Sub-TeV hadronic interaction model differences and their impact on air showers
Michael Schmelling, Álvaro Pastor-Gutiérrez, Harm Schorlemmer, Robert Daniel Parsons
SciPost Phys. Proc. 15, 015 (2024) · published 2 April 2024
- doi: 10.21468/SciPostPhysProc.15.015
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51st International Symposium on Multiparticle Dynamics
Abstract
In the sub-TeV regime, the most widely used hadronic interaction models disagree significantly in their predictions of particle spectra from cosmic ray induced air showers. We investigate the nature and impact of model uncertainties, focussing on air shower primaries with energies around the transition between high and low energy hadronic interaction models, where the dissimilarities are largest and which constitute the bulk of the interactions in air showers.
Authors / Affiliations: mappings to Contributors and Organizations
See all Organizations.- 1 Michael Schmelling,
- 1 Álvaro Pastor-Gutiérrez,
- 1 2 3 Harm Schorlemmer,
- 1 4 Robert Daniel Parsons
- 1 Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik / Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics [MPIK]
- 2 Nationaal instituut voor Subatomaire Fysica / National Institute for Subatomic Physics [NIKHEF]
- 3 Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen / Radboud University Nijmegen [RUN]
- 4 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin / Humboldt University of Berlin [HU]