INVESTIGADORES
SCIUTTO Sergio Juan
artículos
Título:
The northern site of the Pierre Auger Observatory
Autor/es:
THE PIERRE AUGER COLLABORATION.; S. J. SCIUTTO
Revista:
NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
Editorial:
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
Referencias:
Año: 2010 vol. 12 p. 35001 - 35001
ISSN:
1367-2630
Resumen:
The Pierre Auger Observatory is an international facility dedicated
to the full-sky study of the highest-energy cosmic rays. The southern site of the
Auger Observatory was completed in June 2008. Data collected since January
2004 have yielded important information on the energy spectrum, the primary
particle composition, the fluxes of photons and neutrinos and on the anisotropic
distribution of the arrival directions of the most energetic particles. On this basis,
the scientific motivation for the northern Auger Observatory site in Colorado,
USA, is discussed. The overall layout, the key components and the expected
performance of this 20 000 km2 hybrid observatory comprised of an array of
4400 surface detectors and 39 fluorescence telescopes are described.2 hybrid observatory comprised of an array of
4400 surface detectors and 39 fluorescence telescopes are described.