TY - JOUR
T1 - The Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory
AU - The Pierre Auger Collaboration Pierre Auger Collaboration
AU - Aab, A.
AU - Abreu, P.
AU - Aglietta, M.
AU - Ahn, E. J.
AU - Al Samarai, I.
AU - Albert, J. N.
AU - Albuquerque, I. F.M.
AU - Allekotte, I.
AU - Allen, J.
AU - Allison, P.
AU - Almela, A.
AU - Alvarez Castillo, J.
AU - Alvarez-Muñiz, J.
AU - Alves Batista, R.
AU - Ambrosio, M.
AU - Aminaei, A.
AU - Anchordoqui, L.
AU - Andringa, S.
AU - Aramo, C.
AU - Aranda, V. M.
AU - Argirò, S.
AU - Arisaka, K.
AU - Arneodo, F.
AU - Arqueros, F.
AU - Asch, T.
AU - Asorey, H.
AU - Assis, P.
AU - Aublin, J.
AU - Ave, M.
AU - Avenier, M.
AU - Avila, G.
AU - Awal, N.
AU - Badescu, A. M.
AU - Balzer, M.
AU - Barber, K. B.
AU - Barbosa, A.
AU - Barenthien, N.
AU - Bäuml, J.
AU - Baus, C.
AU - Beatty, J. J.
AU - Becker, K. H.
AU - Bellido, J. A.
AU - BenZvi, S.
AU - Berat, C.
AU - Bergmann, T.
AU - Bertaina, M. E.
AU - Biermann, P. L.
AU - Bilhaut, R.
AU - Billoir, P.
AU - Farrar, G.
PY - 2015/10/21
Y1 - 2015/10/21
N2 - 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 1017 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 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 km2 sr yr. This paper describes the design and performance of the detectors, related subsystems and infrastructure that make up the Observatory.
AB - 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 1017 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 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 km2 sr yr. This paper describes the design and performance of the detectors, related subsystems and infrastructure that make up the Observatory.
KW - Air fluorescence detectors
KW - High energy cosmic rays
KW - Hybrid observatory
KW - Pierre Auger Observatory
KW - Water Cherenkov detectors
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U2 - 10.1016/j.nima.2015.06.058
DO - 10.1016/j.nima.2015.06.058
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84940537475
VL - 798
SP - 172
EP - 213
JO - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
SN - 0168-9002
ER -