Observation of the Ankle and Evidence for a High-Energy Break in the Cosmic Ray Spectrum
Abstract
We have measured the cosmic ray spectrum at energies above 1017 eV using the two air fluorescence detectors of the High Resolution Fly's Eye experiment operating in monocular mode. We describe the detector, PMT and atmospheric calibrations, and the analysis techniques for the two detectors. We fit the spectrum to models describing galactic and extragalactic sources. Our measured spectrum gives an observation of a feature known as the ``ankle'' near 3× 1018 eV, and strong evidence for a suppression near 6× 1019 eV.
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