RT Journal Article
T1 The fluorescence detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory
A1 Arganda, E.
A1 Arqueros Martínez, Fernando
A1 Blanco Ramos, Francisco
A1 García Pinto, Diego
A1 Monasor, M.
A1 Ortiz Ramis, Montserrat
A1 Ros, G.
A1 Rosado Vélez, Jaime
A1 Vázquez Peñas, José Ramón
AB 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.
PB Elsevier Science BV
SN 0168-9002
YR 2010
FD 2010-08-11
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/45136
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/45136
LA eng
NO © 2010 Elsevier B.V.Autoría conjunta: The Pierre Auger Collaboration. Artículo firmado por más de 10 autores.The successful installation and commissioning of the Pierre Auger Observatory would not have been possible without the strong commitment and effort from the technical and administrative staff in Malargüe.We are very grateful to the following agencies and organizations for financial support: Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Fundación Antorchas, Gobierno De La Provincia de Mendoza, Municipalidad de Malargüe, NDM Holdings and Valle Las Leñas, in gratitude for their continuing cooperation over land access, Argentina; the Australian Research Council; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos (FINEP), Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ), Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP), Ministério de Ciência e Tecnologia (MCT), Brazil; AVCR AV0Z10100502 and AV0Z10100522, GAAV KJB300100801 and KJB100100904, GACR 202/06/P006, MSMT-CR LA08016, LC527, 1M06002 and MSM0021620859, Czech Republic; Centre de Calcul IN2P3/CNRS, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Conseil Régional Ile-de-France, Département Physique Nucléaire et Corpusculaire (PNC-IN2P3/CNRS), Département Sciences de l’Univers (SDU-INSU/CNRS), France; Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Finanzministerium Baden-Württemberg, Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungs- zentren (HGF), Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst, Baden-Wü rttemberg, Germany; Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca (MIUR), Italy; Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT), Mexico; Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap, Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO), Stichting voor Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie (FOM), Netherlands; Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Grant nos. 1 P03 D 014 30, N202 090 31/0623, and PAP/218/2006, Poland; Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal; Ministry for Higher Education, Science, and Technology, Slovenian Research Agency, Slovenia; Comunidad de Madrid, Consejería de Educación de la Comunidad de Castilla La Mancha, FEDER funds, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Xunta de Galicia, Spain; Science and Technology Facilities Council, UK; Department of Energy, Contract no. DE-AC02-07CH11359, National Science Foundation, Grant no. 0450696, The Grainger Foundation USA; ALFA-EC/HELEN, European Union Sixth Framework Program, Grant no. MEIF-CT-2005-025057, European Union Seventh Framework Program, Grant no. PIEF-GA-2008-220240 and UNESCO.
NO Unión Europea. FP7
NO Czech Republic
NO Centre de Calcul IN2P3/CNRS, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
NO Conseil Regional Ile-de-France
NO Departement Physique Nucleaire et Corpusculaire (PNC-IN2P3/CNRS)
NO Departement Sciences de l'Univers (SDU-INSU/CNRS), France
NO Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)
NO Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
NO Finanzministerium Baden-Wurttemberg
NO Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungs- zentren (HGF)
NO Ministerium fur Wissenschaft und Forschung Nordrhein-Westfalen
NO Ministerium fur Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
NO Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN)
NO Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Universita e della Ricerca (MIUR), Italy
NO Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap, Netherlands
NO Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO)
NO Stichting voor Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie (FOM), Netherlands
NO Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland
NO Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia, Portugal
NO Ministry for Higher Education, Science, and Technology
NO Slovenian Research Agency, Slovenia
NO Comunidad de Madrid
NO Consejeria de Educacion de la Comunidad de Castilla La Mancha
NO FEDER funds, Spain
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion (MICINN)
NO Xunta de Galicia, Spain
NO Science and Technology Facilities Council, UK
NO ALFA-EC/HELEN
NO Unión Europea. FP6
NO UNESCO
DS Docta Complutense
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