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Properties and performance of the prototype instrument for the Pierre Auger Observatory

Journal Article · · Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A
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.
Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP) (SC-25)
Contributing Organization:
Pierre Auger
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359
OSTI ID:
1847805
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-PUB-04-518-A-TD; oai:inspirehep.net:658347
Journal Information:
Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A, Journal Name: Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A Vol. 523
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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