Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 4276 - 4279 (2000)

Evidence for Changing of Cosmic Ray Composition between 1017 and 1018 eV from Multicomponent Measurements

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T. Abu-Zayyad et al.
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Received 10 November 1999; revised 4 February 2000

The average mass composition of cosmic rays with primary energies between 1017 and 1018 eV has been studied using a hybrid detector consisting of the High Resolution Fly's Eye (HiRes) prototype and the MIA muon array. Measurements have been made of the change in the depth of shower maximum and the muon density as a function of energy. The results show that the composition is changing from a heavy to lighter mix as the energy increases.


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URL: http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v84/p4276
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.4276
PACS: 96.40.De, 95.55.Vj, 96.40.Pq, 98.70.Sa

* Joint appointment with The Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Astronomy Department, Chicago, IL 60605.

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Erratum: T. Abu-Zayyad et al., Erratum: Evidence for Changing of Cosmic Ray Composition between 1017 and 1018 eV from Multicomponent Measurements [Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 4276 (2000)], Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 1347 (2000)

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