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Grandscan-AN Experiment to Study Cosmic Rays around EEV

Abstract:

For our understanding of the origin of ultra high energy cosmic rays the energy region between 10 17 and 10 19 eV is of crucial importance. Previous experiments have found indirect evidence that at these energies the origin of cosmic rays changes from predominantly Galactic to extragalactic. In addition weak evidence for an excess of cosmic rays from the direction of the Galactic center in a narrow energy band around 10 18 eV has been claimed. However there is no additional evidence supporting this scenario. Neither Galactic nor extragalactic sources have been unambiguously established. Given the importance of this energy range there is a strong case for a dedicated experiment to study the EeV energy region with high precision. In this presentation we describe the design and capabilities of GRaNDScan a portable air fluorescence detector for stereo viewing of air showers at sub-EeV energies. Located at a …