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Adjustments to Model Predictions of Depth of Shower Maximum and Signals at Ground Level using Hybrid Events of the Pierre Auger Observatory

Pierre Auger Collaboration; Vicha, Jakub; Abreu, Pedro; Aglietta, Marco; Albury, Justin M.; Allekotte, Ingomar; Almela, Alejandro; Alvarez-Muniz, Jaime; Alves Batista, Rafael; Anastasi, Gioacchino Alex; Anchordoqui, Luis A.; Andrada, Belén; Andringa, Sofia; Aramo, Carla; Araújo Ferreira, Paulo Ricardo; Arteaga Velazquez, Juan Carlos; Asorey, Hernán Gonzalo; Assis, Pedro; Avila, Gualberto; ... mehr

Abstract:

We present a new method to explore simple ad-hoc adjustments to the predictions of hadronic interaction models to improve their consistency with observed two-dimensional distributions of the depth of shower maximum, X$_{max}$, and signal at ground level, as a function of zenith angle. The method relies on the assumption that the mass composition is the same at all zenith angles, while the atmospheric shower development and attenuation depend on composition in a correlated way. In the present work, for each of the three leading LHC-tuned hadronic interaction models, we allow a global shift ΔX$_{max}$ of the predicted shower maximum, which is the same for every mass and energy, and a rescaling R$_{Had}$ of the hadronic component at ground level which depends on the zenith angle.

We apply the analysis to 2297 events reconstructed by both fluorescence and surface detectors at the Pierre Auger Observatory with energies 10$^{18.5}$−10$^{19.0}$ eV. Given the modeling assumptions made in this analysis, the best fit reaches its optimum value when shifting the X$_{max}$ predictions of hadronic interaction models to deeper values and increasing the hadronic signal at both extreme zenith angles. ... mehr


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DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000138499
Veröffentlicht am 06.10.2021
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DOI: 10.22323/1.395.0310
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Zitationen: 8
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Astroteilchenphysik (IAP)
Institut für Experimentelle Teilchenphysik (ETP)
Institut für Prozessdatenverarbeitung und Elektronik (IPE)
Publikationstyp Proceedingsbeitrag
Publikationsmonat/-jahr 07.2021
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 1824-8039
KITopen-ID: 1000138499
HGF-Programm 51.13.03 (POF IV, LK 01) Kosmische Strahlung Auger
Erschienen in 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2021): July 12th – 23rd, 2021, Online – Berlin, Germany
Veranstaltung 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2021), Online, 12.07.2021 – 23.07.2021
Verlag Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA)
Seiten Art.-Nr.: 310
Serie Proceedings of Science ; 395
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