Prompt muons in extended air showers
J.Ridky, D.Nosek, P.Travnicek, P.Necesal
TL;DR
This paper presents simulation results of muon content in high-energy cosmic ray air showers, focusing on muon energy distributions, densities, and the contribution of prompt muons from charm meson decays.
Contribution
It introduces a combined simulation method using CORSIKA and phenomenological charm production estimates to analyze prompt muon components in air showers.
Findings
Muon energy distributions and densities at ground level are characterized.
Prompt muon component from charm meson decays is assessed.
Simulation approach integrates standard Monte Carlo and phenomenological models.
Abstract
We present results of simulations of a muon content in the air showers induced by very high energy cosmic rays. Muon energy distributions and muon densities at ground level are given. We discuss a prompt muon component generated by decays of charm mesons. The method combines standard Monte Carlo generators incorporated in the CORSIKA code and phenomenological estimates of the charm hadroproduction.
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Taxonomy
TopicsAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena · Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena · Electromagnetic Compatibility and Measurements