The Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory

The Pierre Auger Observatory, located on a vast, high plain in western Argentina, is the world's largest cosmic ray observatory. The objectives of the Observatory are to probe the origin and characteristics of cosmic rays above 1017 eV and to study the interactions of these, the most energetic...

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Autores principales: Dova, María Teresa, Martínez, Nora, Mariazzi, Analisa Gabriela, Wahlberg, Hernán Pablo, The Pierre Auger Collaboration
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2015
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Ciencias Exactas
Física
Pierre Auger Observatory
high energy cosmic rays
hybrid observatory
water Cherenkov detectors
air fluorescence detectors
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/75102
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topic Ciencias Exactas
Física
Pierre Auger Observatory
high energy cosmic rays
hybrid observatory
water Cherenkov detectors
air fluorescence detectors
spellingShingle Ciencias Exactas
Física
Pierre Auger Observatory
high energy cosmic rays
hybrid observatory
water Cherenkov detectors
air fluorescence detectors
Dova, María Teresa
Martínez, Nora
Mariazzi, Analisa Gabriela
Wahlberg, Hernán Pablo
The Pierre Auger Collaboration
The Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory
topic_facet Ciencias Exactas
Física
Pierre Auger Observatory
high energy cosmic rays
hybrid observatory
water Cherenkov detectors
air fluorescence detectors
description The Pierre Auger Observatory, located on a vast, high plain in western Argentina, is the world's largest cosmic ray observatory. The objectives of the Observatory are to probe the origin and characteristics of cosmic rays above 1017 eV and to study the interactions of these, the most energetic particles observed in nature. The Auger design features an array of 1660 water Cherenkov particle detector stations spread over 3000 km2 overlooked by 24 air fluorescence telescopes. In addition, three high elevation fluorescence telescopes overlook a 23.5 km2 , 61-detector infilled array with 750 m spacing. The Observatory has been in successful operation since completion in 2008 and has recorded data from an exposure exceeding 40,000 km2 sr yr. This paper describes the design and performance of the detectors, related subsystems and infrastructure that make up the Observatory.
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author Dova, María Teresa
Martínez, Nora
Mariazzi, Analisa Gabriela
Wahlberg, Hernán Pablo
The Pierre Auger Collaboration
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Martínez, Nora
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The Pierre Auger Collaboration
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title The Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory
title_short The Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory
title_full The Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory
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publishDate 2015
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