The e.m. component of extensive air showers, as sampled at a given atmospheric depth, may be considered as the superposition of sub-showers initiated by photons and electrons (positrons) mainly coming from the decay of secondary mesons. A detailed simulation of showers in atmosphere as produced by gammas and electrons has been performed by means of standard high energy physics Monte Carlo codes. We developed a set of parametrizations of these sub-showers to be included in the full simulations of extensive air showers with the aim to reduce the required computer power. Comparisons with previous results found in the literature are shown.
SIMULATION OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPONENT OF EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS / Patera, Vincenzo; M., Carboni; G., Battistoni; A., Ferrari. - In: NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. - ISSN 0168-9002. - 356:2-3(1995), pp. 514-525. [10.1016/0168-9002(94)01315-2]
SIMULATION OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPONENT OF EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS
PATERA, Vincenzo;
1995
Abstract
The e.m. component of extensive air showers, as sampled at a given atmospheric depth, may be considered as the superposition of sub-showers initiated by photons and electrons (positrons) mainly coming from the decay of secondary mesons. A detailed simulation of showers in atmosphere as produced by gammas and electrons has been performed by means of standard high energy physics Monte Carlo codes. We developed a set of parametrizations of these sub-showers to be included in the full simulations of extensive air showers with the aim to reduce the required computer power. Comparisons with previous results found in the literature are shown.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
