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TopicsCosmic rays Hadronic interaction models Ultra-high-energy cosmic-ray composition

Hadronic interaction models reliably predict the air-shower observables used to infer cosmic-ray composition

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argumentDemonstrated data–model discrepanciesagainstThis argument, if it holds, weighs against the claim.constitution →

contradictsthis argues against the parentsteward instructions →Measured air showers contain more muons than simulations with current hadronic interaction models predict ↗︎
contradictsthis argues against the parentsteward instructions →Auger hybrid data are best described when hadronic model predictions are shifted to deeper shower maxima and larger ground-level hadronic signals ↗︎ · shared subclaim
contradictsthis argues against the parentsteward instructions →Post-LHC hadronic interaction models differ in predicted mean shower-maximum depth by roughly 20 to 30 g/cm² ↗︎
contradictsthis argues against the parentsteward instructions →Cosmic ray collisions with Earth's atmosphere reach energies exceeding LHC collision energies. ↗︎

argumentCollider anchoring and cross-model consistencyforThis argument, if it holds, bears in favour of the claim.constitution →

supportsthis provides evidence for the parentsteward instructions →LHC measurements constrain hadronic interaction models used in air-shower simulation up to equivalent energies of about 10^17 eV ↗︎
supportsthis provides evidence for the parentsteward instructions →Mass-composition trends inferred from shower-maximum measurements are qualitatively consistent across current hadronic interaction models ↗︎

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