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Evidence for a mixed mass composition at the 'ankle' in the cosmic-ray spectrum

Journal
PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B  
Date Issued
2016
Author(s)
Aab, A.
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Abreu, P.
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AGLIETTA, MARCO  
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Ahn, E. J.
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Al Samarai, I.
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Albuquerque, I. F. M.
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Allekotte, I.
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Allison, P.
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Almela, A.
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Alvarez Castillo, J.
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Alvarez-Muñiz, J.
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Ambrosio, M.
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Anastasi, G. A.
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Anchordoqui, L.
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Andrada, B.
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Andringa, S.
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Aramo, C.
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Arqueros, F.
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Arsene, N.
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Asorey, H.
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Assis, P.
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Aublin, J.
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Avila, G.
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Badescu, A. M.
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Balaceanu, A.
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Baus, C.
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Beatty, J. J.
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Becker, K. H.
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Bellido, J. A.
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Berat, C.
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Bertaina, M. E.
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Biermann, P. L.
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Billoir, P.
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Biteau, J.
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Blaess, S. G.
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Blanco, A.
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Blazek, J.
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Bleve, C.
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Boháčová, M.
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Boncioli, D.
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Bonifazi, C.
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Borodai, N.
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Botti, A. M.
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Brack, J.
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Brancus, I.
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Bretz, T.
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Bridgeman, A.
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Briechle, F. L.
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Buchholz, P.
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Bueno, A.
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Buitink, S.
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Buscemi, M.
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Caballero-Mora, K. S.
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Caccianiga, B.
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Caccianiga, L.
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Cancio, A.
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Canfora, F.
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Caramete, L.
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Caruso, R.
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CASTELLINA, ANTONELLA  
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Cataldi, G.
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Cazon, L.
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Cester, R.
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Chavez, A. G.
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Chiavassa, A.
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Chinellato, J. A.
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Chudoba, J.
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Clay, R. W.
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Colalillo, R.
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Coleman, A.
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Collica, L.
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Coluccia, M. R.
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Conceição, R.
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Contreras, F.
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Cooper, M. J.
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Coutu, S.
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Covault, C. E.
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Cronin, J.
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Dallier, R.
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D'Amico, S.
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Daniel, B.
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Dasso, S.
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Daumiller, K.
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Dawson, B. R.
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de Almeida, R. M.
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de Jong, S. J.
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De Mauro, G.
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de Mello Neto, J. R. T.
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De Mitri, I.
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de Oliveira, J.
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de Souza, V.
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Debatin, J.
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del Peral, L.
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Deligny, O.
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Di Giulio, C.
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Di Matteo, A.
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Díaz Castro, M. L.
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Diogo, F.
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Dobrigkeit, C.
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D'Olivo, J. C.
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Dorofeev, A.
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dos Anjos, R. C.
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Dova, M. T.
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Dundovic, A.
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Ebr, J.
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Engel, R.
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Erdmann, M.
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Erfani, M.
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Escobar, C. O.
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Espadanal, J.
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Etchegoyen, A.
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Falcke, H.
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Fang, K.
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Farrar, G.
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Fauth, A. C.
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Fazzini, N.
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Fick, B.
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Figueira, J. M.
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Filevich, A.
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Filipčič, A.
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Fratu, O.
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Freire, M. M.
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Fujii, T.
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Fuster, A.
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García, B.
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Garcia-Pinto, D.
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Gaté, F.
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Gemmeke, H.
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Gherghel-Lascu, A.
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Ghia, P. L.
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Giaccari, U.
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Giammarchi, M.
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Giller, M.
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Głas, D.
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Glaser, C.
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Glass, H.
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Golup, G.
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Gómez Berisso, M.
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Gómez Vitale, P. F.
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González, N.
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Gookin, B.
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Gordon, J.
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GORGI, Alessio  
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Gorham, P.
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Gouffon, P.
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Grillo, A. F.
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Grubb, T. D.
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Guarino, F.
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Guedes, G. P.
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Hampel, M. R.
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Hansen, P.
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Harari, D.
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Harrison, T. A.
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Harton, J. L.
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Hasankiadeh, Q.
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Haungs, A.
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Hebbeker, T.
