%0 Conference Paper
%A Antonov, R. A.
%A Aulova, T. V.
%A Bonvech, E. A.
%A Chernov, D. V.
%A Dzhatdoev, T. A.
%A Finger, Mich.
%A Finger, Mir.
%A Galkin, V. I.
%A Podgrudkov, D. A.
%A Roganova, T. M.
%T Results and prospects on registration of reflected Cherenkov light of EAS from cosmic particles above 10<sup>15</sup> eV
%N arXiv:1503.04716
%C Hamburg
%I Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, DESY
%M PUBDB-2015-05416
%M arXiv:1503.04716
%P 411-415
%D 2014
%X We give an overview of the SPHERE experiment based on detection of reflected Vavilov-Cherenkov radiation ('Cherenkov light') from extensive air showers in the energy region E > 10<sup>15</sup> eV. A brief history of the reflected Cherenkov light technique is given; the observations carried out with the SPHERE-2 detector are summarized; the methods of the experimental datasample analysis are described. The first results on the primary cosmic ray all-nuclei energy spectrum and mass composition are presented. Finally, the prospects of the SPHERE experiment and the reflected Cherenkov light technique are given.
%B Panic2014
%C 25 Aug 2014 - 29 Aug 2014, Hamburg (Germany)
Y2 25 Aug 2014 - 29 Aug 2014
M2 Hamburg, Germany
%K radiation: Cherenkov (INSPIRE)
%K cosmic radiation: primary (INSPIRE)
%K showers: atmosphere (INSPIRE)
%K energy spectrum (INSPIRE)
%K mass spectrum (INSPIRE)
%K cosmic radiation: UHE (INSPIRE)
%K history (INSPIRE)
%K air (INSPIRE)
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)29 ; PUB:(DE-HGF)8
%9 ReportContribution to a conference proceedings
%R 10.3204/DESY-PROC-2014-04/152
%U https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/291444