Muon Counting using Silicon Photomultipliers in the AMIGA detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

AMIGA (Auger Muons and Infill for the Ground Array) is an upgrade of the Pierre Auger Observatory designed to extend its energy range of detection and to directly measure the muon content of the cosmic ray primary particle showers. The array will be formed by an infill of surface water-Cherenkov det...

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Autores principales:	Dova, María Teresa, Hansen, Patricia María, Mariazzi, Analisa Gabriela, Sciutto, Sergio Juan, Wahlberg, Hernán Pablo, The Pierre Auger Collaboration
Formato:	Articulo Preprint
Lenguaje:	Inglés
Publicado:	2017
Materias:	Física Performance of High Energy Physics Detectors Photon detectors for UV visible and IR photons (solid-state) (PIN diodes, APDs, Si-PMTs, G-APDs, CCDs, EBCCDs, EMCCDs etc) Front-end electronics for detector readout Pattern recognition Cluster finding Calibration and fitting methods
Acceso en línea:	http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/125069
Aporte de:	SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata

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topic	Física Performance of High Energy Physics Detectors Photon detectors for UV visible and IR photons (solid-state) (PIN diodes, APDs, Si-PMTs, G-APDs, CCDs, EBCCDs, EMCCDs etc) Front-end electronics for detector readout Pattern recognition Cluster finding Calibration and fitting methods
spellingShingle	Física Performance of High Energy Physics Detectors Photon detectors for UV visible and IR photons (solid-state) (PIN diodes, APDs, Si-PMTs, G-APDs, CCDs, EBCCDs, EMCCDs etc) Front-end electronics for detector readout Pattern recognition Cluster finding Calibration and fitting methods Dova, María Teresa Hansen, Patricia María Mariazzi, Analisa Gabriela Sciutto, Sergio Juan Wahlberg, Hernán Pablo The Pierre Auger Collaboration Muon Counting using Silicon Photomultipliers in the AMIGA detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory
topic_facet	Física Performance of High Energy Physics Detectors Photon detectors for UV visible and IR photons (solid-state) (PIN diodes, APDs, Si-PMTs, G-APDs, CCDs, EBCCDs, EMCCDs etc) Front-end electronics for detector readout Pattern recognition Cluster finding Calibration and fitting methods
description	AMIGA (Auger Muons and Infill for the Ground Array) is an upgrade of the Pierre Auger Observatory designed to extend its energy range of detection and to directly measure the muon content of the cosmic ray primary particle showers. The array will be formed by an infill of surface water-Cherenkov detectors associated with buried scintillation counters employed for muon counting. Each counter is composed of three scintillation modules, with a 10 m² detection area per module. In this paper, a new generation of detectors, replacing the current multi-pixel photomultiplier tube (PMT) with silicon photo sensors (aka. SiPMs), is proposed. The selection of the new device and its front-end electronics is explained. A method to calibrate the counting system that ensures the performance of the detector is detailed. This method has the advantage of being able to be carried out in a remote place such as the one where the detectors are deployed. High efficiency results, i.e. 98 % efficiency for the highest tested overvoltage, combined with a low probability of accidental counting (∼2%), show a promising performance for this new system.
format	Articulo Preprint
author	Dova, María Teresa Hansen, Patricia María Mariazzi, Analisa Gabriela Sciutto, Sergio Juan Wahlberg, Hernán Pablo The Pierre Auger Collaboration
author_facet	Dova, María Teresa Hansen, Patricia María Mariazzi, Analisa Gabriela Sciutto, Sergio Juan Wahlberg, Hernán Pablo The Pierre Auger Collaboration
author_sort	Dova, María Teresa
title	Muon Counting using Silicon Photomultipliers in the AMIGA detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory
title_short	Muon Counting using Silicon Photomultipliers in the AMIGA detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory
title_full	Muon Counting using Silicon Photomultipliers in the AMIGA detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory
title_fullStr	Muon Counting using Silicon Photomultipliers in the AMIGA detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory
title_full_unstemmed	Muon Counting using Silicon Photomultipliers in the AMIGA detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory
title_sort	muon counting using silicon photomultipliers in the amiga detector of the pierre auger observatory
publishDate	2017
url	http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/125069
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Muon Counting using Silicon Photomultipliers in the AMIGA detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

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