Title of article
A comparison study of CORSIKA and COSMOS simulations for extensive air showers
Author/Authors
Roh، نويسنده , , Soonyoung and Kim، نويسنده , , Jihee and Ryu، نويسنده , , Dongsu and Kang، نويسنده , , Hyesung and Kasahara، نويسنده , , Katsuaki and Kido، نويسنده , , Eiji and Taketa، نويسنده , , Akimichi، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2013
Pages
8
From page
1
To page
8
Abstract
Cosmic rays with energy exceeding ∼ 10 18 eV are referred to as ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs). Monte Carlo codes for extensive air shower (EAS) simulate the development of EASs initiated by UHECRs in the Earth’s atmosphere. Experiments to detect UHECRs utilize EAS simulations to estimate their energy, arrival direction, and composition. In this paper, we compare EAS simulations with two different codes, CORSIKA and COSMOS, presenting quantities including the longitudinal distribution of particles, depth of shower maximum, kinetic energy distribution of particle at the ground, and energy deposited to the air. We then discuss implications of our results to UHECR experiments.
Keywords
Extensive Air Shower , Monte Carlo simulation , Ultra-high energy cosmic rays
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2013
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Record number
1336289
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