Energy Release in Air Showers
arXiv:astro-ph/0308158 · doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2003.10.006
Abstract
A simulation study of the energy released in air due to the development of an extensive air shower has been carried out using the CORSIKA code. The contributions to the energy release from different particle species and energies as well as the typical particle densities are investigated. Special care is taken of particles falling below the energy threshold of the simulation which contribute about 10% to the total energy deposition. The dominant contribution to the total deposition stems from electrons and positrons from sub-MeV up to a few hundred MeV, with typical transverse distances between particles exceeding 1 mm for 10 EeV showers.
12 pages, 3 figures, accepted by Astropart. Phys.; small content changes in final version
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