scholarly journals Energy Spectrum and Mass Composition of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays Measured by the hybrid technique in Telescope Array

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Hanlon ◽  
Daisuke Ikeda
2015 ◽  
Vol 61 ◽  
pp. 93-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Abu-Zayyad ◽  
R. Aida ◽  
M. Allen ◽  
R. Anderson ◽  
R. Azuma ◽  
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2012 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 221-229
Author(s):  
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J. R. T. DE MELLO NETO

We present the status and the recent measurements from the Pierre Auger Observatory. The energy spectrum is described and its features discussed. We report searches for anisotropy of cosmic rays arrival directions in large scales and through correlation with catalogues of celestial objects. The measurement of the cross section proton-air is discussed. Finally, the mass composition is addressed with the measurements of the variation of the depth of shower maximum with energy and with the muon density at ground.


2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (08n10) ◽  
pp. 1275-1283
Author(s):  
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H. SAGAWA

The Telescope Array (TA) is the largest hybrid detector in the northern hemisphere, which consists of an array of surface detectors (SD) and fluorescence detectors (FD), to explore the origin of ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECR) by measuring energy, arrival direction, mass composition, and other characteristics of UHECRs. Here we present the status and preliminary results based on the first data set of the experiment.


2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 445-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Caruso on beh. of the P. Auger Collaboration

Since June 2008 the Pierre Auger Observatory, designed for the research of ultra high energy cosmic rays, is taking data in its final configuration. In this paper I will present a short overview of its recent scientific results. More specifically, I will discuss the all particle energy spectrum and the evidence for the GZK features, the measurement of the elongation rate and the resulting inferences on mass composition, the evidence for anisotropy in the subset of the highest energy events.


2018 ◽  
Vol 191 ◽  
pp. 08007
Author(s):  
Yana Zhezher

The results on ultra-high energy cosmic rays’ chemical composition based on the data from the Telescope Array surface detector are reported. The analysis is based the boosted decision tree (BDT) multivariate analysis built upon 14 observables related to both the properties of the shower front and the lateral distribution function. The multivariate classifier is trained with Monte-Carlo sets: proton-induced, which is considered as background events, and ironinduced, considered as signal events. The classifier results in a single variable ξ for data and Monte-Carlo sets, available for one-dimensional analysis. The data to Monte-Carlo comparison results in an average atomic mass of UHECR for energy range 1018:0 - 1020:0 eV. The average atomic mass of primary particles corresponds to 〈ln A〉 = 1:52± 0:08(stat.)± 0:1(syst.). The comparison with TA hybrid composition results and the other experiments is presented.


2018 ◽  
Vol 182 ◽  
pp. 02122
Author(s):  
Ryuji Takeishi

The origin of ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) has been a longstanding mystery. The Telescope Array (TA) is the largest experiment in the northern hemisphere observing UHECR in Utah, USA. It aims to reveal the origin of UHECR by studying the energy spectrum, mass composition and anisotropy of cosmic rays. TA is a hybrid detector comprised of three air fluorescence stations which measure the fluorescence light induced from cosmic ray extensive air showers, and 507 surface scintillator counters which sample charged particles from air showers on the ground. We present the cosmic ray spectrum observed with the TA experiment. We also discuss our results from measurement of the mass composition. In addition, we present the results from the analysis of anisotropy, including the excess of observed events in a region of the northern sky at the highest energy. Finally, we introduce the TAx4 experiment which quadruples TA, and the TA low energy extension (TALE) experiment.


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