IFLP 13074
INSTITUTO DE FISICA LA PLATA
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Results and studies of mass composition at the Pierre Auger Observatory.
Autor/es:
HERNAN WAHLBERG (EN REPRESENTACION DE LA COLABORACION PIERRE AUGER)
Lugar:
La Plata
Reunión:
Conferencia; HK 2010 - Humboldt Kolleg, International Conference on Physics: Argentina-Alemania: un siglo de cooperación científica en Física; 2011
Institución organizadora:
UNLP
Resumen:
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The mass composition of
ultra-high energy cosmic rays is a critical issue to understand their
origin and nature. The Pierre Auger
Observatory is a hybrid instrument which provides a powerful
environment for the determination of the primary mass. The
Observatory is located in Malargue (Argentina) and consists of 1660
water Cherenkov detectors equally spaced on a triangular grid (1.5
km) over an area of approximately 3000 km2. Overlooking at
the array there are 4 different sites with 6 Fluorescence Detector
telescopes. Different parameters sensitive to the
primary mass are discussed. Their energy dependence and a
comparisons with predictions from different models are also
presented.
