| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1829056 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2008 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Cosmic rays with energies exceeding 1017eV are frequently registered by measurements of the fluorescence light emitted by extensive air showers. The main uncertainty for the absolute energy scale of the measured air showers is coming from the fluorescence light yield of electrons in air. The fluorescence light yield has been studied in laboratory experiments. Pioneering measurements between 1954 and 2000 are reviewed.
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Authors
Fernando Arqueros, Jörg R. Hörandel, Bianca Keilhauer,