Spectrum and Composition of Cosmic Rays at Energies of 1015-1018 eV

被引：3

作者：

Kalmykov, N. N. ^{[1
]}

Kuzmichev, L. A. ^{[1
]}

Kulikov, G. V. ^{[1
]}

Prosin, V. V. ^{[1
]}

Sulakov, V. P. ^{[1
]}

Fomin, Yu. A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Moscow MV Lomonosov State Univ, Inst Nucl Phys SINP, Moscow 119991, Russia

来源：

MOSCOW UNIVERSITY PHYSICS BULLETIN | 2010年 / 65卷 / 04期

基金：

俄罗斯基础研究基金会;

关键词：

ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays; extensive air showers; mass composition and energy spectrum of primary cosmic rays; EXTENSIVE AIR-SHOWERS; MASS COMPOSITION; DETECTOR; KNEE; EAS; UNIVERSITY;

D O I：

10.3103/S0027134910040065

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

The energy spectrum and mass composition of primary cosmic rays at energies of 10(15)-10(18) eV are considered on the basis of experimental data from the EAS MSU array, which detects showers by charged particles, and the Tunka-25 array, which uses shower-produced Cherenkov radiation to detect EASs. A change in composition due to an increase in the fraction of heavy nuclei is shown to occur starting from the energy of the knee in the primary energy spectrum and up to 10(17) eV. At energies above 10(17) eV, an additional component that is unrelated to the bulk of the Galactic cosmic rays generated by shock waves in supernova explosions may appear in the energy spectrum. In this case, the fraction of heavy nuclei begins to decrease and the composition is again enriched by light nuclei. A brief description of the new Tunka-133 array with an area of about 1 km(2) is given

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页码：275 / 282

页数：8

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