ITEDA   22747
INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA EN DETECCION Y ASTROPARTICULAS
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
The Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory
Autor/es:
AUGER COLLABORATION, A. AAB ET AL. (VER A. ETCHEGOYEN EN PUBLICACIÓN ADJUNTA)
Lugar:
Malargüe, Mendoza
Reunión:
Otro; arxiv.org/abs/ 1502.01323; 2015
Institución organizadora:
Proyecto Pierre Auger
Resumen:
The Pierre Auger Observatory, located on a vast, high plain in western Argentina, is the world?s largest cosmic ray observatory. The objectives of the Observatory are to probe the origin and characteristics of cosmic rays above 10^17 eV and to study the interactions of these, the most energetic particles observed in nature. The Auger design features an array of 1660 water-Cherenkov particle detector stations spread over 3000 km2 overlooked by 24 air fluorescence telescopes. In addition, three high elevation fluorescence telescopes overlook a 23.5 km2, 61 detector infill array. The Observatory has been in successful operation since completion in 2008 and has recorded data from an exposure exceeding 40,000 km2 sr yr. This paper describes the design and performance of the detectors, related subsystems and infrastructure that make up the Auger Observatory.