Limits on point-like sources of ultra-high-energy neutrinos with the Pierre Auger Observatory
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DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2019/11/004
Abstract: With the Surface Detector array (SD) of the Pierre Auger Observatory we can detect neutrinos with energy between 10(17) eV and 10(20) eV from point-like sources across the sky, from close to the Southern Celestial… read more here.
Keywords: limits point; energy; pierre auger; like sources ... See more keywords
Monitoring of mirror degradation of fluorescence detectors at the Pierre Auger Observatory due to dust sedimentation
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/13/05/t05005
Abstract: We present results of the monitoring method we have used to characterize the optical performance deterioration due to the dust of our mirror segments produced for fluorescence detectors used in astrophysics experiments. The method is… read more here.
Keywords: fluorescence detectors; mirror; due dust; pierre auger ... See more keywords
Design, upgrade and characterization of the silicon photomultiplier front-end for the AMIGA detector at the Pierre Auger Observatory
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/16/01/p01026
Abstract: AMIGA (Auger Muons and Infill for the Ground Array) is an upgrade of the Pierre Auger Observatory to complement the study of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECR) by measuring the muon content of extensive air showers… read more here.
Keywords: silicon photomultiplier; front end; auger observatory; pierre auger ... See more keywords
Development and validation of the signal simulation for the underground muon detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/16/07/p07059
Abstract: The underground muon detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory is aimed at attaining direct measurements of the muonic component of extensive air showers produced by cosmic rays with energy from 1016.5 eV up to the… read more here.
Keywords: detector pierre; pierre auger; underground muon; muon detector ... See more keywords
Validation of high voltage power supplies for the 1-inch photomultipliers of AugerPrime, the Pierre Auger Observatory upgrade
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/17/04/t04003
Abstract: In the framework of the upgrade of the Pierre Auger Observatory, a new high voltage module is being employed for the power supply of the 1-inch photomultiplier added to each water-Cherenkov detector of the surface… read more here.
Keywords: power; high voltage; auger observatory; pierre auger ... See more keywords
Tests of High-Resolution Front-End Electronics for Water-Cherenkov Air Shower Detectors Equipped With Cyclone V on the Pierre Auger Test Array
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DOI: 10.1109/tns.2017.2783300
Abstract: Seven front-end boards (FEBs) equipped with the biggest Cyclone V E field-programmable gate array (FPGA) 5CEFA9F31I7N supporting eight channels sampled up to 250 MS/s at 14-bit resolution have been successfully installed in seven surface detectors… read more here.
Keywords: test array; array; pierre auger; auger test ... See more keywords
Mass Composition of UHECRs from Xmax Distributions Recorded by the Pierre Auger and Telescope Array Observatories
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DOI: 10.3390/universe7090321
Abstract: In this paper we infer the mass composition of the ultra high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) from measurements of Xmax distributions recorded at the Pierre Auger (2014) and Telescope Array (TA) (2016) Observatories, by fitting… read more here.
Keywords: pierre auger; recorded pierre; xmax distributions; mass composition ... See more keywords