The Mass of Cosmic Rays of Ultra High Energy
A review of several analyses is presented that forces the conclusion that the mass composition of the highest-energy cosmic rays is not proton-dominated. This deduction, combined with the use of a modern hadronic interaction model, should lead to a re-evaluation of the energy spectrum reported by the Telescope Collaboration that may well bring that measurement, and the corresponding one from the Pierre Auger Observatory, into better agreement.
Publication Details
- Journal
- ArXiv.org
- Published
- 2025-08-15
- Primary Topic
- Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00