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Data Processing at the Pierre Auger Observatory

Cosmic-ray particles with ultra-high energies (above $10^{18}$ eV) are studied through the properties of extensive air showers which they initiate in the atmosphere. The Pierre Auger Observatory detects these showers with unprecedented…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-13 J. Vicha , J. Chudoba

Calibration of the Surface Array of the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Observatory is designed to study cosmic rays of the highest energies ($>10^{19}$ eV). The ground array of the Observatory will consist of 1600 water Cherenkov detectors deployed over 3000 km^2. The remoteness and large…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-03-16 X. Bertou , P. S. Allison , C. Bonifazi , P. Bauleo , C. M. Grunfeld , M. Aglietta , F. Arneodo , D. Barnhill , J. J. Beatty , N. G. Busca , A. Creusot , D. Dornic , A. Etchegoyen. A. Filevitch , P. L. Ghia , I. Lhenry-Yvon , M. C. Medina , E. Moreno , D. Nitz , T. Ohnuki , S. Ranchon , H. Salazar , T. Suomijärvi , D. Supanitsky , A. Tripathi , M. Urban , L. Villasenor

Towards a Cosmic-Ray Energy Scale with the Auger Engineering Radio Array

Radio detection of cosmic-ray (CR) induced extensive air showers with digital antenna arrays is a matured technique by now. At the Pierre Auger Observatory, the Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA) has been measuring air-shower signals in…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-21 Max Büsken

Status of air-shower measurements with sparse radio arrays (ARENA 2016)

This proceeding gives a summary of the current status and open questions of the radio technique for cosmic-ray air showers, assuming that the reader is already familiar with the principles. It includes recent results of selected experiments…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-03-20 Frank G. Schröder

Air Shower Detection by Arrays of Radio Antennas (ISVHECRI 2018)

Antenna arrays are beginning to make important contributions to high energy astroparticle physics supported by recent progress in the radio technique for air showers. This article provides an update to my more extensive review published in…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-05-17 Frank G. Schröder

A Water Tank Cerenkov Detector for Very High Energy Astroparticles

Extensive airshower detection is an important issue in current astrophysics endeavours. Surface arrays detectors are a common practice since they are easy to handle and have a 100% duty cycle. In this work we present an experimental study…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2009-10-30 P. Bauleo , A. Etchegoyen , J. O. Fernandez Niello , A. M. J. Ferrero , A. Filevich , C. K. Guerard , F. Hasenbalg , M. A. Mostafa , D. Ravignani , J. Rodriguez Martino

Future plan for observation of cosmic gamma rays in the 100 TeV energy region with the Tibet air shower array : physics goal and overview

The Tibet air shower array, which has an effective area of 37,000 square meters and is located at 4300 m in altitude, has been observing air showers induced by cosmic rays with energies above a few TeV. We are planning to add a large muon…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-10-16 M. Amenomori , X. J. Bi , D. Chen , S. W. Cui , Danzengluobu , L. K. Ding , X. H. Ding , C. Fan , C. F. Feng , Zhaoyang Feng , Z. Y. Feng , X. Y. Gao , Q. X. Geng , H. W. Guo , H. H. He , M. He , K. Hibino , N. Hotta , Haibing Hu , H. B. Hu , J. Huang , Q. Huang , H. Y. Jia , F. Kajino , K. Kasahara , Y. Katayose , C. Kato , K. Kawata , Labaciren , G. M. Le , A. F. Li , J. Y. Li , Y. -Q. Lou , H. Lu , S. L. Lu , X. R. Meng , K. Mizutani , J. Mu , K. Munakata , A. Nagai , H. Nanjo , M. Nishizawa , M. Ohnishi , I. Ohta , H. Onuma , T. Ouchi , S. Ozawa , J. R. Ren , T. Saito , T. Y. Saito , M. Sakata , T. K. Sako , M. Shibata , A. Shiomi , T. Shirai , H. Sugimoto , M. Takita , Y. H. Tan , N. Tateyama , S. Torii , H. Tsuchiya , S. Udo , B. Wang , H. Wang , X. Wang , Y. Wang , Y. G. Wang , H. R. Wu , L. Xue , Y. Yamamoto , C. T. Yan , X. C. Yang , S. Yasue , Z. H. Ye , G. C. Yu , A. F. Yuan , T. Yuda , H. M. Zhang , J. L. Zhang , N. J. Zhang , X. Y. Zhang , Y. Zhang , Yi Zhang , Zhaxisangzhu , X. X. Zhou

Sensitivity study of (10,100) GeV gamma-ray bursts with double shower front events from ARGO-YBJ

