The fluorescence detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory
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UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO |
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20/10/2012
20/10/2012
2010
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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. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V All rights reserved. Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, Argentina Fundacion Antorchas Gobierno De La Provincia de Mendoza, Municipalidad de Malargue, Argentina Australian Research Council (ARC) Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos (FINEP) Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ) Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Ministerio de Ciência, Technologia e Inovação do Brasil (MCTI) Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic [AVCR AV0Z10100502, AV0Z10100522, GAAV KJB300100801, KJB100100904, GACR 202/06/P006, MSMT-CR LA08016, LC527, 1M06002, MSM0021620859] Centre de Calcul IN2P3/CNRS, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Conseil Regional Ile-de-France, Departement Physique Nucleaire et Corpusculaire (PNC-IN2P3/CNRS) Conseil Regional Ile-de-France, Departement Sciences de l`Univers (SDU-INSU/CNRS), France Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Finanzministerium Baden-Wurttemberg Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungs- zentren (HGF) Ministerium fur Wissenschaft und Forschung, Nordrhein-Westfalen Ministerium fur Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst, Baden-Wil rttemberg, Germany Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) Ministero dell`Istruzione, dell`Universita e della Ricerca (MIUR), Italy Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONACYT), Mexico Ministerie van Onderwijs Cultuur en Wetenschap, Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO) Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM) (Stichting voor Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie), Netherlands Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland [1 P03 D 014 30, N202 090 31/0623, PAP/218/2006] Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal Ministry for Higher Education, Science, and Technology, Slovenian Research Agency, Slovenia Comunidad de Madrid, Spain Consejeria de Educacion de la Comunidad de Castilla La Mancha Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion, Xunta de Galicia, Spain Science and Technology Facilities Council, UK Department of Energy (DOE)[DE-AC02-07CH11359] National Science Foundation (NSF)[0450696] Grainger Foundation USA ALFA-EC/HELEN European Union [MEIF-CT-2005-025057, PIEF-GA-2008-220240] United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) |
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NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, AMSTERDAM, v.620, n.2/3, p.227-251, 2010 0168-9002 http://producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/30111 10.1016/j.nima.2010.04.023 |
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eng |
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ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV AMSTERDAM |
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Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment |
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restrictedAccess Copyright ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV |
Palavras-Chave | #Cosmic rays #Fluorescence detector #EXTENSIVE AIR-SHOWERS #ATMOSPHERIC MULTIPLE-SCATTERING #ULTRA-HIGH ENERGY #COSMIC-RAYS #LIGHT #RECONSTRUCTION #SIMULATION #DEPENDENCE #AUGER,PIERRE #CAPABILITIES #Instruments & Instrumentation #Nuclear Science & Technology #Physics, Particles & Fields #Spectroscopy |
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