Measurement of the cosmic ray composition at the knee with the SPASE-2/AMANDA-B10 detectors

J. Ahrens; M. Ackermann; E. Andres; X. Bai; S. W. Barwick; R. C. Bay; T. Becka; K. H. Becker; E. Bernardini; D. Bertrand; F. Binon; A. Biron; D. J. Boersma; S. Böser; O. Botner; A. Bouchta; O. Bouhali; T. Burgess; S. Carius; T. Castermans; D. Chirkin; J. Conrad; J. Cooley; D. F. Cowen; A. Davour; C. de Clercq; T. DeYoung; P. Desiati; J. P. Dewulf; E. Dickinson; P. Ekström; R. Engel; P. Evenson; T. Feser; T. K. Gaisser; R. Ganugapati; M. Gaug; H. Geenen; L. Gerhardt; A. Goldschmidt; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; K. Hanson; R. Hardtke; T. Hauschildt; M. Hellwig; P. Herquet; G. C. Hill; J. A. Hinton; D. Hubert; B. Hughey; P. O. Hulth; K. Hultqvist; S. Hundertmark; J. Jacobsen; A. Karle; J. Kim; L. Köpke; M. Kowalski; K. Kuehn; J. I. Lamoureux; H. Leich; M. Leuthold; P. Lindahl; I. Liubarsky; J. Lloyd-Evans; J. Madsen; K. Mandli; P. Marciniewski; H. S. Matis; C. P. McParland; T. Messarius; T. C. Miller; Y. Minaeva; P. Miočinović; P. C. Mock; R. Morse; R. Nahnhauer; T. Neunhöffer; P. Niessen; D. R. Nygren; H. Ögelman; P. Olbrechts; C. Pérez de los Heros; A. C. Pohl; R. Porrata; P. B. Price; G. T. Przybylski; K. Rawlins; E. Resconi; W. Rhode; M. Ribordy; S. Richter; K. Rochester; J. Rodríguez Martino; D. Ross; H. G. Sander; T. Schmidt; K. Schinarakis; S. Schlenstedt; D. Schneider; R. Schwarz; A. Silvestri; M. Solarz; G. M. Spiczak; C. Spiering; M. Stamatikos; T. Stanev; D. Steele; P. Steffen; R. G. Stokstad; K. H. Sulanke; I. Taboada; S. Tilav; C. Walck; W. Wagner; Y. R. Wang; A. A. Watson; C. H. Wiebusch; C. Wiedemann; R. Wischnewski; H. Wissing; K. Woschnagg; W. Wu; G. Yodh; S. Young

doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2004.04.007

Measurement of the cosmic ray composition at the knee with the SPASE-2/AMANDA-B10 detectors

J. Ahrens, M. Ackermann, E. Andres, X. Bai, S. W. Barwick^*, R. C. Bay, T. Becka, K. H. Becker, E. Bernardini, D. Bertrand, F. Binon, A. Biron, D. J. Boersma, S. Böser, O. Botner, A. Bouchta, O. Bouhali, T. Burgess, S. Carius, T. CastermansD. Chirkin, J. Conrad, J. Cooley, D. F. Cowen, A. Davour, C. de Clercq, T. DeYoung, P. Desiati, J. P. Dewulf, E. Dickinson, P. Ekström, R. Engel, P. Evenson, T. Feser, T. K. Gaisser, R. Ganugapati, M. Gaug, H. Geenen, L. Gerhardt, A. Goldschmidt, A. Hallgren, F. Halzen, K. Hanson, R. Hardtke, T. Hauschildt, M. Hellwig, P. Herquet, G. C. Hill, J. A. Hinton, D. Hubert, B. Hughey, P. O. Hulth, K. Hultqvist, S. Hundertmark, J. Jacobsen, A. Karle, J. Kim, L. Köpke, M. Kowalski, K. Kuehn, J. I. Lamoureux, H. Leich, M. Leuthold, P. Lindahl, I. Liubarsky, J. Lloyd-Evans, J. Madsen, K. Mandli, P. Marciniewski, H. S. Matis, C. P. McParland, T. Messarius, T. C. Miller, Y. Minaeva, P. Miočinović, P. C. Mock, R. Morse, R. Nahnhauer, T. Neunhöffer, P. Niessen, D. R. Nygren, H. Ögelman, P. Olbrechts, C. Pérez de los Heros, A. C. Pohl, R. Porrata, P. B. Price, G. T. Przybylski, K. Rawlins, E. Resconi, W. Rhode, M. Ribordy, S. Richter, K. Rochester, J. Rodríguez Martino, D. Ross, H. G. Sander, T. Schmidt, K. Schinarakis, S. Schlenstedt, D. Schneider, R. Schwarz, A. Silvestri, M. Solarz, G. M. Spiczak, C. Spiering, M. Stamatikos, T. Stanev, D. Steele, P. Steffen, R. G. Stokstad, K. H. Sulanke, I. Taboada, S. Tilav, C. Walck, W. Wagner, Y. R. Wang, A. A. Watson, C. H. Wiebusch, C. Wiedemann, R. Wischnewski, H. Wissing, K. Woschnagg, W. Wu, G. Yodh, S. Young

