Plasma source for the emulation of the atmospheric fluorescence produced by the secondaries of ultra high energy cosmic ray particles

Fokitis, E; Gika, V; Fetfatzis, P; Maltezos, S; Kouretis, I; Spyropoulos, NA

dc.contributor.author	Fokitis, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Gika, V	en
dc.contributor.author	Fetfatzis, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Maltezos, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Kouretis, I	en
dc.contributor.author	Spyropoulos, NA	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:31:40Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:31:40Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en
dc.identifier.issn	1093-3611	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/19874
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dc.subject	Air fluorescence spectra	en
dc.subject	CCD	en
dc.subject	Extensive Air Showers	en
dc.subject	Spectrograph	en
dc.subject	Ultra High Energy Cosmic ray	en
dc.subject.classification	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	en
dc.subject.other	Atmospheric molecules	en
dc.subject.other	Extensive air showers	en
dc.subject.other	Fluorescence spectra	en
dc.subject.other	High energy	en
dc.subject.other	High resolution	en
dc.subject.other	Low pressures	en
dc.subject.other	Nm resolution	en
dc.subject.other	Nuclear interaction	en
dc.subject.other	Plasma effects	en
dc.subject.other	Rotational excitation	en
dc.subject.other	Spectral feature	en
dc.subject.other	Spectral line	en
dc.subject.other	Ultra High Energy Cosmic ray	en
dc.subject.other	Ultra high-energy cosmic rays	en
dc.subject.other	UV region	en
dc.subject.other	Cosmology	en
dc.subject.other	Digital cameras	en
dc.subject.other	Electron beams	en
dc.subject.other	Fluorescence	en
dc.subject.other	High energy physics	en
dc.subject.other	Signal to noise ratio	en
dc.subject.other	Spectrographs	en
dc.subject.other	Spectroscopy	en
dc.subject.other	Cosmic rays	en
dc.title	Plasma source for the emulation of the atmospheric fluorescence produced by the secondaries of ultra high energy cosmic ray particles	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2009	en
heal.abstract	An application of plasma effect for the emulation of the fluorescence emerging along the Extensive Air Showers created by the nuclear interactions of Ultra High Energy Cosmic ray particles with the atmosphere is presented. We designed and used an appropriate high-resolution spectrograph in order to study the spectral lines of nitrogen atmospheric molecules. We are aiming to achieve adequate signal to noise ratio, In a running period in operating accelerator experiments using electron beams at high energies, so that the main N-2 peaks in the UV region as well as their rotational excitations are resolved. The designed spectrograph constitutes a compromise between the sufficient resolution and the required sensitivity demands. For the emulation, a low pressure spectral lamp filled with air is used and typical spectra are presented. Our facility can be of use in studying other plasma spectral features at about 0.05 nrn resolution.	en
heal.publisher	BEGELL HOUSE INC	en
heal.journalName	High Temperature Material Processes	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000274202300010	en
dc.identifier.volume	13	en
dc.identifier.issue	3-4	en
dc.identifier.spage	373	en
dc.identifier.epage	379	en