Improved model for the analysis of air fluorescence induced by electrons

Abstract

A model recently proposed for the calculation of air-fluorescence yield excited by electrons is revisited. Improved energy distributions of secondary electrons and a more realistic Monte Carlo simulation including some additional processes have allowed us to obtain more accurate results. The model is used to study in detail the relationship between fluorescence intensity and deposited energy in a wide range of primary energy (keVs - GeVs). In addition, predictions on the absolute value of the fluorescence efficiency in the absence of collisional quenching will be presented and compared with available experimental data.

Contribution to the 5th Fluorescence Workshop, El Escorial, Madrid, Spain, September 2007, to appear in Nuclear Instruments and Methods A. Revised version.- More details on the comparison with experimental data

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• Cosmic Rays from the Knee to the Highest Energies
• Air Fluorescence Relevant for Cosmic-Ray Detection - Summary of the 5th Fluorescence Workshop, El Escorial 2007
• The Air-Fluorescence Yield