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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Publicado:	2015
Materias:	Air fluorescence detectors High energy cosmic rays Hybrid observatory Pierre Auger Observatory Water Cherenkov detectors Augers Cosmology Fluorescence Observatories Particle detectors Telescopes Air fluorescences Design features Energetic particles Fluorescence telescopes High elevation High-energy cosmic rays Pierre Auger observatory Cosmic rays
Acceso en línea:	https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_01689002_v798_n_p172_Aab http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_01689002_v798_n_p172_Aab
Aporte de:	Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires

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spelling	paper:paper_01689002_v798_n_p172_Aab2023-06-08T15:18:03Z The Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory Air fluorescence detectors High energy cosmic rays Hybrid observatory Pierre Auger Observatory Water Cherenkov detectors Augers Cosmology Fluorescence Observatories Particle detectors Telescopes Air fluorescences Design features Energetic particles Fluorescence telescopes High elevation High-energy cosmic rays Pierre Auger observatory Water Cherenkov detectors Cosmic rays 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. © 2015 The Author. Published by Elsevier B.V. 2015 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_01689002_v798_n_p172_Aab http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_01689002_v798_n_p172_Aab
institution	Universidad de Buenos Aires
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collection	Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA)
topic	Air fluorescence detectors High energy cosmic rays Hybrid observatory Pierre Auger Observatory Water Cherenkov detectors Augers Cosmology Fluorescence Observatories Particle detectors Telescopes Air fluorescences Design features Energetic particles Fluorescence telescopes High elevation High-energy cosmic rays Pierre Auger observatory Water Cherenkov detectors Cosmic rays
spellingShingle	Air fluorescence detectors High energy cosmic rays Hybrid observatory Pierre Auger Observatory Water Cherenkov detectors Augers Cosmology Fluorescence Observatories Particle detectors Telescopes Air fluorescences Design features Energetic particles Fluorescence telescopes High elevation High-energy cosmic rays Pierre Auger observatory Water Cherenkov detectors Cosmic rays The Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory
topic_facet	Air fluorescence detectors High energy cosmic rays Hybrid observatory Pierre Auger Observatory Water Cherenkov detectors Augers Cosmology Fluorescence Observatories Particle detectors Telescopes Air fluorescences Design features Energetic particles Fluorescence telescopes High elevation High-energy cosmic rays Pierre Auger observatory Water Cherenkov detectors Cosmic rays
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. © 2015 The Author. Published by Elsevier B.V.
title	The Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory
title_short	The Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory
title_full	The Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory
title_fullStr	The Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory
title_full_unstemmed	The Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory
title_sort	pierre auger cosmic ray observatory
publishDate	2015
url	https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_01689002_v798_n_p172_Aab http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_01689002_v798_n_p172_Aab
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The Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory

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