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The mass composition of high-energy cosmic rays at energies above 10¹⁵ eV can provide crucial information for the understanding of their origin. Air showers were measured simultaneously with the SPASE-2 air shower array and the AMANDA-B10 Cherenkov telescope at the South Pole. This combination has the advantage to sample almost all high-energy shower muons and is thus a new approach to the determination of the cosmic ray composition. The change in the cosmic ray mass composition was measured versus existing data from direct measurements at low energies. Our data show an increase of the mean log atomic mass 〈lnA〉 by about 0.8 between 500 TeV and 5 PeV. This trend of an increasing mass through the "knee" region is robust against a variety of systematic effects.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	565-581
Number of pages	17
Journal	Astroparticle Physics
Volume	21
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2004.04.007
Publication status	Published - Sept 2004
Externally published	Yes

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Cosmic Rays
Mass composition
Neutrino astronomy

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Ahrens, J., Ackermann, M., Andres, E., Bai, X., Barwick, S. W., Bay, R. C., Becka, T., Becker, K. H., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Binon, F., Biron, A., Boersma, D. J., Böser, S., Botner, O., Bouchta, A., Bouhali, O., Burgess, T., Carius, S., ... Young, S. (2004). Measurement of the cosmic ray composition at the knee with the SPASE-2/AMANDA-B10 detectors. Astroparticle Physics, 21(6), 565-581. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2004.04.007

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AU - Ahrens, J.

AU - Ackermann, M.

AU - Andres, E.

AU - Bai, X.

AU - Barwick, S. W.

AU - Bay, R. C.

AU - Becka, T.

AU - Becker, K. H.

AU - Bernardini, E.

AU - Bertrand, D.

AU - Binon, F.

AU - Biron, A.

AU - Boersma, D. J.

AU - Böser, S.

AU - Botner, O.

AU - Bouchta, A.

AU - Bouhali, O.

AU - Burgess, T.

AU - Carius, S.

AU - Castermans, T.

AU - Chirkin, D.

AU - Conrad, J.

AU - Cooley, J.

AU - Cowen, D. F.

AU - Davour, A.

AU - de Clercq, C.

AU - DeYoung, T.

AU - Desiati, P.

AU - Dewulf, J. P.

AU - Dickinson, E.

AU - Ekström, P.

AU - Engel, R.

AU - Evenson, P.

AU - Feser, T.

AU - Gaisser, T. K.

AU - Ganugapati, R.

AU - Gaug, M.

AU - Geenen, H.

AU - Gerhardt, L.

AU - Goldschmidt, A.

AU - Hallgren, A.

AU - Halzen, F.

AU - Hanson, K.

AU - Hardtke, R.

AU - Hauschildt, T.

AU - Hellwig, M.

AU - Herquet, P.

AU - Hill, G. C.

AU - Hinton, J. A.

AU - Hubert, D.

AU - Hughey, B.

AU - Hulth, P. O.

AU - Hultqvist, K.

AU - Hundertmark, S.

AU - Jacobsen, J.

AU - Karle, A.

AU - Kim, J.

AU - Köpke, L.

AU - Kowalski, M.

AU - Kuehn, K.

AU - Lamoureux, J. I.

AU - Leich, H.

AU - Leuthold, M.

AU - Lindahl, P.

AU - Liubarsky, I.

AU - Lloyd-Evans, J.

AU - Madsen, J.

AU - Mandli, K.

AU - Marciniewski, P.

AU - Matis, H. S.

AU - McParland, C. P.

AU - Messarius, T.

AU - Miller, T. C.

AU - Minaeva, Y.

AU - Miočinović, P.

AU - Mock, P. C.

AU - Morse, R.

AU - Nahnhauer, R.

AU - Neunhöffer, T.

AU - Niessen, P.

AU - Nygren, D. R.

AU - Ögelman, H.

AU - Olbrechts, P.

AU - Pérez de los Heros, C.

AU - Pohl, A. C.

AU - Porrata, R.

AU - Price, P. B.

AU - Przybylski, G. T.

AU - Rawlins, K.

AU - Resconi, E.

AU - Rhode, W.

AU - Ribordy, M.

AU - Richter, S.

AU - Rochester, K.

AU - Rodríguez Martino, J.

AU - Ross, D.

AU - Sander, H. G.

AU - Schmidt, T.

AU - Schinarakis, K.

AU - Schlenstedt, S.

AU - Schneider, D.

AU - Schwarz, R.

AU - Silvestri, A.

AU - Solarz, M.

AU - Spiczak, G. M.

AU - Spiering, C.

AU - Stamatikos, M.

AU - Stanev, T.

AU - Steele, D.

AU - Steffen, P.

AU - Stokstad, R. G.

AU - Sulanke, K. H.

AU - Taboada, I.

AU - Tilav, S.

AU - Walck, C.

AU - Wagner, W.

AU - Wang, Y. R.

AU - Watson, A. A.

AU - Wiebusch, C. H.

AU - Wiedemann, C.

AU - Wischnewski, R.

AU - Wissing, H.

AU - Woschnagg, K.

AU - Wu, W.

AU - Yodh, G.

AU - Young, S.

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Measurement of the cosmic ray composition at the knee with the SPASE-2/AMANDA-B10 detectors

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