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Performance of CRTNT Fluorescence Light Detector for Sub-EeV Cosmic Ray Observation

Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

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Cosmic Ray Tau Neutrino Telescopes (CRTNT) for sub-EeV cosmic ray measurement is discussed. Performances of a stereoscope configuration with a tower of telescopes plus two side-triggers are studied. This is done by using a detailed detector simulation driven by Corsika. Detector aperture as a function of shower energy above 10 ¹⁷eV is calculated. Event rate of about 20k per year for the second knee measurement is estimated. Event rate for cross calibration with detectors working on higher energy range is also estimated. Different configurations of the detectors are tried for optimization.

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BAI Yun-Xiang, XIAO Gang and CAO Zhen. Performance of CRTNT Fluorescence Light Detector for Sub-EeV Cosmic Ray Observation[J]. Chinese Physics C, 2006, 30(9): 824-827.

BAI Yun-Xiang, XIAO Gang and CAO Zhen. Performance of CRTNT Fluorescence Light Detector for Sub-EeV Cosmic Ray Observation[J]. Chinese Physics C, 2006, 30(9): 824-827. shu

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Performance of CRTNT Fluorescence Light Detector for Sub-EeV Cosmic Ray Observation

Corresponding author:BAI Yun-Xiang,

Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

Received Date:2006-01-10
Accepted Date:2006-03-06
Available Online:2006-09-05

Abstract:Cosmic Ray Tau Neutrino Telescopes (CRTNT) for sub-EeV cosmic ray measurement is discussed. Performances of a stereoscope configuration with a tower of telescopes plus two side-triggers are studied. This is done by using a detailed detector simulation driven by Corsika. Detector aperture as a function of shower energy above 10¹⁷eV is calculated. Event rate of about 20k per year for the second knee measurement is estimated. Event rate for cross calibration with detectors working on higher energy range is also estimated. Different configurations of the detectors are tried for optimization.