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Heck, D.
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Heimann, P.
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Herve, A. E.
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Hill, G. C.
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Hojvat, C.
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Holt, E.
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Homola, P.
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Hörandel, J. R.
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Horvath, P.
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Hrabovský, M.
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Huege, T.
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Hulsman, J.
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Insolia, A.
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Isar, P. G.
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Jandt, I.
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Jansen, S.
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Johnsen, J. A.
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Josebachuili, M.
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Kääpä, A.
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Kambeitz, O.
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Kampert, K. H.
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Kasper, P.
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Katkov, I.
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Keilhauer, B.
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Kemp, E.
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Kieckhafer, R. M.
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Klages, H. O.
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Kleifges, M.
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Kleinfeller, J.
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Krause, R.
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Krohm, N.
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Kuempel, D.
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Kukec Mezek, G.
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Kunka, N.
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Kuotb Awad, A.
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LaHurd, D.
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Latronico, L.
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Lauscher, M.
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Lautridou, P.
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Lebrun, P.
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Legumina, R.
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Leigui de Oliveira, M. A.
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Letessier-Selvon, A.
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Lhenry-Yvon, I.
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Link, K.
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Lopes, L.
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López, R.
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López Casado, A.
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Luce, Q.
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Lucero, A.
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Malacari, M.
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Mallamaci, M.
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Mandat, D.
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Mantsch, P.
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Mariazzi, A. G.
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Mariș, I. C.
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Marsella, G.
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Martello, D.
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Martinez, H.
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Martínez Bravo, O.
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Masías Meza, J. J.
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Mathes, H. J.
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Mathys, S.
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Matthews, J.
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Matthews, J. A. J.
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Matthiae, G.
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Mayotte, E.
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Mazur, P. O.
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Medina, C.
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Medina-Tanco, G.
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Melo, D.
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Menshikov, A.
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MESSINA, Sergio  
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Micheletti, M. I.
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Middendorf, L.
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Minaya, I. A.
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Miramonti, L.
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Mitrica, B.
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Mockler, D.
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Molina-Bueno, L.
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Mollerach, S.
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Montanet, F.
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Morello, C.
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Mostafá, M.
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Müller, G.
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Muller, M. A.
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Müller, S.
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Naranjo, I.
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Navas, S.
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Nellen, L.
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Neuser, J.
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Nguyen, P. H.
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Niculescu-Oglinzanu, M.
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Niechciol, M.
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Niemietz, L.
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Niggemann, T.
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Nitz, D.
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Nosek, D.
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Novotny, V.
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Nožka, H.
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Núñez, L. A.
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Ochilo, L.
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Oikonomou, F.
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Olinto, A.
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Pakk Selmi-Dei, D.
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Palatka, M.
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Pallotta, J.
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Papenbreer, P.
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Parente, G.
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Parra, A.
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Paul, T.
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Pech, M.
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Pedreira, F.
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Pȩkala, J.
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Pelayo, R.
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Peña-Rodriguez, J.
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Pereira, L. A. S.
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Perrone, L.
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Peters, C.
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Petrera, S.
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Phuntsok, J.
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Piegaia, R.
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Pierog, T.
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Pieroni, P.
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Pimenta, M.
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Pirronello, V.
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Platino, M.
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Plum, M.
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Porowski, C.
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Prado, R. R.
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Privitera, P.
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Prouza, M.
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Quel, E. J.
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Querchfeld, S.
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Quinn, S.
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Ramos-Pollant, R.
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Rautenberg, J.
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Ravel, O.
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Ravignani, D.
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Reinert, D.
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Revenu, B.
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Ridky, J.
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Risse, M.
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Ristori, P.
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Rizi, V.
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Rodrigues de Carvalho, W.
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Rodriguez Fernandez, G.
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Rodriguez Rojo, J.
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Rodríguez-Frías, M. D.
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Rogozin, D.
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Rosado, J.
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Roth, M.
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Roulet, E.
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Rovero, A. C.
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Saffi, S. J.
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Saftoiu, A.
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Salazar, H.
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Saleh, A.
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Salesa Greus, F.
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Salina, G.
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Sanabria Gomez, J. D.
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Sánchez, F.
