First ground based measurement of atmospheric Cherenkov light from cosmic rays

F. Aharonian; A.G. Akhperjanian; A.R. Bazer-Bachi; M. Beilicke; W. Benbow; D. Berge; K. Bernlohr; C. Boisson; O. Bolz; V. Borrel; I. Braun; E. Brion; A.M. Brown; R. Buhler; I. Busching; S. Carrigan; P.M. Chadwick; L.-M. Chounet; G. Coignet; R. Cornils; L. Costamante; B. Degrange; H.J. Dickinson; A. Djannati-Ataï; L.O'C. Drury; G. Dubus; K. Egberts; D. Emmanoulopoulos; P. Espigat; F. Feinstein; E. Ferrero; A. Fiasson; G. Fontaine; Seb. Funk; S. Funk; M. Fussling; Y.A. Gallant; B. Giebels; J.F. Glicenstein; B. Gluck; P. Goret; C. Hadjichristidis; D. Hauser; M. Hauser; G. Heinzelmann; G. Henri; G. Hermann; J.A. Hinton; A. Hoffmann; W. Hofmann; M. Holleran; S. Hoppe; D. Horns; A. Jacholkowska; O.C. de Jager; E. Kendziorra; M. Kerschhaggl; B. Khelifi; Nu. Komin; A. Konopelko; K. Kosack; G. Lamanna; I.J. Latham; R. Le Gallou; A. Lemière; M. Lemoine-Goumard; T. Lohse; J.M. Martin; O. Martineau-Huynh; A. Marcowith; C. Masterson; G. Maurin; T.J.L. Mccomb; Emmanuel Moulin; M. de Naurois; D. Nedbal; S.J. Nolan; A. Noutsos; J.-P. Olive; K.J. Orford; J.L. Osborne; M. Panter; G. Pelletier; S. Pita; G. Puhlhofer; M. Punch; S. Ranchon; B.C. Raubenheimer; M. Raue; S.M. Rayner; O. Reimer; J. Ripken; L. Rob; L. Rolland; S. Rosier-Lees; G. Rowell; V. Sahakian; A. Santangelo; L. Sauge; S. Schlenker; R. Schlickeiser; R. Schroder; U. Schwanke; S. Schwarzburg; S. Schwemmer; A. Shalchi; H. Sol; D. Spangler; F. Spanier; R. Steenkamp; C. Stegmann; G. Superina; P.H. Tam; J.-P. Tavernet; R. Terrier; M. Tluczykont; C. van Eldik; G. Vasileiadis; C. Venter; J.P. Vialle; P. Vincent; H.J. Volk; S.J. Wagner; M. Ward

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First ground based measurement of atmospheric Cherenkov light from cosmic rays

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First ground based measurement of atmospheric Cherenkov light from cosmic rays

F. Aharonian, A.G. Akhperjanian, A.R. Bazer-Bachi, M. Beilicke, W. Benbow, D. Berge, K. Bernlohr, C. Boisson, O. Bolz, V. Borrel, …

Physical Review D, Vol.75

2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.75.042004

Abstract

A recently proposed novel technique for the detection of cosmic rays with arrays of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes is applied to data from the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.). The method relies on the ground based detection of Cherenkov light emitted from the primary particle prior to its first interaction in the atmosphere. The charge of the primary particle (Z) can be estimated from the intensity of this light, since it is proportional to Z$^2$. Using H.E.S.S. data, an energy spectrum for cosmic-ray iron nuclei in the energy range 13--200 TeV is derived. The reconstructed spectrum is consistent with previous direct measurements and is one of the most precise so far in this energy range.

