INVESTIGADORES
PLATINO Manuel
artículos
Título:
The Fluorescence Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory
Autor/es:
THE PIERRE AUGER COLLABORATION (VER M. PLATINO EN PUBLICACIÓN); MANUEL PLATINO
Revista:
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH
Editorial:
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Referencias:
Año: 2010 vol. A620 p. 227 - 251
ISSN:
0167-5087
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.
