Journal of Research on Many-body Systems

Journal of Research on Many-body Systems

Studying the influence of diffractive interactions on observables of extensive air showers

Document Type : Full length research Paper

Authors
Negin Sadeghi Nejad 1
sozha sohaily 2
mohammad vaziri 3
1 Department of Physics, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
2 Department of Physics,, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
3 Physics Group, Faculty of Science, Islamic Azad University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
10.22055/jrmbs.2024.19750
Abstract
Modeling extensive air showers and obtaining high-energy cosmic rays' origin information depends on the description of hadronic interactions (in the energy range of LHC collisions and more). Diffraction events in hadronic interactions are expected to be well-effective in observables of extensive air showers and affect shower characteristics profile since it provides a different way of transferring energy to the atmosphere. In particular, in this research, the maximum depth and the maximum number of secondary particles of extensive air showers with diffractive events have been measured. The results obtained from this article, predicts slower shower distribution, an increase in the maximum depth and a decrease in the maximum number of particles in the presence of diffractive interactions.
Keywords
Cosmic rays
Extensive air showers
longitudinal development of showers
Hadronic interactions
Diffraction
Subjects
 
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Journal of Research on Many-body Systems
Volume 14, Issue 3 - Serial Number 42
autumn 2024
Autumn 2024
Pages 27-37

  • Receive Date 10 September 2023
  • Revise Date 21 September 2024
  • Accept Date 25 November 2024