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Cascades of charged particles are created when high-energy cosmic rays enter the earth's atmosphere: these 'extensive air-showers' are studied to gain information on the energy spectrum, arrival direction distribution and mass composition…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2015-05-27 A A Watson

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

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

A brief review about the chemical composition of cosmic rays in the energy range 10^15 < E < 10^20 eV is given. While there is convincing evidence for an increasingly heavier composition above the knee, no clear picture has emerged at the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 K. -H. Kampert

Radio antennas have become a standard tool for the detection of cosmic-ray air showers in the energy range above $10^{16}\,$eV. The radio signal of these air showers is generated mostly due to the deflection of electrons and positrons in…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-10-28 Frank G. Schröder

The aim of the Yakutsk array enhancement project is to create an instrument to study the highest-energy galactic cosmic rays (CRs) -- their sources, energy spectrum, and mass composition. Additionally, there will be unique capabilities for…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2010-12-24 A. A. Ivanov , S. P. Knurenko , Z. E. Petrov , M. I. Pravdin , I. Ye. Sleptsov

A spectrum of cosmic rays within energy range 10^15 - 3x10^17 eV was derived from the data of the small Cherenkov setup, which is a part of the Yakutsk complex EAS array. In this, work a new series of observation is covered. These…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-03 S. P. Knurenko , A. Sabourov

Future experiments based on the observation of Earth's atmosphere from sub-orbital and orbital altitudes plan to include optical Cherenkov cameras to observe extensive air showers produced by high-energy cosmic radiation via its interaction…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-09-22 Austin Cummings , Roberto Aloisio , Johannes Eser , John Krizmanic

A new method of a primary cosmic particle energy measurement with the extensive air shower (EAS) technique has been developed by exploiting: a) the joint analysis of the shower size, obtained by the EAS-TOP array, and of the EAS Cherenkov…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 E. E. Korosteleva , L. A. Kuzmichev , V. V. Prosin , EAS-TOP COLLABORATION

Primary cosmic ray particles above energies of about 100 TeV are investigated by large-area ground based detector installations, observing various components of the development of extensive air-showers (EAS). By such an indirect access to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 A. Haungs

The energy spectrum and primary composition of cosmic rays with energy between $3\times 10^{14}$ and $3\times10^{16}\unit{eV}$ have been studied using the CASA-BLANCA detector. CASA measured the charged particle distribution of air showers,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 J. W. Fowler , L. F. Fortson , C. C. H. Jui , D. B. Kieda , R. A. Ong , C. L. Pryke , P. Sommers

The very large collection area of ground-based gamma-ray telescopes gives them a substantial advantage over balloon/satellite based instruments in the detection of very-high-energy (>600 GeV) cosmic-ray electrons. Here we present the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2012-08-27 H. E. S. S. Collaboration , : , F. Aharonian

The evaluation of mass composition of cosmic rays in the knee region ($\sim 3$ PeV) is critical to understanding the transition in the origin of cosmic rays from galactic to extragalactic sources. The IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-20 Matthias Plum

Cosmic rays around the knee are generally believed to be of galactic origin. Observations on their energy spectrum and chemical composition are important for understanding the acceleration and propagation of these cosmic rays. In addition,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-03-01 Donghwa Kang

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

In this report we review the important progress made in recent years towards understanding the experimental data on ultra-high-energy ($E \gtrsim 10^9$ GeV) cosmic rays. We begin with a general survey of the available data, including a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-05-22 Luis A. Anchordoqui

So far, cosmic ray air showers have been detected using scintillation counter arrays on the ground widely. And also air Cherenkov detection method, which is limited its observation period in moonless nights, has been adopted. The detection…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-23 Yoshitaka Kawashima

With the implementation of a low-energy trigger, the surface array of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory is able to record cosmic-ray induced air showers with a primary energy of a few hundred TeV. This extension of the energy range closes…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-11-11 Julian Saffer

The High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) observatory is a ground-based air-shower detector designed to study the TeV gamma and cosmic ray windows. The observatory is composed of a densely packed array of $300$ water Cherenkov tanks, $4.5$ m…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-07-01 J. C. Arteaga-Velázquez , Z. Hampel-Arias , J. D. Álvarez

The results of a study of the cosmic ray composition in individual events in the energy range (2-12.5) EeV using the muon correlation method is presented. The considered sample included showers with zenith angles less than 60 degrees…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-03-05 A. V. Glushkov , L. T. Ksenofontov , K. G. Lebedev , A. V. Sabourov