Ground-based Observations of TeV Cosmic Rays using Direct Cerenkov Radiation
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A new method for making high-resolution ground-based measurements of the energy and charge of cosmic ray primaries in the region of the knee is presented. The method exploits the direct component of Cerenkov radiation emitted by cosmic ray nuclei prior to their first hadronic interaction in the atmosphere. A dedicated ground-based Direct Cerenkov detector could achieve model-independent charge and energy resolution as good as 15%, on an event-by-event basis.
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