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Title: First ground based measurement of atmospheric Cherenkov light from cosmic rays
Creators - without role: F. Aharonian - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
A.G. Akhperjanian - A. Alikhanyan National Laboratory
A.R. Bazer-Bachi - Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier
M. Beilicke - Universität Hamburg
W. Benbow - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
D. Berge - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
K. Bernlohr - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
C. Boisson - Observatoire de Paris
O. Bolz - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
V. Borrel - Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier
I. Braun - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
E. Brion - Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
A.M. Brown - Durham University
R. Buhler - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
I. Busching - North-West University
S. Carrigan - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
P.M. Chadwick - Durham University
L.-M. Chounet - Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet
G. Coignet - Laboratoire d’Annecy de Physique des Particules
R. Cornils - Universität Hamburg
L. Costamante - Associated Research
B. Degrange - École Polytechnique
H.J. Dickinson - Durham University
A. Djannati-Ataï - APC - Astrophysique des Hautes Energies
L.O'C. Drury
G. Dubus - Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet
K. Egberts - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
D. Emmanoulopoulos - Heidelberg University
P. Espigat - AstroParticule et Cosmologie
F. Feinstein - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
E. Ferrero - Heidelberg University
A. Fiasson - Laboratoire de Physique Théorique
G. Fontaine - Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet
Seb. Funk - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
S. Funk - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
M. Fussling
Y.A. Gallant - Laboratoire de Physique Théorique
B. Giebels - Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet
J.F. Glicenstein - CEA Paris-Saclay
B. Gluck - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
P. Goret - Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
C. Hadjichristidis - Durham University
D. Hauser - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
M. Hauser - Heidelberg University
G. Heinzelmann - Universität Hamburg
G. Henri - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
G. Hermann - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
J.A. Hinton - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
A. Hoffmann - University of Tübingen
W. Hofmann - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
M. Holleran - North-West University
S. Hoppe - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
D. Horns - University of Tübingen
A. Jacholkowska - Laboratoire de Physique Théorique
O.C. de Jager - North-West University
E. Kendziorra - University of Tübingen
M. Kerschhaggl - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
B. Khelifi - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
Nu. Komin - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
A. Konopelko - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
K. Kosack - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
G. Lamanna - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
I.J. Latham - Durham University
R. Le Gallou - Durham University
A. Lemière - AstroParticule et Cosmologie
M. Lemoine-Goumard - École Polytechnique
T. Lohse - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
J.M. Martin - Observatoire de Paris
O. Martineau-Huynh - Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies
A. Marcowith - Laboratoire d'Analyse et d'Architecture des Systèmes
C. Masterson - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
G. Maurin
T.J.L. Mccomb - Durham University
Emmanuel Moulin - Université de Montpellier
M. de Naurois - Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies
D. Nedbal - Charles University
S.J. Nolan - Durham University
A. Noutsos - Durham University
J.-P. Olive - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
K.J. Orford - Durham University
J.L. Osborne - Durham University
M. Panter - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
G. Pelletier - Université Joseph Fourier
S. Pita - AstroParticule et Cosmologie
G. Puhlhofer - Heidelberg University
M. Punch - AstroParticule et Cosmologie
S. Ranchon - Laboratoire d’Annecy de Physique des Particules
B.C. Raubenheimer - North-West University
M. Raue - Universität Hamburg
S.M. Rayner - Durham University
O. Reimer
J. Ripken - Universität Hamburg
L. Rob - Charles University
L. Rolland - Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
S. Rosier-Lees - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
G. Rowell - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
V. Sahakian - A. Alikhanyan National Laboratory
A. Santangelo - University of Tübingen
L. Sauge - Université Joseph Fourier
S. Schlenker - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
R. Schlickeiser - Ruhr University Bochum
R. Schroder - Ruhr University Bochum
U. Schwanke - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
S. Schwarzburg - University of Tübingen
S. Schwemmer - Heidelberg University
A. Shalchi - Ruhr University Bochum
H. Sol - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
D. Spangler - Durham University
F. Spanier - Ruhr University Bochum
R. Steenkamp - University of Namibia
C. Stegmann - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
G. Superina - École Polytechnique
P.H. Tam - Heidelberg University
J.-P. Tavernet - Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies
R. Terrier - AstroParticule et Cosmologie
M. Tluczykont - École Polytechnique
C. van Eldik - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
G. Vasileiadis - Université de Montpellier
C. Venter - North-West University
J.P. Vialle - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
P. Vincent - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
H.J. Volk - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
S.J. Wagner - Heidelberg University
M. Ward - Durham University
Publication Details: Physical Review D, Vol.75
Identifiers: 9941771509311
Academic Unit: Université de Montpellier
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Local Fields: in2p3-00134805