INVESTIGADORES
TARUTINA Tatiana
artículos
Título:
The fluorescence detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory
Autor/es:
THE PIERRE AUGER COLLABORATION (T. TARUTINA PERTENECE A LA COLABORACION - ORDEN ALFABETICO)
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 - 257
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