Reconstruction of events recorded with the surface detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory
Cosmic rays arriving at Earth collide with the upper parts of the atmosphere, thereby inducing extensive air showers. When secondary particles from the cascade arrive at the ground, they are measured by surface detector arrays. We describe the methods applied to the measurements of the surface detec...
- Autores:
- Tipo de recurso:
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2020
- Institución:
- Universidad de Medellín
- Repositorio:
- Repositorio UDEM
- Idioma:
- eng
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repository.udem.edu.co:11407/6000
- Acceso en línea:
- http://hdl.handle.net/11407/6000
- Palabra clave:
- Data Processing
Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics
Large detector-systems performance
Performance of High Energy Physics Detectors
Augers
Cosmic rays
Observatories
Upper atmosphere
Arrival direction
Cosmic-ray particles
Extensive air showers
Pierre Auger observatory
Secondary particles
Signal information
Surface detectors
Water Cherenkov detectors
Cosmology
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- http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
| Summary: | Cosmic rays arriving at Earth collide with the upper parts of the atmosphere, thereby inducing extensive air showers. When secondary particles from the cascade arrive at the ground, they are measured by surface detector arrays. We describe the methods applied to the measurements of the surface detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory to reconstruct events with zenith angles less than 60 using the timing and signal information recorded using the water-Cherenkov detector stations. In addition, we assess the accuracy of these methods in reconstructing the arrival directions of the primary cosmic ray particles and the sizes of the induced showers. © 2020 The Author(s). |
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