About the character of the "knee" at E ≃ 3 • 1015 eV in the energy spectrum and the mass composition of primary cosmic rays in the energy range 1015-1017 eV

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作者：

Bakatanov, VN ^{[1
]}

Novosel'tsev, YF ^{[1
]}

Novosel'tseva, RV ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Inst Nucl Res, Baksan Neutrino Observ, Kabardino 361609, Balkariya, Russia

来源：

NUCLEAR PHYSICS B-PROCEEDINGS SUPPLEMENTS | 1999年 / 75A卷

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D O I：

10.1016/S0920-5632(99)00258-3

中图分类号：

O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];

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摘要：

The method of recalculation from the muon multiplicity spectrum to the extensive air showers spectrum vs the total muon number, n(mu), is presented. The method allows the direct comparison of data obtained in different experiments with muon groups. The direct comparison of the data at n(mu) > 1800 and n(mu) = 75 - 650 has been carried out. The data in the region n(mu) = 75 - 3500 agree better with assumption that the slope change in the energy spectrum of primary cosmic rays occurs at the same energy per nucleus E-c similar or equal to 3 . 10(15) eV and the mass composition in energy range 10(15) - 10(17) eV is close to the one observed at 10(14) eV.

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