Resent results from the Pierre Auger Collaboration

9 Jun 2021, 11:35
25m
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Overview Energy spectrum and mass composition around and above the knee (direct and EAS measurements) Energy spectrum and mass composition around and above the knee (direct and EAS measurements)

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Thomas Bretz (University of Aachen)

Description

With increased statistics, the energy spectrum of cosmic rays reveals peculiar features at the highest energies that will be discussed in this contribution. In addition, knowing the composition of cosmic rays is important to be able to understand the data. Our composition measurement, as provided by the depth of the shower maximum and fluctuations of this depth can be compared to measurements of the muon content of air showers, revealing a discrepancy in those results. In this contribution both aspects will be discussed.

Primary author

Thomas Bretz (University of Aachen)

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