22–24 May 2013
Physics Department, University "La Sapienza", Roma, Italy
Europe/Rome timezone

Latest results from the KASCADE-Grande experiment

22 May 2013, 09:40
20m
Aula Edoardo Amaldi (first floor) (Physics Department, University "La Sapienza", Roma, Italy)

Aula Edoardo Amaldi (first floor)

Physics Department, University "La Sapienza", Roma, Italy

Speaker

Andrea Chiavassa (Universita` degli Studi di Torino)

Description

The KASCADE-Grande experiment operated in KIT from January 2004 to November 2012, measuring EAS generated by primary cosmic rays in the 10^16-10^18 eV energy range. The experiment detected, for each single event and with a high resolution, the total number of charged particles (Nch) and of muons (Nm). In this talk I will present the updated results about: - the measurement of the all particle energy spectrum, discussing the influence of the hadronic interaction model used in the event simulation. - The energy spectra derived separating the events according to the Nmu/Nch ratio. This technique allowed us to enhance the features of the heavy primary spectrum, measuring a change of slope at E~8x10^16 eV. - The elemental spectra (for five mass groups) obtained applying an unfolding analysis.

Primary author

Andrea Chiavassa (Universita` degli Studi di Torino)

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