Test of Hadronic Interaction Models in the Forward Region with KASCADE Event Rates

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dc.creatorKASCADE Collaboration
dc.creatorAntoni, T.
dc.creatorRisse, M.
dc.date2001-06-27
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:51:19Z
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dc.descriptionAn analysis of muon and hadron rates observed in the central detector of the KASCADE experiment has been carried out. The data are compared to CORSIKA simulations employing the high-energy hadronic interaction models QGSJET, DPMJET, HDPM, SIBYLL, and VENUS. In addition, first results with the new hadronic interaction model neXus 2 are discussed. Differences of the model predictions, both among each other and when confronted with measurements, are observed. The hadron rates mainly depend on the inelastic cross-section and on the contribution of diffraction dissociation. The discrepancy between simulations and measurements at low primary energies around 5 TeV can be reduced by increasing the non-diffractive part of the inelastic cross-section of nucleon-air interactions. Examination of hadron multiplicities points towards harder spectra of secondary pions and kaons needed in the calculations.
dc.description14 pages, 7 figures, corresponding author: M. Risse, accepted for publication in J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0106494
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0106494
dc.identifierJ.Phys.G27:1785-1798,2001
dc.identifierdoi:10.1088/0954-3899/27/8/308
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/184780
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleTest of Hadronic Interaction Models in the Forward Region with KASCADE Event Rates
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