. Schröder , O. Sima , G. Toma , G. C. Trinchero , H. Ulrich , A. Weindl , J. Zabierowski

Systematic Differences due to High Energy Hadronic Interaction Models in Air Shower Simulations in the 100 GeV-100 TeV Range

The predictions of hadronic interaction models for cosmic-ray induced air showers contain inherent uncertainties due to limitations of available accelerator data and theoretical understanding in the required energy and rapidity regime.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-07-29 R. D. Parsons , H. Schoorlemmer

Mass composition of cosmic rays with energy above 10**17 eV according to surface detectors of the Yakutsk EAS array

We discuss the lateral distribution of charged particles in extensive air showers with energy above $10^{17}$ eV measured by surface scintillation detectors of Yakutsk EAS array. The analysis covers the data obtained during the period from…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-23 A. V. Glushkov , A. Sabourov

KCDC - The KASCADE Cosmic-ray Data Centre

KCDC, the KASCADE Cosmic-ray Data Centre, is a web portal, where data of astroparticle physics experiments will be made available for the interested public. The KASCADE experiment, financed by public money, was a large-area detector for the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-09-02 A. Haungs , J. Bluemer , B. Fuchs , D. Kang , S. Schoo , D. Wochele , J. Wochele , W. D. Apel , J. C. Arteaga-Velazquez , K. Bekk , M. Bertaina , H. Bozdog , I. M. Brancus , E. Cantoni , A. Chiavassa , F. Cossavella , K. Daumiller , V. de Souza , F. Di Pierro , P. Doll , R. Engel , D. Fuhrmann , A. Gherghel-Lascu , H. J. Gils , R. Glasstetter , C. Grupen , D. Heck , J. R. Hoerandel , D. Huber , T. Huege , K. H. Kampert , H. O. Klages , K. Link , P. Luczak , H. J. Mathes , H. J. Mayer , J. Milke , B. Mitrica , C. Morello , J. Oehlschlaeger , S. Ostapchenko , N. Palmieri , M. Petcu , T. Pierog , H. Rebel , M. Roth , H. Schieler , F. G. Schroeder , O. Sima , G. Toma , G. C. Trinchero , H. Ulrich , A. Weindl , J. Zabierowski

Self-consistent approach for measuring the energy spectra and composition of cosmic rays and determining the properties of hadronic interactions at high energy

Air showers, produced by the interaction of energetic cosmic rays with the atmosphere, are an excellent alternative to study particle physics at energies beyond any human-made particle accelerator. For that, it is necessary to identify…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-09-03 Andrea Addazi , Andy Buckley , Jose Bellido , Zhen Cao , Ruben Conceição , Lorenzo Cazon , Armando di Matteo , Bruce Dawson , Kasumasa Kawata , Paolo Lipari , Analiza Mariazzi , Marco Muzio , Shoichi Ogio , Sergey Ostapchenko , Mário Pimenta , Tanguy Pierog , Andres Romero-Wolf , Felix Riehn , David Schmidt , Eva Santos , Frank Schroeder , Karen Caballero-Mora , Pat Scott , Takashi Sako , Carlos Todero Peixoto , Ralf Ulrich , Darko Veberic , Martin White

Penetrating component in cosmic rays

We present a study of the high energy spectra of hadrons in cores of extensive air showers. These data were obtained for the first time in the hybrid {\it HADRON} experiment (Tien-Shan) by means of a large X-ray emulsion chamber combined…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-05-27 Sergey Shaulov

Myon Density Measurements with the KASCADE Central Detector

Frequency distributions of local muon densities in high-energy extensive air-showers (EAS) are presented as signature of the primary cosmic ray energy spectrum in the knee region. Together with the gross shower variables like shower core…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 T. Antoni

Study of the muon content of very high-energy EAS measured with the KASCADE-Grande observatory

The KASCADE-Grande detector is an air-shower array devoted to the study of primary cosmic rays with very high-energies (E = 10^{16} - 10^{18} eV). The instrument is composed of different particle detector systems suitable for the detailed…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-08-15 J. C. Arteaga-Velazquez , W. D. Apel , K. Bekk , M. Bertaina , J. Bluemer , H. Bozdog , I. M. Brancus , E. Cantoni , A. Chiavassa , F. Cossavella , C. Curcio , K. Daumiller , V. de Souza , F. Di Pierro , P. Doll , R. Engel , J. Engler , B. Fuchs , D. Fuhrmann , H. J. Gils , R. Glasstetter , C. Grupen , A. Haungs , D. Heck , J. R. Hoerandel , D. Huber , T. Huege , K. -H. Kampert , D. Kang , H. O. Klages , K. Link , P. Luczak , M. Ludwig , H. J. Mathes , H. J. Mayer , M. Melissas , J. Milke , B. Mitrica , C. Morello , J. Oehlschlaeger , S. Ostapchenko , N. Palmieri , M. Petcu , T. Pierog , H. Rebel , M. Roth , H. Schieler , S. Schoo , F. G. Schroeder , O. Sima , G. Toma , G. C. Trinchero , H. Ulrich , A. Weindl , D. Wochele , J. Wochele , J. Zabierowski - KASCADE-Grande Collaboration

