Energy estimation of UHE cosmic rays using the atmospheric fluorescence technique
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Abstract We use the CORSIKA air shower simulation program to review the method for assigning energies to ultra-high energy cosmic rays viewed with the air fluorescence technique. This technique uses the atmosphere as a calorimeter, and we determine the corrections that must be made to the calorimetric energy to yield the primary cosmic-ray energy.
Journal: Astroparticle Physics