On a coherent investigation of the spectrum of cosmic rays in the energy range of 10(14) - 10(18) eV with KASCADE and KASCADE-Grande

Journal
Date Issued
2015
Author(s)
Schoo, S.
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Apel, W. D.
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Arteaga-Velázquez, J. C.
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Beck, K.
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Bertaina, M.
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Blümer, J.
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Bozdog, H.
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Brancus, I. M.
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Cantoni, E.
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Chiavassa, A.
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Cossavella, F.
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Daumiller, K.
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de Souza, V.
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Di Pierro, F.
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Doll, P.
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Engel, R.
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Fuhrmann, D.
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Gherghel-Lascu, A.
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Gils, H. J.
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Glasstetter, R.
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Grupen, C.
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Haungs, A.
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Heck, D.
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Hörandel, J. R.
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Huber, D.
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Huege, T.
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Kampert, K. H.
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Kang, D.
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Klages, H. O.
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Link, K.
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Łuczak, P.
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Mathes, H. J.
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Mayer, H. J.
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Milke, J.
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Mitrica, B.
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Morello, C.
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Oehlschläger, J.
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Ostapchenko, S.
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Palmieri, N.
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Petcu, M.
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Pierog, T.
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Rebel, H.
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Roth, M.
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Schieler, H.
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Schröder, F. G.
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Sima, O.
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Toma, G.
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Ulrich, H.
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Weindl, A.
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Wochele, J.
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Zabierowski, J.
DOI
Abstract
The KASCADE experiment and its extension KASCADE-Grande have significantly contributed to the current knowledge about the energy spectrum and composition of cosmic rays (CRs) with energies between the knee and the ankle. However, the data of both experiments were analysed separately, although Grande used the muon information of the KASCADE-array. A coherent analysis based on the combined data of both arrays is expected to profit from reconstructed shower observables with even higher accuracy compared to the stand-alone analyses. In addition, a significantly larger fiducial area is available.

The aim of this analysis is to obtain the spectrum and composition of CRs in the range from 1014 to 1018 eV with a larger number of events and further reduced uncertainties using one unique reconstruction procedure for the entire energy range. This contribution will describe the motivation, the concept, and the current status of the combined analysis.

Coverage
24th European Cosmic Ray Symposium (ECRS)
Volume
632
Issue
1
Start page
012025
Conferenece
24th European Cosmic Ray Symposium (ECRS)
Conferenece place
Kiel, Germany
Conferenece date
1–5 September, 2014
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Issn Identifier
1742-6588
Ads BibCode
2015JPhCS.632a2025S
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