Testing the surface detector simulation for the Pierre Auger Observatory
Astrophysics
2019-08-13 v2
Abstract
The building block of the surface detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory is a water Cherenkov tank. The response to shower particles is simulated using a dedicated program based on GEANT4. To check the simulation chain, we compare the simulated signals produced by cosmic muons at various zenith angles with experimental data from a special Cherenkov detector equipped with a muon hodoscope. The signals from muon-decay electrons and the evolution of the charge with water level are also studied.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0706.1212,
title = {Testing the surface detector simulation for the Pierre Auger Observatory},
author = {Piera L. Ghia},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0706.1212},
year = {2019}
}