The air fluorescence detectors (FDs) of the Pierre Auger Observatory are vital for the determination of the air shower energy scale. To compensate for variations in atmospheric conditions that affect the energy measurement, the Observatory operates an array of monitoring instruments to record hourly atmospheric conditions across the detector site, an area exceeding 3,000 square km. This paper presents results from four instruments used to characterize the aerosol component of the atmosphere: the Central Laser Facility (CLF), which provides the FDs with calibrated laser shots; the scanning backscatter lidars, which operate at three FD sites; the Aerosol Phase Function monitors (APFs), which measure the aerosol scattering cross section at two FD locations; and the Horizontal Attenuation Monitor (HAM), which measures the wavelength dependence of aerosol attenuation.

Measurement of Aerosols at the Pierre Auger Observatory / S. Y., Benzvi; F., Arqueros; R., Cester; M., Chiosso; B. M., Connolly; B., Fick; A., FILIPˇC IˇC; B., Garc´ia; A., Grillo; Guarino, Fausto; M., Horvat; M., Iarlori; C., Macolino; M., Malek; J., Matthews; J. A. J., Matthews; D., Melo; R., Meyhandan; M., Micheletti; M., Monasor; M., Mostaf´a; R., Mussa; J., Pallotta; S., Petrera; M., Prouza; V., Rizi; M., Roberts; J. R., RODRIGUEZ ROJO; GUEZ FR´I AS, D. RODR´I.; F., Salamida; M., Santander; G., Sequeiros; P., Sommers; A., Tonachini; Valore, Laura; D., Verberiˇc; E., Visbal; S., Westerhoff; L., Wiencke; D., Zavrtanik; M., Zavrtanik; FOR THE PIERRE AUGER, Collaboration. - STAMPA. - HE.1.4.A:(2007), pp. 355-358. (Intervento presentato al convegno 30TH INTERNATIONAL COSMIC RAY CONFERENCE tenutosi a Merida, Mexico nel 3-11 July 2007).

Measurement of Aerosols at the Pierre Auger Observatory

GUARINO, FAUSTO;VALORE, LAURA;
2007

Abstract

The air fluorescence detectors (FDs) of the Pierre Auger Observatory are vital for the determination of the air shower energy scale. To compensate for variations in atmospheric conditions that affect the energy measurement, the Observatory operates an array of monitoring instruments to record hourly atmospheric conditions across the detector site, an area exceeding 3,000 square km. This paper presents results from four instruments used to characterize the aerosol component of the atmosphere: the Central Laser Facility (CLF), which provides the FDs with calibrated laser shots; the scanning backscatter lidars, which operate at three FD sites; the Aerosol Phase Function monitors (APFs), which measure the aerosol scattering cross section at two FD locations; and the Horizontal Attenuation Monitor (HAM), which measures the wavelength dependence of aerosol attenuation.
2007
9703251609
9789703251605
Measurement of Aerosols at the Pierre Auger Observatory / S. Y., Benzvi; F., Arqueros; R., Cester; M., Chiosso; B. M., Connolly; B., Fick; A., FILIPˇC IˇC; B., Garc´ia; A., Grillo; Guarino, Fausto; M., Horvat; M., Iarlori; C., Macolino; M., Malek; J., Matthews; J. A. J., Matthews; D., Melo; R., Meyhandan; M., Micheletti; M., Monasor; M., Mostaf´a; R., Mussa; J., Pallotta; S., Petrera; M., Prouza; V., Rizi; M., Roberts; J. R., RODRIGUEZ ROJO; GUEZ FR´I AS, D. RODR´I.; F., Salamida; M., Santander; G., Sequeiros; P., Sommers; A., Tonachini; Valore, Laura; D., Verberiˇc; E., Visbal; S., Westerhoff; L., Wiencke; D., Zavrtanik; M., Zavrtanik; FOR THE PIERRE AUGER, Collaboration. - STAMPA. - HE.1.4.A:(2007), pp. 355-358. (Intervento presentato al convegno 30TH INTERNATIONAL COSMIC RAY CONFERENCE tenutosi a Merida, Mexico nel 3-11 July 2007).
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