Evaluation of the systematic uncertainties of the cosmic ray energy spectrum measured by the Telescope Array surface detector array

The surface detector (SD) array of the Telescope Array (TA) experiment, covering an area of 700 km$^2$ with 507 plastic scintillators, observes ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs). This study evaluates systematic uncertainties in the energy spectrum measured by the TA SD array, focusing on the impact of hadronic interaction models and primary mass composition. Additionally, we introduce a Bayesian forward-folding framework that incorporates various systematic effects into spectral reconstruction and illustrate the influence of spectral assumptions and composition modeling.

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2025-09-23
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https://doi.org/10.22323/1.501.0259
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Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
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Evaluation of the systematic uncertainties of the cosmic ray energy spectrum measured by the Telescope Array surface detector array

Kozo Fujisue
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Evaluation of the systematic uncertainties of the cosmic ray energy spectrum measured by the Telescope Array surface detector array

Kozo Fujisue
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The surface detector (SD) array of the Telescope Array (TA) experiment, covering an area of 700 km$^2$ with 507 plastic scintillators, observes ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs). This study evaluates systematic uncertainties in the energy spectrum measured by the TA SD array, focusing on the impact of hadronic interaction models and primary mass composition. Additionally, we introduce a Bayesian forward-folding framework that incorporates various systematic effects into spectral reconstruction and illustrate the influence of spectral assumptions and composition modeling.

National Science Foundation, European Commission, National Research Foundation, National Research Foundation of Korea, University of Tokyo, Forskningsrådet om Hälsa, Arbetsliv och Välfärd, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, RIKEN, Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo
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