Methods of Determination of the Energy and Mass of Primary Cosmic Ray Particles at Extensive Air Shower Energies

Measurements of cosmic ray particles at energies above E = 5 x 10^{14} eV are performed by large area ground based air shower experiments. Only they provide the collection power required for obtaining sufficient statistics at the low flux…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Karl-Heinz Kampert

HAWC measurements of the energy spectra of cosmic ray protons, helium and heavy nuclei in the TeV range

Current knowledge of the relative abundances and the energy spectra of the elemental mass groups of cosmic rays in the $10$ TeV - $1$ PeV interval is uncertain. This situation prevents carrying out precision tests that may lead to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-08-09 Juan Carlos Arteaga-Velázquez

Changes of the cosmic-ray mass composition in the 10^{14} - 10^{16} eV energy range

Changes of the cosmic-ray mass composition at the `knee' of the cosmic-ray flux spectrum near 10^{15} eV energy are investigated using data from ten Cosmic Ray Tracking (CRT) detectors and the HEGRA air-shower array on La Palma, Canary…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 K. Bernlohr , W. Hofmann , G. Leffers , V. Matheis , M. Panter , R. Zink

The spectrum of the light component of TeV cosmic rays measured with HAWC

We present a measurement of the energy spectrum of the light mass group of cosmic rays (protons and helium) with the High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Observatory in the energy interval from $10$ TeV to $200$ TeV. The spectrum covers the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-09-02 Juan Carlos Arteaga-Velázquez , J. D. Álvarez

A new approach to inferring the mass composition of cosmic rays at energies above 10^18 eV

We describe a new approach to establishing the mass composition at high energies. Based on measuring both the vertical and inclined shower rates, it has the potential to distinguish heavy nuclei from light nuclei. We apply the method to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 M. Ave , J. A. Hinton , R. A. Vazquez , A. A. Watson , E. Zas

Cosmic Ray Spectrum and Composition from PeV to EeV Using 3 Years of Data From IceTop and IceCube

We report on measurements of the all-particle cosmic ray energy spectrum and composition in the PeV to EeV energy range using three years of data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. The IceTop detector measures cosmic ray induced air…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-11-14 IceCube Collaboration

Large- and Medium-Scale Anisotropies in the Arrival Directions of Cosmic Rays observed with KASCADE-Grande

We search for anisotropies in the arrival directions of cosmic rays observed by the KASCADE-Grande air shower experiment. The analysis is based on public data of about 23.7 million events with reconstructed primary energies above 1 PeV. We…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-12-04 Markus Ahlers

On the knee in the energy spectrum of cosmic rays

The knee in the all-particle energy spectrum is scrutinized with a phenomenological model, named poly-gonato model, linking results from direct and indirect measurements. For this purpose, recent results from direct and indirect…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 J. R. Hoerandel

EPOS Model and Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays

Interpretation of extensive air showers (EAS) experiments results is strongly based on air shower simulations. The latter being based on hadronic interaction models, any new model can help for the understanding of the nature of cosmic rays.…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-12-08 T. Pierog , K. Werner

Precise measurements of the cosmic ray proton energy spectrum in the "knee'' region

We report the high-purity identification of cosmic-ray (CR) protons and a precise measurement of their energy spectrum from 0.15 to 12 PeV using the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO). Abundant event statistics, combined…

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Cosmic Ray Composition and Energy Spectrum from 1-30 PeV Using the 40-String Configuration of IceTop and IceCube