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Sanchez-Lucas, P.
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Santos, E. M.
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Santos, E.
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Sarazin, F.
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Sarkar, B.
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Sarmento, R.
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Sarmiento-Cano, C.
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Sato, R.
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Scarso, C.
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Schauer, M.
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Scherini, V.
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Schieler, H.
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Schmidt, D.
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Scholten, O.
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Schovánek, P.
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Schröder, F. G.
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Schulz, A.
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Schulz, J.
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Schumacher, J.
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Sciutto, S. J.
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SEGRETO, ALBERTO  
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Settimo, M.
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Shadkam, A.
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Shellard, R. C.
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Sigl, G.
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Silli, G.
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Sima, O.
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Śmiałkowski, A.
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Šmída, R.
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Snow, G. R.
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Sommers, P.
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Sonntag, S.
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Sorokin, J.
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Squartini, R.
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Stanca, D.
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Stanič, S.
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Stasielak, J.
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Strafella, F.
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Suarez, F.
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Suarez Durán, M.
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Sudholz, T.
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Suomijärvi, T.
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Supanitsky, A. D.
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Sutherland, M. S.
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Swain, J.
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Szadkowski, Z.
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Taborda, O. A.
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Tapia, A.
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Tepe, A.
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Theodoro, V. M.
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Timmermans, C.
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Todero Peixoto, C. J.
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Tomankova, L.
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Tomé, B.
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Tonachini, A.
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Torralba Elipe, G.
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Torres Machado, D.
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Torri, M.
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Travnicek, P.
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Trini, M.
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Ulrich, R.
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Unger, M.
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Urban, M.
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Valbuena-Delgado, A.
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Valdés Galicia, J. F.
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Valiño, I.
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Valore, L.
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van Aar, G.
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van Bodegom, P.
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van den Berg, A. M.
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van Vliet, A.
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Varela, E.
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Vargas Cárdenas, B.
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Varner, G.
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Vázquez, J. R.
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Vázquez, R. A.
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Veberič, D.
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Verzi, V.
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Vicha, J.
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Villaseñor, L.
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Vorobiov, S.
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Wahlberg, H.
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Wainberg, O.
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Walz, D.
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Watson, A. A.
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Weber, M.
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Weindl, A.
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Wiencke, L.
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Wilczyński, H.
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Winchen, T.
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Wittkowski, D.
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Wundheiler, B.
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Wykes, S.
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Yang, L.
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Yelos, D.
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Younk, P.
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Yushkov, A.
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Zas, E.
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Zavrtanik, D.
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Zavrtanik, M.
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Zepeda, A.
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Zimmermann, B.
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Ziolkowski, M.
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Zong, Z.
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Zuccarello, Francesca  
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Pierre Auger Collaboration
DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2016.09.039
Abstract
We report a first measurement for ultrahigh energy cosmic rays of the correlation between the depth of shower maximum and the signal in the water Cherenkov stations of air-showers registered simultaneously by the fluorescence and the surface detectors of the Pierre Auger Observatory. Such a correlation measurement is a unique feature of a hybrid air-shower observatory with sensitivity to both the electromagnetic and muonic components. It allows an accurate determination of the spread of primary masses in the cosmic-ray flux. Up till now, constraints on the spread of primary masses have been dominated by systematic uncertainties. The present correlation measurement is not affected by systematics in the measurement of the depth of shower maximum or the signal in the water Cherenkov stations. The analysis relies on general characteristics of air showers and is thus robust also with respect to uncertainties in hadronic event generators. The observed correlation in the energy range around the 'ankle' at lg ⁡ (E /eV) = 18.5- 19.0 differs significantly from expectations for pure primary cosmic-ray compositions. A light composition made up of proton and helium only is equally inconsistent with observations. The data are explained well by a mixed composition including nuclei with mass A > 4. Scenarios such as the proton dip model, with almost pure compositions, are thus disfavored as the sole explanation of the ultrahigh-energy cosmic-ray flux at Earth.

Volume
762
Start page
288
Uri
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12386/25856
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269316305433?via%3Dihub
http://arxiv.org/abs/1609.08567v2
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0370-2693
Ads BibCode
2016PhLB..762..288A
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