A simulation based study of Linsley's approach to infer the elongation rate and fluctuations of the EAS maximum depth from muon arrival time distributions

摘要

An indirect approach to deduce the elongation rate D-e and the fluctuations of the atmospheric depth X-m of the extensive air showers (EAS) maximum from muon arrival time distributions has been scrutinised on basis of Monte Carlo simulations of the EAS development and of the longitudinal profile of various EAS parameters. Special attention is given to the behaviour of a scaling parameter relating the variations of the muon arrival times registered at the observation level to the height of the shower maximum. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. [References: 23]