Interpretation of EAS observations by time-track complementarity (TTC).
Abstract
Attention is called to a time-track complementarity principle, which is shown to underlie the experimental methods used in a large class of extensive air shower (EAS) observations. A description is given of the Utah Fly's Eye, an important existing device which records both time and track information from individual EAS. A discussion is given, based on the TTC principle, of phenomena expected to be observed in case of small, nearby showers such as those which trigger the neighbouring GREX scintillator array. Finally, an application of small arrays made of time-track detectors is described, in a mode resembling operation of the Fly's Eye.
- Publication:
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Nuovo Cimento C Geophysics Space Physics C
- Pub Date:
- October 1992
- DOI:
- 10.1007/BF02507846
- Bibcode:
- 1992NCimC..15..743L
- Keywords:
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- Cosmic Ray Showers;
- Star Clusters;
- Electron Energy;
- Muons