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    Zuberi, M.; Ahmad, S.; Chakraborty, M.; Chandra, A.; Dugad, S. R.; Goswami, U. D.; Gupta, S. K.; Hariharan, B.; Hayashi, Y.; Jagadeesan, P.; Jain, A.; Jain, P.; Jhansi, V. B.; Kawakami, S.; Kojima, H.; Mahapatra, S.; Mohanty, P. K.; Muraki, Y.; Nayak, P. K.; Nonaka, T.; Oshima, A.; Pattanaik, D.; Rameez, M.; Ramesh, K.; Reddy, L. V.; Shibata, S.; Varsi, F.

    European physical journal. C, Particles and fields, 03/2024, Letnik: 84, Številka: 3
    Journal Article

    The GRAPES-3 extensive air shower (EAS) array has been designed to study cosmic rays from 10 13 –10 16  eV. It employs 400 scintillator detectors spread across 25,000 m 2 , mainly of cone-type and fiber-type, each covering a 1 m 2 area. These detectors record EAS particle densities and arrival times, which are crucial for determining primary particle energy and direction. A decade (2013–2022) of EAS data is analyzed to investigate the dependence of particle densities on ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure. Notably, ambient temperature exhibits a delayed response, with a more pronounced delay in fiber-type detectors, while cone-type detectors exhibit a higher observed temperature coefficient. In contrast, atmospheric pressure instantly and uniformly affects both detector types, with Monte Carlo simulations backing the observed pressure coefficient. These findings established a reliable pressure coefficient for EAS within this distinctive energy range and contributed to the refinement of correction algorithms, ultimately improving particle density precision for more accurate shower parameter estimates.