ARGO-YBJ, located at the YangBaJing Cosmic Ray Observatory (4300 m a.s.l., Tibet, China), is a full coverage air shower array, with an energy threshold of 300 GeV for gamma-ray astronomy. Most of the recorded events are single front…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-03-29 Xunxiu Zhou , Lanlan Gao , Yu Zhang , Yiqing Guo , Qingqi Zhu , Huanyu Jia , Daihui Huang

The Rapid Atmospheric Monitoring System of the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Observatory is a facility built to detect air showers produced by cosmic rays above 10^17 eV. During clear nights with a low illuminated moon fraction, the UV fluorescence light produced by air showers is recorded by…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2012-09-04 The Pierre Auger Collaboration , P. Abreu , M. Aglietta , M. Ahlers , E. J. Ahn , I. F. M. Albuquerque , D. Allard , I. Allekotte , J. Allen , P. Allison , A. Almela , J. Alvarez Castillo , J. Alvarez-Muñiz , R. Alves Batista , M. Ambrosio , A. Aminaei , L. Anchordoqui , S. Andringa , T. Antičić , C. Aramo , E. Arganda , F. Arqueros , H. Asorey , P. Assis , J. Aublin , M. Ave , M. Avenier , G. Avila , A. M. Badescu , M. Balzer , K. B. Barber , A. F. Barbosa , R. Bardenet , S. L. C. Barroso , B. Baughman , J. Bäuml , C. Baus , J. J. Beatty , K. H. Becker , A. Bellétoile , J. A. Bellido , S. BenZvi , C. Berat , X. Bertou , P. L. Biermann , P. Billoir , F. Blanco , M. Blanco , C. Bleve , H. Blümer , M. Boháčová , D. Boncioli , C. Bonifazi , R. Bonino , N. Borodai , J. Brack , I. Brancus , P. Brogueira , W. C. Brown , R. Bruijn , P. Buchholz , A. Bueno , L. Buroker , R. E. Burton , K. S. Caballero-Mora , B. Caccianiga , L. Caramete , R. Caruso , A. Castellina , O. Catalano , G. Cataldi , L. Cazon , R. Cester , J. Chauvin , S. H. Cheng , A. Chiavassa , J. A. Chinellato , J. Chirinos Diaz , J. Chudoba , M. Cilmo , R. W. Clay , G. Cocciolo , L. Collica , M. R. Coluccia , R. Conceição , F. Contreras , H. Cook , M. J. Cooper , J. Coppens , A. Cordier , S. Coutu , C. E. Covault , A. Creusot , A. Criss , J. Cronin , A. Curutiu , S. Dagoret-Campagne , R. Dallier , B. Daniel , S. Dasso , K. Daumiller , B. R. Dawson , R. M. de Almeida , M. De Domenico , C. De Donato , S. J. de Jong , G. De La Vega , W. J. M. de Mello Junior , J. R. T. de Mello Neto , I. De Mitri , V. de Souza , K. D. de Vries , L. del Peral , M. del Río , O. Deligny , H. Dembinski , N. Dhital , C. Di Giulio , M. L. Díaz Castro , P. N. Diep , F. Diogo , C. Dobrigkeit , W. Docters , J. C. D'Olivo , P. N. Dong , A. Dorofeev , J. C. dos Anjos , M. T. Dova , D. D'Urso , I. Dutan , J. Ebr , R. Engel , M. Erdmann , C. O. Escobar , J. Espadanal , A. Etchegoyen , P. Facal San Luis , H. Falcke , K. Fang , G. Farrar , A. C. Fauth , N. Fazzini , A. P. Ferguson , B. Fick , J. M. Figueira , A. Filevich , A. Filipčič , S. Fliescher , C. E. Fracchiolla , E. D. Fraenkel , O. Fratu , U. Fröhlich , B. Fuchs , R. Gaior , R. F. Gamarra , S. Gambetta , B. García , S. T. Garcia Roca , D. Garcia-Gamez , D. Garcia-Pinto , G. Garilli , A. Gascon Bravo , H. Gemmeke , P. L. Ghia , M. Giller , J. Gitto , H. Glass , M. S. Gold , G. Golup , F. Gomez Albarracin , M. Gómez Berisso , P. F. Gómez Vitale , P. Gonçalves , J. G. Gonzalez , B. Gookin , A. Gorgi , P. Gouffon , E. Grashorn , S. Grebe , N. Griffith , A. F. Grillo , Y. Guardincerri , F. Guarino , G. P. Guedes , P. Hansen , D. Harari , T. A. Harrison , J. L. Harton , A. Haungs , T. Hebbeker , D. Heck , A. E. Herve , C. Hojvat , N. Hollon , V. C. Holmes , P. Homola , J. R. Hörandel , P. Horvath , M. Hrabovský , D. Huber , T. Huege , A. Insolia , F. Ionita , A. Italiano , S. Jansen , C. Jarne , S. Jiraskova , M. Josebachuili , K. Kadija , K. H. Kampert , P. Karhan , P. Kasper , I. Katkov , B. Kégl , B. Keilhauer , A. Keivani , J. L. Kelley , E. Kemp , R. M. Kieckhafer , H. O. Klages , M. Kleifges , J. Kleinfeller , J. Knapp , D. -H. Koang , K. Kotera , N. Krohm , O. Krömer , D. Kruppke-Hansen , D. Kuempel , J. K. Kulbartz , N. Kunka , G. La Rosa , C. Lachaud , D. LaHurd , L. Latronico , R. Lauer , P. Lautridou , S. Le Coz , M. S. A. B. Leão , D. Lebrun , P. Lebrun , M. A. Leigui de Oliveira , A. Letessier-Selvon , I. Lhenry-Yvon , K. Link , R. López , A. Lopez Agüera , K. Louedec , J. Lozano Bahilo , L. Lu , A. Lucero , M. Ludwig , H. Lyberis , M. C. Maccarone , C. Macolino , S. Maldera , J. Maller , D. Mandat , P. Mantsch , A. G. Mariazzi , J. Marin , V. Marin , I. C. Maris , H. R. Marquez Falcon , G. Marsella , D. Martello , L. Martin , H. Martinez , O. Martínez Bravo , D. Martraire , J. J. Masías Meza , H. J. Mathes , J. Matthews , J. A. J. Matthews , G. Matthiae , D. Maurel , D. Maurizio , P. O. Mazur , G. Medina-Tanco , M. Melissas , D. Melo , E. Menichetti , A. Menshikov , P. Mertsch , C. Meurer , R. Meyhandan , S. Mićanović , M. I. Micheletti , I. A. Minaya , L. Miramonti , L. Molina-Bueno , S. Mollerach , M. Monasor , D. Monnier Ragaigne , F. Montanet , B. Morales , C. Morello , E. Moreno , J. C. Moreno , M. Mostafá , C. A. Moura , M. A. Muller , G. Müller , M. Münchmeyer , R. Mussa , G. Navarra , J. L. Navarro , S. Navas , P. Necesal , L. Nellen , A. Nelles , J. Neuser , P. T. Nhung , M. Niechciol , L. Niemietz , N. Nierstenhoefer , D. Nitz , D. Nosek , L. Nožka , J. Oehlschläger , A. Olinto , M. Ortiz , N. Pacheco , D. Pakk Selmi-Dei , M. Palatka , J. Pallotta , N. Palmieri , G. Parente , E. Parizot , A. Parra , S. Pastor , T. Paul , M. Pech , J. Pȩkala , R. Pelayo , I. M. Pepe , L. Perrone , R. Pesce , E. Petermann , S. Petrera , A. Petrolini , Y. Petrov , C. Pfendner , R. Piegaia , T. Pierog , P. Pieroni , M. Pimenta , V. Pirronello , M. 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Snow , P. Sommers , J. Sorokin , H. Spinka , R. Squartini , Y. N. Srivastava , S. Stanic , J. Stapleton , J. Stasielak , M. Stephan , A. Stutz , F. Suarez , T. Suomijärvi , A. D. Supanitsky , T. Šuša , M. S. Sutherland , J. Swain , Z. Szadkowski , M. Szuba , A. Tapia , M. Tartare , O. Taşcău , R. Tcaciuc , N. T. Thao , D. Thomas , J. Tiffenberg , C. Timmermans , W. Tkaczyk , C. J. Todero Peixoto , G. Toma , L. Tomankova , B. Tomé , A. Tonachini , P. Travnicek , D. B. Tridapalli , G. Tristram , E. Trovato , M. Tueros , R. Ulrich , M. Unger , M. Urban , J. F. Valdés Galicia , I. Valiño , L. Valore , G. van Aar , A. M. van den Berg , A. van Vliet , E. Varela , B. Vargas Cárdenas , J. R. Vázquez , R. A. Vázquez , D. Veberič , V. Verzi , J. Vicha , M. Videla , L. Villaseñor , H. Wahlberg , P. Wahrlich , O. Wainberg , D. Walz , A. A. Watson , M. Weber , K. Weidenhaupt , A. Weindl , F. Werner , S. Westerhoff , B. J. Whelan , A. Widom , G. Wieczorek , L. Wiencke , B. Wilczyńska , H. Wilczyński , M. Will , C. Williams , T. Winchen , M. Wommer , B. Wundheiler , T. Yamamoto , T. Yapici , P. Younk , G. Yuan , A. Yushkov , B. Zamorano Garcia , E. Zas , D. Zavrtanik , M. Zavrtanik , I. Zaw , A. Zepeda , J. Zhou , Y. Zhu , M. Zimbres Silva , M. Ziolkowski

