The Pierre Auger Observatory in Malargue, Argentina, is designed to study the origin of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays with energies above 10^18 eV. The energy calibration of the detector is based on a system of four air fluorescence detectors. To obtain reliable calorimetric information from the fluorescence stations, the atmospheric conditions at the experiment's site need to be monitored continuously during operation. One of the components of the observatory's atmospheric monitoring system is a set of four elastic backscatter lidar stations, one station at each of the fluorescence detector sites. This paper describes the design, current status, standard operation procedure, and performance of the lidar system of the Pierre Auger Observatory.
The Lidar System of the Pierre Auger Observatory / S. Y., Benzvi; R., Cester; M., Chiosso; B. M., Connolly; A., Filipcic; B., Garcia; A., Grillo; Guarino, Fausto; M., Horvat; M., Iarlori; C., Macolino; J. A. J., Matthews; D., Melo; R., Mussa; M., Mostafa; J., Pallota; S., Petrera; M., Prouza; V., Rizi; M., Roberts; J. R., RODRIQUEZ ROJO; F., Salamida; M., Santander; G., Sequeiros; A., Tonachini; Valore, Laura; D., Veberic; Stefan, Westerhoff; D., Zavrtanik. - In: NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. - ISSN 0168-9002. - STAMPA. - 574:(2007), pp. 171-184. [10.1016/j.nima.2007.01.094]
The Lidar System of the Pierre Auger Observatory
GUARINO, FAUSTO;VALORE, LAURA;
2007
Abstract
The Pierre Auger Observatory in Malargue, Argentina, is designed to study the origin of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays with energies above 10^18 eV. The energy calibration of the detector is based on a system of four air fluorescence detectors. To obtain reliable calorimetric information from the fluorescence stations, the atmospheric conditions at the experiment's site need to be monitored continuously during operation. One of the components of the observatory's atmospheric monitoring system is a set of four elastic backscatter lidar stations, one station at each of the fluorescence detector sites. This paper describes the design, current status, standard operation procedure, and performance of the lidar system of the Pierre Auger Observatory.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
