Energy Spectrum Measured by the Telescope Array Surface Detectors
Located in the west desert of Utah, USA, the Telescope Array experiment is the largest ultra-high energy cosmic ray observatory in the northern hemisphere. It consists of two types of detectors: scintillator surface detectors (SDs) and air fluorescence detectors (FDs). A total of 507 SDs consisting...
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| description | Located in the west desert of Utah, USA, the Telescope Array experiment is the largest ultra-high energy cosmic ray observatory in the northern hemisphere. It consists of two types of detectors: scintillator surface detectors (SDs) and air fluorescence detectors (FDs). A total of 507 SDs consisting of two-layer plastic scintillation counters is deployed with 1.2 km spacing, making measurements over an area of approximately 700 km2. There are 3 FD stations, having 38 fluorescence telescopes viewing 3°–31°in elevation, overlooking the SD array. In this work, we update the Telescope Array energy spectrum as measured by the SD array for 14 years. We verify the linearity in TA SD energy reconstruction using three different energy comparisons: Monte Carlo comparison, FD/SD comparison, and Constant Intensity Cut method. The spectral features of ankle, softening, and GZK cutoff are seen in 14 years of TA SD data. Also, we consistently observe that the cutoff energy depends on declination. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-68743373d0274f0c8e8fcd85527e205b2023-06-09T09:15:58ZengEDP SciencesEPJ Web of Conferences2100-014X2023-01-012830200510.1051/epjconf/202328302005epjconf_uhecr2023_02005Energy Spectrum Measured by the Telescope Array Surface DetectorsKim Jihyun0Ivanov Dmitri1Jui Charles2Thomson Gordon3High Energy Astrophysics Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of UtahHigh Energy Astrophysics Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of UtahHigh Energy Astrophysics Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of UtahHigh Energy Astrophysics Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of UtahLocated in the west desert of Utah, USA, the Telescope Array experiment is the largest ultra-high energy cosmic ray observatory in the northern hemisphere. It consists of two types of detectors: scintillator surface detectors (SDs) and air fluorescence detectors (FDs). A total of 507 SDs consisting of two-layer plastic scintillation counters is deployed with 1.2 km spacing, making measurements over an area of approximately 700 km2. There are 3 FD stations, having 38 fluorescence telescopes viewing 3°–31°in elevation, overlooking the SD array. In this work, we update the Telescope Array energy spectrum as measured by the SD array for 14 years. We verify the linearity in TA SD energy reconstruction using three different energy comparisons: Monte Carlo comparison, FD/SD comparison, and Constant Intensity Cut method. The spectral features of ankle, softening, and GZK cutoff are seen in 14 years of TA SD data. Also, we consistently observe that the cutoff energy depends on declination.https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2023/09/epjconf_uhecr2023_02005.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Kim Jihyun Ivanov Dmitri Jui Charles Thomson Gordon Energy Spectrum Measured by the Telescope Array Surface Detectors EPJ Web of Conferences |
| title | Energy Spectrum Measured by the Telescope Array Surface Detectors |
| title_full | Energy Spectrum Measured by the Telescope Array Surface Detectors |
| title_fullStr | Energy Spectrum Measured by the Telescope Array Surface Detectors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Energy Spectrum Measured by the Telescope Array Surface Detectors |
| title_short | Energy Spectrum Measured by the Telescope Array Surface Detectors |
| title_sort | energy spectrum measured by the telescope array surface detectors |
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