Cosmic ray tracking — a new approach to high-energy γ-astronomy

A large area (128 m2 ) muon tracking detector, located within the KASCADE experiment, has been built with the aim to identify muons (E µ > 0.8 GeV) and their angular correlation in extensive air showers by track measurements under 18 r.l. shielding. Orientation of the muon track with respect to the shower axis is expressed in terms of the radial and tangential angles, which are the basic tools for all muon investigations with the tracking detector. By means of triangulation the muon production height is determined. Distributions of measured production heights are compared to CORSIKA shower simulations. Analysis of these heights reveals a transition from light to heavy cosmic ray primary particles with increasing shower energy in the energy region of the 'Knee' of the cosmic ray spectrum.

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Muon tracking detector for the air shower experiment KASCADE

Döll¹,

Bartl

Büttner³

et al. 2002

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A:

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A large area streamer tube detector, located within the KASCADE experiment, has been built with the aim to identify muons and their directions from extensive air showers by track measurements under more than 18 r.l. shielding. 1000 streamer tube chambers of 4 m length have been produced and tested. The detector concept is presented. The influence of the design and operational factors on the detector performance are shown. Various approaches to determine the angular resolution of the muon tracking detector are discussed. r

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Cosmic ray tracking — a new approach to high-energy γ-astronomy

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