Статья

The Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory

Aab, A.Abreu, P.University of Lisbon, Lisbon, PortugalAglietta, M.Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Rome, ItalyAhn, E. J.United States Department of Energy, Washington, United StatesAl Samarai, I.Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, FranceAlbert, J. N.Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, FranceN. WildUniversidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilAllekotte, I.Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAllen, J.New York University, New York, United StatesAllison, P.The Ohio State University, Columbus, United StatesAlmela, A.Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaT. YamamotoUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, MexicoAlvarez-Muñiz, J.Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, SpainG. YuanUniversität Hamburg, Hamburg, GermanyAmbrosio, M.Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Rome, ItalyAminaei, A.Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The NetherlandsAnchordoqui, L.City University of New York, New York, United StatesD. ZavrtanikUniversity of Lisbon, Lisbon, PortugalM. ZavrtanikUniversity of Naples Federico II, Naples, ItalyA. ZepedaUniversidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, SpainArgirò, S.Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Rome, ItalyYan ZhuUniversity of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United StatesArneodo, F.Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Rome, ItalyB. ZimmermannUniversidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, SpainAsch, T.Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, GermanyF. ZuccarelloConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAssis, P.University of Lisbon, Lisbon, PortugalAublin, J.Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, FranceAve, M.Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAvenier, M.Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, FranceAvila, G.Awal, N.New York University, New York, United StatesBadescu, A. M.University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

2015en

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Аннотация

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 Observatory.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2015.06.058

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