The mass composition of high energy cosmic rays depends on their production, acceleration, and propagation. The study of cosmic ray composition can therefore reveal hints of the origin of these particles. At the South Pole, the IceCube…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-02-23 IceCube Collaboration , R. Abbasi , Y. Abdou , M. Ackermann , J. Adams , J. A. Aguilar , M. Ahlers , D. Altmann , K. Andeen , J. Auffenberg , X. Bai , M. Baker , S. W. Barwick , V. Baum , R. Bay , K. Beattie , J. J. Beatty , S. Bechet , J. Becker Tjus , K. -H. Becker , M. Bell , M. L. Benabderrahmane , S. BenZvi , J. Berdermann , P. Berghaus , D. Berley , E. Bernardini , D. Bertrand , D. Z. Besson , D. Bindig , M. Bissok , E. Blaufuss , J. Blumenthal , D. J. Boersma , C. Bohm , D. Bose , S. Böser , O. Botner , L. Brayeur , A. M. Brown , R. Bruijn , J. Brunner , S. Buitink , K. S. Caballero-Mora , M. Carson , J. Casey , M. Casier , D. Chirkin , B. Christy , F. Clevermann , S. Cohen , D. F. Cowen , A. H. Cruz Silva , M. Danninger , J. Daughhetee , J. C. Davis , C. De Clercq , F. Descamps , P. Desiati , G. de Vries-Uiterweerd , T. DeYoung , J. C. Díaz-Vélez , J. Dreyer , J. P. Dumm , M. Dunkman , R. Eagan , J. Eisch , R. W. Ellsworth , O. Engdegård , S. Euler , P. A. Evenson , O. Fadiran , A. R. Fazely , A. Fedynitch , J. Feintzeig , T. Feusels , K. Filimonov , C. Finley , T. Fischer-Wasels , S. Flis , A. Franckowiak , R. Franke , K. Frantzen , T. Fuchs , T. K. Gaisser , J. Gallagher , L. Gerhardt , L. Gladstone , T. Glüsenkamp , A. Goldschmidt , J. A. Goodman , D. Góra , D. Grant , A. Groß , S. Grullon , M. Gurtner , C. Ha , A. Haj Ismail , A. Hallgren , F. Halzen , K. Hanson , D. Heereman , P. Heimann , D. Heinen , K. Helbing , R. Hellauer , S. Hickford , G. C. Hill , K. D. Hoffman , R. Hoffmann , A. Homeier , K. Hoshina , W. Huelsnitz , P. O. Hulth , K. Hultqvist , S. Hussain , A. Ishihara , E. Jacobi , J. Jacobsen , G. S. Japaridze , O. Jlelati , H. Johansson , A. Kappes , T. Karg , A. Karle , J. Kiryluk , F. Kislat , J. Kläs , S. R. Klein , J. -H. Köhne , G. Kohnen , H. Kolanoski , L. Köpke , C. Kopper , S. Kopper , D. J. Koskinen , M. Kowalski , M. Krasberg , G. Kroll , J. Kunnen , N. Kurahashi , T. Kuwabara , M. Labare , K. Laihem , H. Landsman , M. J. Larson , R. Lauer , M. Lesiak-Bzdak , J. Lünemann , J. Madsen , R. Maruyama , K. Mase , H. S. Matis , F. McNally , K. Meagher , M. Merck , P. Mészáros , T. Meures , S. Miarecki , E. Middell , N. Milke , J. Miller , L. Mohrmann , T. Montaruli , R. Morse , S. M. Movit , R. Nahnhauer , U. Naumann , S. C. Nowicki , D. R. Nygren , A. Obertacke , S. Odrowski , A. Olivas , M. Olivo , A. O'Murchadha , S. Panknin , L. Paul , J. A. Pepper , C. Pérez de los Heros , D. Pieloth , N. Pirk , J. Posselt , P. B. Price , G. T. Przybylski , L. Rädel , K. Rawlins , P. Redl , E. Resconi , W. Rhode , M. Ribordy , M. Richman , B. Riedel , J. P. Rodrigues , F. Rothmaier , C. Rott , T. Ruhe , D. Rutledge , B. Ruzybayev , D. Ryckbosch , S. M. Saba , T. Salameh , H. -G. Sander , M. Santander , S. Sarkar , K. Schatto , M. Scheel , F. Scheriau , T. Schmidt , M. Schmitz , S. Schoenen , S. Schöneberg , L. Schönherr , A. Schönwald , A. Schukraft , L. Schulte , O. Schulz , D. Seckel , S. H. Seo , Y. Sestayo , S. Seunarine , M. W. E. Smith , M. Soiron , D. Soldin , G. M. Spiczak , C. Spiering , M. Stamatikos , T. Stanev , A. Stasik , T. Stezelberger , R. G. Stokstad , A. Stößl , E. A. Strahler , R. Ström , G. W. Sullivan , H. Taavola , I. Taboada , A. Tamburro , S. Ter-Antonyan , S. Tilav , P. A. Toale , S. Toscano , M. Usner , N. van Eijndhoven , D. van der Drift , A. Van Overloop , J. van Santen , M. Vehring , M. Voge , C. Walck , T. Waldenmaier , M. Wallraff , M. Walter , R. Wasserman , Ch. Weaver , C. Wendt , S. Westerhoff , N. Whitehorn , K. Wiebe , C. H. Wiebusch , D. R. Williams , H. Wissing , M. Wolf , T. R. Wood , K. Woschnagg , C. Xu , D. L. Xu , X. W. Xu , J. P. Yanez , G. Yodh , S. Yoshida , P. Zarzhitsky , J. Ziemann , A. Zilles , M. Zoll

Energy Spectrum and Chemical Composition of Cosmic Rays between 0.3 and 10 PeV determined from the Cherenkov-Light and Charged-Particle distributions in Air Showers

Measurements of the lateral distribution of Cherenkov photons with the wide-angle atmospheric Cherenkov light detector array AIROBICC and of the charged particle lateral distribution with the scintillator matrix of the HEGRA air-shower…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-23 F. Arqueros , The HEGRA Collaboration