The Current Status and Prospect of the Ta Experiment

The Telescope Array (TA) experiment is designed to observe cosmic-ray-induced air showers at extremely high energies. It is being deployed in a desert of Utah, USA; an array of 3 m^2 scintillation counters will be distributed over 760 km^…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 K. kasahara

Techniques for Measuring Aerosol Attenuation using the Central Laser Facility at the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Observatory in Malarg\"ue, Argentina, is designed to study the properties of ultra-high energy cosmic rays with energies above 1018 eV. It is a hybrid facility that employs a Fluorescence Detector to perform nearly…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2014-07-03 Pierre Auger Collaboration

Performance of the Pierre Auger Observatory Surface Array

The surface detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory is a 1600 water Cherenkov tank array on a triangular 1.5 km grid. The signals from each tank are read out using three 9'' photomultipliers and processed at a sampling frequency of 40 MHz,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2012-08-27 The Pierre Auger Collaboration

New complex EAS installation of the Tien Shan Mountain Cosmic Ray Station

We present a description of the new complex installation for the study of extensive air showers which was created at the Tien Shan mountain cosmic ray station, as well as the results of the test measurements made there in 2014-2016. At…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-01-01 A. P. Chubenko , A. L. Shepetov , V. P. Antonova , R. U. Beisembayev , A. S. Borisov , O. D. Dalkarov , O. N. Kryakunova , K. M. Mukashev , R. A. Mukhamedshin , R. A. Nam , N. F. Nikolaevsky , V. P. Pavlyuchenko , V. V. Piscal , V. S. Puchkov , V. A. Ryabov , T. Kh. Sadykov , N. O. Saduev , N. M. Salikhov , S. B. Shaulov , A. V. Stepanov , N. G. Vildanov , L. I. Vildanova , M. I. Vildanova , N. N. Zastrozhnova , V. V. Zhukov

Radio-detection of extensive air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory - Results and enhancements

The Pierre Auger Collaboration is exploring the potential of radio-detection techniques to measure the extensive air showers. The main advantage of these setups is the possibility to cover a large area with no atmospheric attenuation and…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-13 K. Louedec

Modeling the Aperture of Radio Instruments for Air-Shower Detection

Sparse digital antenna arrays constitute a promising detection technique for future large-scale cosmic-ray observatories. It has recently been shown that this kind of instrumentation can provide a resolution of the energy and of the shower…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-09-05 V. Lenok , P. Bezyazeekov , N. Budnev , O. Fedorov , O. Gress , O. Grishin , A. Haungs , T. Huege , Y. Kazarina , M. Kleifges , E. Korosteleva , D. Kostunin , L. Kuzmichev , N. Lubsandorzhiev , S. Malakhov , T. Marshalkina , R. Monkhoev , E. Osipova , A. Pakhorukov , L. Pankov , V. Prosin , F. G. Schröder , D. Shipilov , A. Zagorodnikov

The Fluorescence Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory - A Calorimeter for UHECR

The Pierre Auger Observatory is a hybrid detector for ultrahigh energy cosmic rays (UHECR) with energies above 10$^{18.5}$ eV. Currently the first part of the Observatory nears completion in the southern hemisphere in Argentina. One…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-04-15 B. Keilhauer

Highlights from the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Observatory is a unique facility designed to study ultra-high energy cosmic rays, with energies up to 10$^{20}$ eV and beyond. The Observatory is located in Argentina and comprises more than 1600 water Cherenkov detectors…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-12-25 Francesco Salamida

The Radio detection of inclined showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory

Ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECR), of energy >10 EeV, arrive at the Earth regularly, but their sources, acceleration mechanisms, details of propagation through the universe, and particle composition remain mysteries. In addition, their…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-12-10 Sijbrand de Jong

Research on the knee region of cosmic ray by using a novel type of electron-neutron detector array

By accurately measuring composition and energy spectrum of cosmic ray, the origin problem of so called "keen" region (energy > 1 PeV) can be solved. However, up to the present, the results of the spectrum in the knee region obtained by…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-09-08 Bing-Bing Li , Xin-Hua Ma , Shu-Wang Cui , Hao-Kun Chen , Tian-Lu Chen , Danzengluobu , Wei Gao , Hai-Bing Hu , Denis Kuleshov , Kirill Kurinov , Hu Liu , Mao-Yuan Liu , Ye Liu , Da-Yu Peng , Yao-Hui Qi , Oleg Shchegolev , Yuri Stenkin , Li-Qiao Yin , Heng-Yu Zhang , Liang-Wei Zhang

Performance Studies of Layered Water Cherenkov Detectors

Next-generation air-shower detectors, such as the Global Cosmic Ray Observatory (GCOS) and the Probing Extreme PeVatron Sources (PEPS) experiment, are considering water-Cherenkov detectors as a base design. A key factor in improving the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-08-27 Pierre Billoir , Benjamin Flaggs , Ioana C. Mariş , Andrea Parenti