The energy spectrum and primary composition of cosmic rays with energy between 3x10¹⁴ and 3x10¹⁶ eV have been studied using the CASA-BLANCA detector. CASA measured the charged particle distribution of air showers, while BLANCA measured the lateral distribution of Cherenkov light. The data are interpreted using the predictions of the CORSIKA air shower simulation coupled with four different hadronic interaction codes.

Wednesday, November 1st 2000, 15:30
Ernest Rutherford Physics Building, room 305