Calculation Of Secondary Particles In Atmosphere And Hadronic Interactions
arXiv:hep-ph/0202182 · doi:10.1142/S0217751X02011242
Abstract
Calculation of secondary particles produced by the interaction of cosmic rays with the nuclei of Earth's atmosphere pose important requirements to particle production models. Here we summarize the important features of hadronic simulations, stressing the importance of the so called ``microscopic'' approach, making explicit reference to the case of the FLUKA code. Some benchmarks are also presented.
arXiv comment10 pages, 4 figures. Extended version of report given at the IInd Workshop on Matter and anti-Matter, Trento, Oct. 2001