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Muon number rescaling in simulations of air showers
Dariusz Góra, Nataliia Borodai, Ralph Engel +7
The number of muons in extensive air showers predicted using LHC-tuned hadronic interaction models, such as EPOS-LHC and QGSJetII-04, is smaller than observed in showers recorded b…
Final results of the LOPES radio interferometer for cosmic-ray air showers
W. D. Apel, J. C. Arteaga-Velázquez, L. Bähren +54
LOPES, the LOFAR prototype station, was an antenna array for cosmic-ray air showers operating from 2003 - 2013 within the KASCADE-Grande experiment. Meanwhile, the analysis is fini…
Measurement of the cosmic-ray energy spectrum above eV using the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +380
We report a measurement of the energy spectrum of cosmic rays for energies above eV based on 215,030 events recorded with zenith angles below . A k…
High-energy processes in starburst-driven winds
Ana Laura Müller, Gustavo E. Romero, Markus Roth
Starburst galaxies generate large-scale winds powered by the activity in the star-forming regions located in the galactic disks. Fragmentation of the disk produced by the outbreak…
Restoration of azimuthal symmetry of muon densities in extended air showers
Nicusor Arsene, Markus Roth, Octavian Sima
At ground level, the azimuthal distribution of muons in inclined Extensive Air Showers (EAS) is asymmetric, mainly due to geometric effects. Several EAS observables sensitive to th…
Latest results from the KASCADE-Grande data analysis
D. Kang, A. Haungs, W. D. Apel +45
Over the past 20 years, KASCADE and its extension KASCADE-Grande were dedicated to measure high-energy cosmic rays with primary energies of 100 TeV to 1 EeV. The data accumulation…
High-Energy Galactic Cosmic Rays (Astro2020 Science White Paper)
Frank G. Schröder, Tareq AbuZayyad, Luis Anchordoqui +19
The origin of the highest energy Galactic cosmic rays is still not understood, nor is the transition to EeV extragalactic particles. Scientific progress requires enhancements of ex…
Indication of anisotropy in arrival directions of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays through comparison to the flux pattern of extragalactic gamma-ray sources
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +390
A new analysis of the dataset from the Pierre Auger Observatory provides evidence for anisotropy in the arrival directions of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays on an intermediate angul…
Particle acceleration in the superwinds of starburst galaxies
Gustavo E. Romero, Ana Laura Müller, Markus Roth
Starbursts are galaxies undergoing massive episodes of star formation. The combined effect of stellar winds from hot stars and supernova explosions creates a high-temperature cavit…
Recent results from the KASCADE-Grande cosmic-ray experiment --- Test of hadronic interaction models with air-shower data
Jörg R. Hörandel, W. D. Apel, J. C. Arteaga-Velázquez +49
Cosmic rays provide an unique approach to study hadronic interactions at high energies in the kinematic forward direction. The KASCADE air shower experiment was the first to conduc…
Inferences on Mass Composition and Tests of Hadronic Interactions from 0.3 to 100 EeV using the water-Cherenkov Detectors of the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +403
We present a new method for probing the hadronic interaction models at ultra-high energy and extracting details about mass composition. This is done using the time profiles of the…
Ultrahigh-energy neutrino follow-up of Gravitational Wave events GW150914 and GW151226 with the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +410
On September 14, 2015 the Advanced LIGO detectors observed their first gravitational-wave (GW) transient GW150914. This was followed by a second GW event observed on December 26, 2…
Measurement of the Radiation Energy in the Radio Signal of Extensive Air Showers as a Universal Estimator of Cosmic-Ray Energy
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, Alexander Aab, Pedro Abreu +447
We measure the energy emitted by extensive air showers in the form of radio emission in the frequency range from 30 to 80 MHz. Exploiting the accurate energy scale of the Pierre Au…
Azimuthal asymmetry in the risetime of the surface detector signals of the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +436
The azimuthal asymmetry in the risetime of signals in Auger surface detector stations is a source of information on shower development. The azimuthal asymmetry is due to a combinat…
Energy Estimation of Cosmic Rays with the Engineering Radio Array of the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, Alexander Aab, Pedro Abreu +448
The Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA) is part of the Pierre Auger Observatory and is used to detect the radio emission of cosmic-ray air showers. These observations are compared…
Improved absolute calibration of LOPES measurements and its impact on the comparison with REAS 3.11 and CoREAS simulations
W. D. Apel, J. C. Arteaga-Velazquez, L. Bähren +55
LOPES was a digital antenna array detecting the radio emission of cosmic-ray air showers. The calibration of the absolute amplitude scale of the measurements was done using an exte…
An improved limit to the diffuse flux of ultra-high energy neutrinos from the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, Alexander Aab, Pedro Abreu +462
Neutrinos in the cosmic ray flux with energies near 1 EeV and above are detectable with the Surface Detector array of the Pierre Auger Observatory. We report here on searches throu…
Measurement of the cosmic ray spectrum above eV using inclined events detected with the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, Alexander Aab, Pedro Abreu +461
A measurement of the cosmic-ray spectrum for energies exceeding eV is presented, which is based on the analysis of showers with zenith angles greater than $60^{\…
A search for point sources of EeV photons
Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +483
Measurements of air showers made using the hybrid technique developed with the fluorescence and surface detectors of the Pierre Auger Observatory allow a sensitive search for point…
KASCADE-Grande measurements of energy spectra for elemental groups of cosmic rays
D. Fuhrmann, W. D. Apel, J. C. Arteaga-Velazquez +54
The KASCADE-Grande experiment, located at KIT-Karlsruhe, Germany, consists of a large scintillator array for measurements of charged particles, N_ch, and of an array of shielded sc…
The <lnA> study in the primary energy range 10^{16} - 10^{17} eV with the Muon Tracking Detector in the KASCADE-Grande experiment
P. Łuczak, W. D. Apel, J. C. Arteaga-Velázquez +53
The KASCADE-Grande Muon Tracking Detector enables with high accuracy the measurement of directions of EAS muons with energy above 0.8 GeV and up to 700 m distance from the shower c…
The energy-spectrum of light primaries in the range from 10^{16.6} to 10^{18.2} eV
S. Schoo, W. D. Apel, J. C. Arteaga-Velazquez +54
Data of the Grande extension of the KASCADE experiment allows us to study extensive air showers induced by primary cosmic rays with energies above 10^{16} eV. The energy of an even…
High-energy cosmic rays measured with KASCADE-Grande
A. Haungs, W. D. Apel, J. C. Arteaga-Velazquez +54
The detection of high-energy cosmic rays above a few hundred TeV is realized by the observation of extensive air-showers. By using the multi-detector setup of KASCADE-Grande, energ…
KASCADE-Grande measurements of energy spectra for elemental groups of cosmic rays
Grande Collaboration, W. D. Apel, J. C. Arteaga-Velàzquez +55
The KASCADE-Grande air shower experiment [W. Apel, et al. (KASCADE-Grande collaboration), Nucl. Instrum. Methods A 620 (2010) 202] consists of, among others, a large scintillator a…