The Fluorescence Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Observatory is a hybrid detector for ultra-high energy cosmic rays. It combines a surface array to measure secondary particles at ground level together with a fluorescence detector to measure the development of air showers in the atmosphere above the array. The fluorescence detector...
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| author | Collaboration, TPA Abraham, J Abreu, P Aglietta, M Aguirre, C Ahn, E Allard, D Allekotte, I Allen, J Allison, P Alvarez-Muñiz, J Ambrosio, M Anchordoqui, L Andringa, S Anzalone, A Aramo, C Arganda, E Argirò, S Arisaka, K Arneodo, F Arqueros, F Asch, T Asorey, H Assis, P Aublin, J |
| author_facet | Collaboration, TPA Abraham, J Abreu, P Aglietta, M Aguirre, C Ahn, E Allard, D Allekotte, I Allen, J Allison, P Alvarez-Muñiz, J Ambrosio, M Anchordoqui, L Andringa, S Anzalone, A Aramo, C Arganda, E Argirò, S Arisaka, K Arneodo, F Arqueros, F Asch, T Asorey, H Assis, P Aublin, J |
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| description | The Pierre Auger Observatory is a hybrid detector for ultra-high energy cosmic rays. It combines a surface array to measure secondary particles at ground level together with a fluorescence detector to measure the development of air showers in the atmosphere above the array. The fluorescence detector comprises 24 large telescopes specialized for measuring the nitrogen fluorescence caused by charged particles of cosmic ray air showers. In this paper we describe the components of the fluorescence detector including its optical system, the design of the camera, the electronics, and the systems for relative and absolute calibration. We also discuss the operation and the monitoring of the detector. Finally, we evaluate the detector performance and precision of shower reconstructions. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:6cfed90c-8f12-4868-8efb-b50c2e82b82e2022-03-26T19:14:56ZThe Fluorescence Detector of the Pierre Auger ObservatoryJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:6cfed90c-8f12-4868-8efb-b50c2e82b82eEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2009Collaboration, TPAAbraham, JAbreu, PAglietta, MAguirre, CAhn, EAllard, DAllekotte, IAllen, JAllison, PAlvarez-Muñiz, JAmbrosio, MAnchordoqui, LAndringa, SAnzalone, AAramo, CArganda, EArgirò, SArisaka, KArneodo, FArqueros, FAsch, TAsorey, HAssis, PAublin, JThe Pierre Auger Observatory is a hybrid detector for ultra-high energy cosmic rays. It combines a surface array to measure secondary particles at ground level together with a fluorescence detector to measure the development of air showers in the atmosphere above the array. The fluorescence detector comprises 24 large telescopes specialized for measuring the nitrogen fluorescence caused by charged particles of cosmic ray air showers. In this paper we describe the components of the fluorescence detector including its optical system, the design of the camera, the electronics, and the systems for relative and absolute calibration. We also discuss the operation and the monitoring of the detector. Finally, we evaluate the detector performance and precision of shower reconstructions. |
| spellingShingle | Collaboration, TPA Abraham, J Abreu, P Aglietta, M Aguirre, C Ahn, E Allard, D Allekotte, I Allen, J Allison, P Alvarez-Muñiz, J Ambrosio, M Anchordoqui, L Andringa, S Anzalone, A Aramo, C Arganda, E Argirò, S Arisaka, K Arneodo, F Arqueros, F Asch, T Asorey, H Assis, P Aublin, J The Fluorescence Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory |
| title | The Fluorescence Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory |
| title_full | The Fluorescence Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory |
| title_fullStr | The Fluorescence Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Fluorescence Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory |
| title_short | The Fluorescence Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory |
| title_sort | fluorescence detector of the pierre auger observatory |
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