Search for compact sources of cosmic photons above 200 TeV
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| School or College | College of Science |
| Department | Physics |
| Creator | Kieda, David B.; Sokolsky, Pierre |
| Other Author | Ciampa, D. P.; Kolodziejczak, J.; Green, K. D.; Matthews, J.; Nitz, D.; Sinclair, D.; Thornton, G.; van der Velde, J. C., Cassiday, G. L.; Cooper, R.; Corbato, S. C.; Dawson, B. R.; Elbert, J. W.; Fick, B. E.; Ko, S.; Liebing, D. F.; Loh, E. C.; Salamon, M. H.; Smith, J. D.; Thomas, S. B.; Wheeler, B. |
| Title | Search for compact sources of cosmic photons above 200 TeV |
| Date | 1992-10 |
| Description | From April 1988 to February 1990 we used a two-level array of scintillators to search in the cosmic radiation for compact sources of y rays above 200 TeV. Counters on the surface measured the size and direction of extensive air showers while counters buried 3 m below ground measured their muon content. Showers induced by y rays are expected to have many fewer muons than those initiated by hadrons so the selection of muon-poor showers should greatly reduce the background of hadronic showers. |
| Type | Text |
| Publisher | American Physical Society |
| Journal Title | Physical Review D |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 8 |
| First Page | 3248 |
| Last Page | 3255 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevD.46.3248 |
| citatation_issn | 0556-2821 |
| Subject | Compact sources; Air showers |
| Subject LCSH | Scintillation counters; Cosmic rays; Gamma rays; Gamma ray sources; Muons; Hadrons |
| Language | eng |
| Bibliographic Citation | Ciampa, D. P., Kolodziejczak, J., Green, K.D., Matthews, J., Nitz, D., Sinclair, D., Thornton, G., van der Velde, J. C., Cassiday, G. L., Cooper, R., Corbato, S. C., Dawson, B. R., Elbert, J. W., Fick, B. E., Kieda, D. B., Ko, S., Liebing, D. F., Loh, E. C., Salamon, M. H., Smith, J. D., Sokolsky, P., Thomas, S. B., & Wheeler, B. (1992). Search for compact sources of cosmic photons above 200 TeV. Physical Review D, 46(8), Oct., 3248-56. |
| Rights Management | (c) American Physical Society http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.46.3248 |
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| Reference URL | https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s63f56r5 |