Tests of the SIBYLL 2.3 high-energy hadronic interaction model using the KASCADE-Grande muon data

Arteaga-Velázquez J.C.; Rivera-Rangel D.; Apel W.D.; Bekk K.; Bertaina M.; Blümer J.; Bozdog H.; Brancus I.M.; Cantoni E.; Chiavassa A.; Cossavella F.; Daumiller K.; Souza V. de; Pierro F. Di; Doll P.; Engel R.; Fuhrmann D.; Gherghel-Lascu A.; Gils H.J.; Glasstetter R.; Grupen C.; Haungs A.; Heck D.; Hörandel J.R.; Huege T.; Kampert K.H.; Kang D.; Klages H.O.; Link K.; Łuczak P.; Mathes H.J.; Mayer H.J.; Milke J.; Mitrica B.; Morello C.; Oehlschläger J.; Ostapchenko S.; Pierog T.; Rebel H.; Roth M.; Schieler H.; Schoo S.; Schröder F.G.; Sima O.; Toma G.; Trinchero G.C.; Ulrich H.; Weindl A.; Wochele J.; Zabierowski J.

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Tests of the SIBYLL 2.3 high-energy hadronic interaction model using the KASCADE-Grande muon data

Abstract

The KASCADE-Grande observatory was a ground-based air shower array dedicated to study the energy and composition of cosmic rays in the energy interval E = 1 PeV –1 EeV. The experiment consisted of different detector systems which allowed the simultaneous measurement of distinct components of air showers (EAS), such as the muon content. In this contribution, we study the total muon number and the lateral density distribution of muons in EAS detected by KASCADE-Grande as a function of the zenith angle and the total number of charged particles. The attenuation length of the muon content of EAS is also measured. The results are compared with the predictions of the SIBYLL 2.3 high-energy hadronic interaction model

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