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Description
Muons in extensive air showers have large decay lengths and small
radiative energy losses. Therefore, muons can reach surface and underground detector arrays while keeping relevant information about the hadronic cascade. Data from several air shower experiments reveal inconsistencies in our current high-energy hadronic interaction models.
In most experiments, a larger muon content is observed compared to the hadronic model predictions. In this contribution, we report on the measurements of the muon content of air showers performed with the surface detector array of the Pierre Auger Observatory. In particular, we will focus on the overall muon content and its fluctuations. We also report on the first direct measurements of the muon content using the Engineering Array of underground muon detectors.
Details
Dr. Eva Santos, FZU - Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic, https://www.fzu.cz/en/home
| Is this abstract from experiment? | Yes |
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| Name of experiment and experimental site | Pierre Auger Collaboration, Observatorio Pierre Auger, Av. San Martíın Norte 304, 5613 Malargüe, Argentina |
| Is the speaker for that presentation defined? | Yes |
| Internet talk | Maybe |
