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The Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory
| dc.contributor.author | Pierre Auger collaboration (567 authors) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Abreu, Pedro | |
| dc.contributor.author | Andringa, Sofia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Assis, Pedro | |
| dc.contributor.author | Brogueira, Pedro | |
| dc.contributor.author | Cazon, Lorenzo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Conceição, Ruben | |
| dc.contributor.author | Diogo, Francisco | |
| dc.contributor.author | Espadanal, Joao | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gonçalves, Patrícia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Oliveira, Micael | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pimenta, Mário | |
| dc.contributor.author | Santo, Catarina E | |
| dc.contributor.author | Santos, Eva | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sarmento, Raul | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tomé, Bernardo | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-02-04T05:57:12Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-02-04T05:57:12Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-10-21 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2019-02-04T05:57:12Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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 km$^2$ overlooked by 24 air fluorescence telescopes. In addition, three high elevation fluorescence telescopes overlook a 23.5 km$^2$, 61-detector infilled array with 750 m spacing. The Observatory has been in successful operation since completion in 2008 and has recorded data from an exposure exceeding 40,000 km$^2$ sr yr. This paper describes the design and performance of the detectors, related subsystems and infrastructure that make up the Auger Observatory. | |
| dc.description.version | Peer Reviewed | |
| dc.identifier | Nucl.Instrum.Meth. A798 (2015) 172-213; DOI 10.1016/j.nima.2015.06.058 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2015.06.058 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/26769 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.title | The Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory | |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt |
| rcaap.type | article |