Modern Physics Letters A · 2002 · 30 citations · 3 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsNuclear PhysicsRadiation DetectionRadiation PhysicsNeutron DetectionNucleosynthesisNeutron Capture ProcessesPrompt Neutron Emission
The origin of the neutron bursts in Extensive Air Showers (EAS) is explained using results of the experiments and CORSIKA based Mont–Carlo simulations. It is shown that events with very high neutron multiplicity observed last years in neutron monitors as well as in surrounding detectors, are caused by the usual EAS core with primary energies >1 PeV . No exotic processes were needed for the explanation.
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