Citations (Updated)

The first version of the code is feature complete and enters a final stage, where release candidates are circulated. We had several conference papers using MCEq. If you use it in your scientific publication, please cite the code AND the physical model publications properly.

Before the main paper is published please continue citing the proceedings below, which describes a bit of functionality, possibilities and technical details:

Calculation of conventional and prompt lepton fluxes at very high energy
A. Fedynitch, R. Engel, T. K. Gaisser, F. Riehn, T. Stanev,
EPJ Web Conf. 99 (2015) 08001
arXiv:1503.00544

You might want to consider citing the paper which for us was the basis for this type of calculations

Influence of hadronic interaction models and the cosmic ray spectrum on the high energy atmospheric muon and neutrino flux
A. Fedynitch, J. B. Tjus, P. Desiati
Phys.Rev. D86 (2012) 114024
arXiv:1206.6710

Cosmic-ray flux parametrizations

The parametrizations of the flux of cosmic rays are provided via the module CRFluxModels. The references are given in the module’s documentation.

Atmosphere

  • CORSIKA parametrizations
    CORSIKA: A Monte Carlo Code to Simulate Extensive Air Showers
    D. Heck, J. Knapp, J. Capdevielle, G. Schatz, T. Thouw
    Tech. Rep. FZKA 6019, Karsruhe (1998), link
  • NRLMSISE-00
    NRLMSISE-00 empirical model of the atmosphere: Statistical comparisons and scientific issues
    J.M. Picone, A.E. Hedin, D.P. Drob, and A.C. Aikin
    J. Geophys. Res., 107(A12), 1468, doi:10.1029/2002JA009430, (2002)

Hadronic interaction models

  • SIBYLL-2.3c:
    The hadronic interaction model Sibyll 2.3c and Feynman scaling
    F. Riehn, R. Engel, A. Fedynitch, T. K. Gaisser, T. Stanev
    PoS(ICRC2017)301
    arXiv link soon
  • SIBYLL-2.3:
    Charm production in SIBYLL
    F. Riehn, R. Engel, A. Fedynitch, T. K. Gaisser, T. Stanev
    EPJ Web Conf. 99 (2015) 12001
    arXiv:1502.06353
  • SIBYLL-2.1:
    Cosmic ray interaction event generator SIBYLL 2.1
    E.-J. Ahn, R. Engel, T. K. Gaisser, P. Lipari, T.Stanev
    Phys.Rev. D80 (2009) 094003, arXiv:0906.4113
  • EPOS-LHC:
    EPOS LHC : test of collective hadronization with LHC data
    T. Pierog, I. Karpenko, J. M. Katzy, E. Yatsenko, and K. Werner
    Phys. Rev. C92 (2015) 034906
    arXiv:1306.0121
  • QGSJET-II-04:
    Monte Carlo treatment of hadronic interactions in enhanced Pomeron scheme: I. QGSJET-II model
    Sergey Ostapchenko
    Phys.Rev. D83 (2011) 014018,
    arXiv:1010.1869
  • DPMJET-III:
    The Monte Carlo event generator DPMJET-III
    S. Roesler, R. Engel, J. Ranft
    Advanced Monte Carlo for radiation physics, particle transport simulation and applications. Proceedings, Conference, MC2000, Lisbon, Portugal, October 23-26, 2000
    arXiv:hep-ph/0012252
  • DPMJET-III-17.1:
    Revision of the high energy hadronic interaction models PHOJET/DPMJET-III
    A. Fedynitch, R. Engel
    14th International Conference on Nuclear Reaction Mechanisms, Villa Monastero, Varenna, Italy, 15 - 19 Jun 2015, pp.291
    on CERN Document Server

Models of charm production

For prompt fluxes from SIBYLL-2.3, refer to the corresponding proceedings above.

  • MRS - Martin-Ryskin-Stasto
    Prompt neutrinos from atmospheric c\bar{c} and b\bar{b} production and the gluon at very small x
    A. D. Martin, M. G. Ryskin, A. M. Stasto
    Acta Physica Polonica B 34, 3273 (2003)