2 papers
astro-ph2005
Impact of Varying Atmospheric Profiles on Extensive Air Shower Observation: Fluorescence Light Emission and Energy Reconstruction
B. Keilhauer, J. Bluemer, R. Engel +1
Several experiments measure the fluorescence light produced by extensive air showers in the atmosphere. This light is converted into a longitudinal shower profile from which inform…
astro-ph2005
Detection and imaging of atmospheric radio flashes from cosmic ray air showers
H. Falcke, W. D. Apel, A. F. Badea
The nature of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) at energies >10^20 eV remains a mystery. They are likely to be of extragalactic origin, but should be absorbed within ~50 Mpc th…