Cosmic ray composition and energy spectrum from 1-30 PeV using the 40-string configuration of IceTop and IceCube
The mass composition of high energy cosmic rays depends on their production, acceleration, and propagation. The study of cosmic ray composition can therefore reveal hints of the origin of these particles. At the South Pole, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory is capable of measuring two components of c...
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ftunivadelaidedl:oai:digital.library.adelaide.edu.au:2440/79387 2023-05-15T18:22:35+02:00 Cosmic ray composition and energy spectrum from 1-30 PeV using the 40-string configuration of IceTop and IceCube Abbasi, R. Hill, G. 2013 http://hdl.handle.net/2440/79387 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2012.11.003 en eng Elsevier Science BV ARC Astroparticle Physics, 2013; 42:15-32 0927-6505 1873-2852 http://hdl.handle.net/2440/79387 doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2012.11.003 © 2012 Published by Elsevier B.V. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2012.11.003 Cosmic rays Composition Energy spectrum IceCube IceTop Knee region Journal article 2013 ftunivadelaidedl https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2012.11.003 2023-02-05T19:16:51Z The mass composition of high energy cosmic rays depends on their production, acceleration, and propagation. The study of cosmic ray composition can therefore reveal hints of the origin of these particles. At the South Pole, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory is capable of measuring two components of cosmic ray air showers in coincidence: the electromagnetic component at high altitude (2835 m) using the IceTop surface array, and the muonic component above ∼1 TeV using the IceCube array. This unique detector arrangement provides an opportunity for precision measurements of the cosmic ray energy spectrum and composition in the region of the knee and beyond. We present the results of a neural network analysis technique to study the cosmic ray composition and the energy spectrum from 1 PeV to 30 PeV using data recorded using the 40-string/40-station configuration of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. © 2012 Published by Elsevier B.V. R. Abbasi . G.C. Hill . et al. The IceCube Collaboration Article in Journal/Newspaper South pole The University of Adelaide: Digital Library South Pole Astroparticle Physics 42 15 32 |
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The mass composition of high energy cosmic rays depends on their production, acceleration, and propagation. The study of cosmic ray composition can therefore reveal hints of the origin of these particles. At the South Pole, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory is capable of measuring two components of cosmic ray air showers in coincidence: the electromagnetic component at high altitude (2835 m) using the IceTop surface array, and the muonic component above ∼1 TeV using the IceCube array. This unique detector arrangement provides an opportunity for precision measurements of the cosmic ray energy spectrum and composition in the region of the knee and beyond. We present the results of a neural network analysis technique to study the cosmic ray composition and the energy spectrum from 1 PeV to 30 PeV using data recorded using the 40-string/40-station configuration of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. © 2012 Published by Elsevier B.V. R. Abbasi . G.C. Hill . et al. The IceCube Collaboration |
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Cosmic ray composition and energy spectrum from 1-30 PeV using the 40-string configuration of IceTop and IceCube |
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Cosmic ray composition and energy spectrum from 1-30 PeV using the 40-string configuration of IceTop and IceCube |
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Cosmic ray composition and energy spectrum from 1-30 PeV using the 40-string configuration of IceTop and IceCube |
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Cosmic ray composition and energy spectrum from 1-30 PeV using the 40-string configuration of IceTop and IceCube |
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Cosmic ray composition and energy spectrum from 1-30 PeV using the 40-string configuration of IceTop and IceCube |
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