Sensitivity of KASCADE-Grande data to hadronic interaction models
Abstract
KASCADE-Grande is a large detector array dedicated for studies of high-energy cosmic rays in the primary energy range from 100 TeV to 1 EeV. The multi-detector concept of the experimental set-up offers the possibility to measure simultaneously various observables related to the electromagnetic, muonic, and hadronic air shower components. The experimental data are compared to predictions of CORSIKA simulations using high-energy hadronic interaction models (e.g. QGSJET or EPOS), as well as low-energy interaction models (e.g. FLUKA or GHEISHA). This contribution will summarize the results of such investigations. In particular, the validity of the new EPOS version 1.99 for EAS with energy around 100 PeV will be discussed.
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@article{arxiv.1009.4902,
title = {Sensitivity of KASCADE-Grande data to hadronic interaction models},
author = {D. Kang and W. D. Apel and J. C. Arteaga-Velázquez and K. Bekk and M. Bertaina and J. Blümer and H. Bozdog and I. M. Brancus and P. Buchholz and E. Cantoni and A. Chiavassa and F. Cossavella and K. Daumiller and V. de Souza and F. di Pierro and P. Doll and R. Engel and J. Engler and M. Finger and D. Fuhrmann and P. L. Ghia and H. J. Gils and R. Glasstetter and C. Grupen and A. Haungs and D. Heck and J. R. Hörandel and T. Huege and P. G. Isar and K. -H. Kampert and D. Kickelbick and H. O. Klages and K. Link and P. Luczak and M. Ludwig and H. J. Mathes and H. J. Mayer and M. Melissas and J. Milke and B. Mitrica and C. Morello and G. Navarra and S. Nehls and J. Oehlschläger and S. Ostapchenko and S. Over and N. Palmieria and M. Petcu and T. Pierog and H. Rebel and M. Roth and H. Schieler and F. G. Schröder and O. Sima and G. Toma and G. C. Trinchero and H. Ulrich and A. Weindl and J. Wochele and M. Wommer and J. Zabierowski},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1009.4902},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
Talk given at XVI International Symposium on Very High Energy Cosmic Ray Interactions ISVHECRI 2010, Batavia, IL, USA (28 June 2 July 2010). 4 pages, 4 figures