Consequence of strangeness enhancement at LHC on excess muon production in cosmic ray air showers

Abstract

International audiencePrimary cosmic rays (PCRs) can have energies up to 1020 eV and provide the unique opportunity to study particle production dynamics at center-of-mass energies and kinematic regions inaccessible at particle accelerators. On interacting with atmospheric nuclei, they produce a multitude of particles that further interact or decay based on their energies. This produces a cascade of particles known as extensive air showers (EAS)