: Construction of the first stage of the Pierre Auger Observatory has begun. The aim of the Observatory is to collect unprecedented information about cosmic rays above 10(18) eV. The first phase of the project, the construction and operation of a prototype system, known as the engineering array, has now been completed. It has allowed all of the sub-systems that will be used in the full instrument to be tested under field conditions. In this paper, the properties and performance of these sub-systems are described and their success illustrated with descriptions of some of the events recorded thus far. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V.
Properties and performance of the prototype instrument for the Pierre Auger Observatory / M., Ambrosio; Aramo, Carla; DELLA SELVA, Angelo; Guarino, Fausto; Miele, Gennaro; Pisanti, Ofelia; The Pierre Auger, C. o. l. l. a. b. o. r. a. t. i. o. n.. - In: NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. - ISSN 0168-9002. - STAMPA. - 523:(2004), pp. 50-95. [10.1016/j.nima.2003.12.012]
Properties and performance of the prototype instrument for the Pierre Auger Observatory
ARAMO, CARLA;DELLA SELVA, ANGELO;GUARINO, FAUSTO;MIELE, GENNARO;PISANTI, OFELIA;
2004
Abstract
: Construction of the first stage of the Pierre Auger Observatory has begun. The aim of the Observatory is to collect unprecedented information about cosmic rays above 10(18) eV. The first phase of the project, the construction and operation of a prototype system, known as the engineering array, has now been completed. It has allowed all of the sub-systems that will be used in the full instrument to be tested under field conditions. In this paper, the properties and performance of these sub-systems are described and their success illustrated with descriptions of some of the events recorded thus far. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
