Determination of optimum Distance for ALBORZ-1 array

Rastegarzadeh, G; Rafezi, L

doi:10.29252/ijpr.18.1.81

Determination of optimum Distance for ALBORZ-1 array

Authors

G Rastegarzadeh

L Rafezi

https://doi.org/10.29252/ijpr.18.1.81

Abstract

Optimum distance is defined as a distance from the air -shower core in which the density of a number of particles calculated by the lateral distribution function at that distance has the least uncertainty. Furthermore, with a good approximation, this distance is independent of the characteristics of primitive ray and it only depends on the geometric shape of array . In this paper, by simulating 1000 vertical EAS of protons with the energy 300 TeV , using the CORSIKA Monte Carlo code and trigger condition, the calculated distance for the array triggering ALBORZ-1 was found to be equal to 9±1 m. Also, it was found that this distance as well as the density of the number of calculated particles was independent of the lateral distribution function used in the calculations

Keywords

Cosmic ray

extensive air shower

cosmic ray detector arrays

optimal distance

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