Hinting at primary composition using asymmetries in time distributions

dc.creatorDova, M. T.
dc.creatorMancenido, M.
dc.creatorMariazzi, A. G.
dc.creatorArqueros, F.
dc.creatorGarcia-Pinto, D.
dc.date2005-07-07
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:18:13Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:18:13Z
dc.descriptionEvidence of azimuthal asymmetries in the time structure and signal size have been found in non-vertical showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory. It has been previously shown that the asymmetry in time distributions offers a new possibility for the determination of the mass composition. New studies have demonstrated that the dependence of the asymmetry parameter in the rise-time and fall-time distributions with sec(theta) shows a clear peak. Both, the position of the peak, X_asymax, and the size of the asymmetry at X_asymax are sensitive to primary mass composition and have a small dependence on energy. In this paper a study of the discriminating power of the new observables to separate primary species is presented.
dc.descriptionTo be published in the Proceedings of 29th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2005), Pune, India, August 3-10, 2005
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0507171
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0507171
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/9401
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleHinting at primary composition using asymmetries in time distributions
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