A Search for Fine Structure of the Knee in EAS Size Spectra
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28 size spectra of extensive air showers in the knee region from 7 different experiment are analysed consistently. They are fitted by adjusting either 4 or 5 parameters: knee position, power law exponents above and below the knee region, overall intensity and, in addition, a parameter describing the smoothness of the bend. The residuals are then normalized to the same knee position and averaged. When 5 parameters are employed no systematic deviation from a simple smooth knee is apparent at the 1 % level up to about a factor of 4 above the knee. At larger shower sizes a moderately significant deviation can be seen whose shape and position are compatible with a second knee caused by iron group nuclei.
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