Future Extensive Air Shower arrays: From Gamma-Ray Astronomy to Cosmic Rays

Future Extensive Air Shower arrays: From Gamma-Ray Astronomy to Cosmic Rays

Despite large progresses in building new detectors and in the analysis techniques, the key questions concerning the origin, acceleration and propagation of Galactic Cosmic Rays are still open. A number of new EAS arrays is in progress. The most ambitious and sensitive project between them is LHAASO,...

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Main Author: Sciascio Giuseppe Di
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2016-01-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201612104005
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spelling doaj-15ddf638581340ceb876cfd6f2ba984b2021-08-02T11:07:47ZengEDP SciencesEPJ Web of Conferences2100-014X2016-01-011210400510.1051/epjconf/201612104005epjconf-RICAP-14_04005Future Extensive Air Shower arrays: From Gamma-Ray Astronomy to Cosmic RaysSciascio Giuseppe DiDespite large progresses in building new detectors and in the analysis techniques, the key questions concerning the origin, acceleration and propagation of Galactic Cosmic Rays are still open. A number of new EAS arrays is in progress. The most ambitious and sensitive project between them is LHAASO, a new generation multi-component experiment to be installed at very high altitude in China (Daocheng, Sichuan province, 4400 m a.s.l.). The experiment will face the open problems through a combined study of photon- and charged particle-induced extensive air showers in the wide energy range 1011 – 1018 eV. In this paper the status of the experiment will be summarized, the science program presented and the outlook discussed in comparison with leading new projects.http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201612104005
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title Future Extensive Air Shower arrays: From Gamma-Ray Astronomy to Cosmic Rays
title_short Future Extensive Air Shower arrays: From Gamma-Ray Astronomy to Cosmic Rays
title_full Future Extensive Air Shower arrays: From Gamma-Ray Astronomy to Cosmic Rays
title_fullStr Future Extensive Air Shower arrays: From Gamma-Ray Astronomy to Cosmic Rays
title_full_unstemmed Future Extensive Air Shower arrays: From Gamma-Ray Astronomy to Cosmic Rays
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publishDate 2016-01-01
description Despite large progresses in building new detectors and in the analysis techniques, the key questions concerning the origin, acceleration and propagation of Galactic Cosmic Rays are still open. A number of new EAS arrays is in progress. The most ambitious and sensitive project between them is LHAASO, a new generation multi-component experiment to be installed at very high altitude in China (Daocheng, Sichuan province, 4400 m a.s.l.). The experiment will face the open problems through a combined study of photon- and charged particle-induced extensive air showers in the wide energy range 1011 – 1018 eV. In this paper the status of the experiment will be summarized, the science program presented and the outlook discussed in comparison with leading new projects.
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