학술논문
Description of Gamma–Hadron Families on the Basis of the Quasiscaling Model for a Normal Nuclear Composition of Primary Cosmic Rays.
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Article
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*COSMIC rays
*HEAVY nuclei
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1063-7788
Abstract
The nuclear composition of primary cosmic rays is investigated in the energy range 10[sup 15]–10[sup 16] eV. These investigations are performed by comparing the properties of the gamma-hadron families observed by the Pamir and the Pamir–Chacaltaya collaboration with the properties of families generated on the basis of the MC0 quasiscaling model for various nuclear compositions. It is shown that all properties of experimental families are in good agreement with the predictions of the MC0 model for a normal nuclear composition, but that these experimental results are at odds with the results of the calculations that assume a nuclear composition enriched in heavy nuclei.© 2002 MAIK “Nauka / Interperiodica”. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]