Muon Charge Ratio of Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays

TL;DR

This paper proposes a method to determine the muon charge ratio in ultrahigh energy cosmic rays by analyzing the lateral positions of muons in inclined air showers, aiding in understanding cosmic ray composition.

Contribution

It introduces a novel approach to extract muon charge information from the spatial distribution of muons in inclined air showers.

Findings

Method for identifying muon charge ratio in high-energy cosmic ray events

Potential to improve understanding of primary cosmic ray composition

Framework applicable to future cosmic ray experiments

Abstract

The muon charge ratio of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays may provide information to detect the composition of the primary cosmic rays. We propose to extract the charge information of high energy muons in very inclined extensive air showers by analyzing their relative lateral positions in the shower transverse plane.