Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
ATMOCOSMICS:: A GEANT 4 CODE FOR COMPUTING THE INTERACTION OF COSMIC RAYS WITH THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE. |
| Authors: |
Desorgher, L.1 desorgher@phim.unibe.ch, Flückiger, E. O.1, Gurtner, M.1, Moser, M. R.1, Bütikofer, R.1 |
| Source: |
International Journal of Modern Physics A: Particles & Fields; Gravitation; Cosmology; Nuclear Physics. 11/20/2005, Vol. 20 Issue 29, p6802-6804. 3p. |
| Subjects: |
Cosmic rays, Monte Carlo method, Mathematical models, Atmosphere, Particles (Nuclear physics), Nuclear physics |
| Abstract: |
We have developed a new Monte Carlo code called ATMOCOSMICS based on GEANT 4 that simulates the interaction of cosmic rays with the Earth's atmosphere. The code allows to compute the flux of secondaries (e-, e+, protons, neutrons, gammas, muons, pions, ...) at user-defined atmospheric depths and/or altitudes. Profiles of the energy deposited by atmospheric shower particles into the atmosphere vs depth and/or altitude can be calculated. We present examples of simulation results obtained with the code, and compare them with experimental data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
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