Search Results - "Klages, H. O."
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Kneelike structure in the spectrum of the heavy component of cosmic rays observed with KASCADE-Grande
Published in Physical review letters (21-10-2011)“…We report the observation of a steepening in the cosmic ray energy spectrum of heavy primary particles at about 8×10(16) eV. This structure is also seen in the…”
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Impact of varying atmospheric profiles on extensive air shower observation: atmospheric density and primary mass reconstruction
Published in Astroparticle physics (01-11-2004)“…The longitudinal profile of extensive air showers is sensitive to the energy and type/mass of the primary particle. One of its characteristics, the atmospheric…”
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Large-Scale Cosmic-Ray Anisotropy with KASCADE
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-04-2004)“…We present the results of an analysis of the large-scale anisotropy of cosmic rays in the PeV range. The Rayleigh formalism is applied to the right ascension…”
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Impact of varying atmospheric profiles on extensive air shower observation: Fluorescence light emission and energy reconstruction
Published in Astroparticle physics (01-01-2006)“…Several experiments measure the fluorescence light produced by extensive air showers in the atmosphere. This light is converted into a longitudinal shower…”
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Search for Large-scale Anisotropy in the Arrival Direction of Cosmic Rays with KASCADE-Grande
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-01-2019)“…We present the results of the search for large-scale anisotropies in the arrival directions of cosmic rays performed with the KASCADE-Grande experiment at…”
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Comparison of measured and simulated lateral distributions for electrons and muons with KASCADE
Published in Astroparticle physics (2006)“…Lateral distributions for electrons and muons in extensive air showers measured with the array of the KASCADE experiment are compared to results of simulations…”
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The Primary Proton Spectrum of Cosmic Rays Measured with Single Hadrons at Ground Level
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-09-2004)“…The flux of cosmic-ray-induced single hadrons near sea level has been measured with the large hadron calorimeter of the KASCADE experiment. The measurement…”
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Search for Cosmic-Ray Point Sources with KASCADE
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-06-2004)“…A survey of the northern hemisphere for astrophysical point sources with continuous emission of high-energy cosmic rays is presented. Around 4.7 x 10 super(7)…”
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KASCADE measurements of energy spectra for elemental groups of cosmic rays: Results and open problems
Published in Astroparticle physics (01-09-2005)“…A composition analysis of KASCADE air shower data is performed by means of unfolding the two-dimensional frequency spectrum of electron and muon numbers. Aim…”
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The cosmic-ray experiment KASCADE
Published in Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment (11-11-2003)“…KASCADE has been designed to measure air showers of primary cosmic-ray energies in the PeV region and to investigate the knee phenomenon in the all-particle…”
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Cosmic ray energy reconstruction from the S(500) observable recorded in the KASCADE-Grande air shower experiment
Published in Astroparticle physics (01-04-2016)“…The energy reconstruction at KASCADE-Grande is based on a combination of the shower size and the total muon number, which are both estimated for each…”
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Latest results from the KASCADE-Grande experiment
Published in Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment (01-04-2014)“…The KASCADE-Grande experiment operated at KIT from January 2004 to November 2012, measuring EAS generated by primary cosmic rays in the 1016–1018eV energy…”
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Results from KASCADE–Grande
Published in Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment (11-11-2012)“…The KASCADE–Grande experiment, located at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany) is a multi-component extensive air-shower experiment devoted to the study…”
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Muon tracking detector for the air shower experiment KASCADE
Published in Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment (11-08-2002)“…A large area streamer tube detector, located within the KASCADE experiment, has been built with the aim to identify muons and their directions from extensive…”
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Investigation of the properties of galactic cosmic rays with the KASCADE-Grande experiment
Published in Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment (21-02-2011)“…The properties of galactic cosmic rays are investigated with the KASCADE-Grande experiment in the energy range between 10 14 and 10 18 eV. Recent results are…”
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Testing Hadronic Interactions at Ultrahigh Energies with Air Showers Measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory
Published in Physical review letters (04-11-2016)“…Ultrahigh energy cosmic ray air showers probe particle physics at energies beyond the reach of accelerators. Here we introduce a new method to test hadronic…”
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Large-scale Cosmic-Ray Anisotropies above 4 EeV Measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-11-2018)“…We present a detailed study of the large-scale anisotropies of cosmic rays with energies above 4 EeV measured using the Pierre Auger Observatory. For the…”
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Measurement of the Fluctuations in the Number of Muons in Extensive Air Showers with the Pierre Auger Observatory
Published in Physical review letters (16-04-2021)“…We present the first measurement of the fluctuations in the number of muons in extensive air showers produced by ultrahigh energy cosmic rays. We find that the…”
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Arrival Directions of Cosmic Rays above 32 EeV from Phase One of the Pierre Auger Observatory
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-08-2022)“…Abstract A promising energy range to look for angular correlations between cosmic rays of extragalactic origin and their sources is at the highest energies,…”
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Measurement of the Radiation Energy in the Radio Signal of Extensive Air Showers as a Universal Estimator of Cosmic-Ray Energy
Published in Physical review letters (14-06-2016)“…We measure the energy emitted by extensive air showers in the form of radio emission in the frequency range from 30 to 80 MHz. Exploiting the accurate energy…”
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