A review of experimental results at the knee

Abstract

Results of experiments investigating air showers in the energy region of the knee are summarized. The all-particle energy spectrum, the mean logarithmic mass, and the average depth of the shower maximum will be discussed. Spectra for groups of elements from air shower data are compared to results from direct measurements.

comprehensive overview (> 100 references), 10 pages; Invited talk, presented at the "Workshop on Physics of the End of the Galactic Cosmic Ray Spectrum", Aspen, USA, April 25 - 29, 2005

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• Detection and imaging of atmospheric radio flashes from cosmic ray air showers
• Models of the Knee in the Energy Spectrum of Cosmic Rays
• Primary Proton Spectrum of Cosmic Rays measured with Single Hadrons
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