INVESTIGADORES
MOLLERACH Maria Silvia
artículos
Título:
The Fluorescence Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory
Autor/es:
THE PIERRE AUGER COLLABORATION, INCLUYE S. MOLLERACH
Revista:
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH A - ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPAMENT
Editorial:
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Referencias:
Año: 2010 vol. 620 p. 227 - 251
ISSN:
0168-9002
Resumen:
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.