First detection of extensive air shower with the EEE experiment

Author

Abbrescia, M. ; Alici, A. ; An, S. ; Antolini, R. ; Badalà, A. ; Baek, Y.W. ; Ferroli, R. Baldini ; Bencivenni, G. ; Blanco, F. ; Bressan, E. ; Chiavassa, A. ; Chiri, C. ; Cicalò, C. ; Cifarelli, L. ; Coccetti, F. ; De Caro, A. ; De Gruttola, D. ; De Pasq

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bari, Bari, Italy

fYear

2009

fDate

Oct. 24 2009-Nov. 1 2009

Firstpage

439

Lastpage

443

Abstract

The Extreme Energy Events (EEE) project is devoted to search extremely high energy cosmic rays, by means of an array of hodoscopes distributed over the Italian territory. These stations are based on the use of Multigap Resistive Plate Chambers (MRPC), that have excellent time resolution and good tracking capability. They are installed in selected secondary school institutes, where students are involved in the research work. In this article the analysis of the first extensive air shower detected is presented.

Keywords

cosmic ray apparatus; cosmic ray showers; position sensitive particle detectors; extensive air shower detection; extreme energy events project; high energy cosmic rays; hodoscope distribution; time resolution; Cosmic rays; Educational institutions; Energy resolution;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (NSS/MIC), 2009 IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

ISSN

1095-7863

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3961-4

Electronic_ISBN

1095-7863

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5401582

Filename

5401582