Absolute measurement of the nitrogen fluorescence yield in air between 300 and 430nm
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment(2007)
摘要
The nitrogen fluorescence induced in air is used to detect ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECR) and to measure their energy. The precise knowledge of the absolute fluorescence yield is the key quantity to improve the accuracy on the cosmic ray energy. The total yield has been measured in dry air using a 90Sr source and a [300–430nm] filter. The fluorescence yield in air is 4.23±0.21photons/m when normalized to 760mmHg, 15°C and with an electron energy of 0.85MeV. This result is consistent with previous experiments made at various energies, but with an accuracy improved by a factor of about 3. For the first time, the absolute continuous spectrum of nitrogen excited by 90Sr electrons has also been measured with a spectrometer. Details of this experiment are given in one of the author's Ph. D. thesis [G. Lefeuvre, Ph. D. Thesis, Paris 7 University, 2006 (Ref: APC-26-06) [33].].
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