Parametric analysis of the Lateral Distribution Function of Cherenkov light for Yakutsk EAS Array in the Energy Range 1–20 PeV

• Published in: Journal of Physics: Conference Series
• Main Authors: Al-Zubaidi, Falah, Al-Rubaiee, A. A., Hariharan, B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: IOP Publishing 2020
• Subjects: Yakutsk
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1484/1/012023; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/1484/1/012023/pdf; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/1484/1/012023

Abstract In this research, the simulation of lateral distribution function (LDF) of Cherenkov radiation was performed using CORSIKA software for two hadronic models QGSJET and GHEISHA. This simulation was performed for several elementary particles such as protons, iron nuclei, electrons and gamma quanta, in the range of energies 1-20 PeV for three zenith angles 0°, 20° and 30°. A parameterization of Cherenkov light LDF was performed for that simulated curves using Lorentzian function. The comparison between the obtained results for LDF of Cherenkov light with that measured with Yakutsk EAS array gave a good agreement within the distances of 100-1000 m from the shower axis.