Air shower fluorescence light simulations
| dc.creator | de Souza, Vitor | |
| dc.creator | Barbosa, Henrique M. J. | |
| dc.creator | Dobrigkeit, Carola | |
| dc.date | 2003-11-10 | |
| dc.date | 2004-09-30 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-25T12:09:06Z | |
| dc.description | A new approach to simulate fluorescence photons produced in extensive air showers is described. A Monte Carlo program based on CORSIKA produces the fluorescence photons for each charged particle in the development of the shower. This method results in a full three-dimensional simulation of the particles in a shower and of the fluorescence light generated in the atmosphere. The photons produced by this program are tracked down to a telescope and the simulation of a particular detector is applied. The differences between this method and one-dimensional approaches are quantitatively determined as a function of the distance between the telescope and the shower core. As a particular application, the maximum distance at which the Auger fluorescence telescope might be able to measure the lateral distribution of a shower is determined as a function of energy. | |
| dc.description | 20 pages and 11 figures. This enhanced version corresponds to the one aproved for publication in Astroparticle Physics | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0311201 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0311201 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/7832 | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.title | Air shower fluorescence light simulations | |
| dc.type | text |