Publications (44)
Astrophysical Sources of Cosmic Rays and Related Measurements with the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, J. Abraham, P. Abreu +469
Studies of the correlations of ultra-high energy cosmic ray directions with extra-Galactic objects, of general anisotropy, of photons and neutrinos, and of other astrophysical effe…
Reconstruction of inclined air showers detected with the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +485
We describe the method devised to reconstruct inclined cosmic-ray air showers with zenith angles greater than detected with the surface array of the Pierre Auger Observa…
Testing Hadronic Interactions at Ultrahigh Energies with Air Showers Measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +435
Ultrahigh energy cosmic ray air showers probe particle physics at energies beyond the reach of accelerators. Here we introduce a new method to test hadronic interaction models with…
Anisotropy and chemical composition of ultra-high energy cosmic rays using arrival directions measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta +490
The Pierre Auger Collaboration has reported evidence for anisotropy in the distribution of arrival directions of the cosmic rays with energies eV. Thes…
A search for point sources of EeV photons
Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +483
Measurements of air showers made using the hybrid technique developed with the fluorescence and surface detectors of the Pierre Auger Observatory allow a sensitive search for point…
The effect of the geomagnetic field on cosmic ray energy estimates and large scale anisotropy searches on data from the Pierre Auger Observatory
P. Abreu, M. Aglietta, E. J. Ahn +495
We present a comprehensive study of the influence of the geomagnetic field on the energy estimation of extensive air showers with a zenith angle smaller than , detected a…
MuSIC@Indiana: an effective tool for accurate measurement of fusion with low-intensity radioactive beams
J. E. Johnstone, Rohit Kumar, S. Hudan +11
The design, construction, and characterization of the Multi-Sampling Ionization Chamber, MuSIC@Indiana, are described. This detector provides efficient and accurate measurement of…
Searches for Large-Scale Anisotropy in the Arrival Directions of Cosmic Rays Detected above Energy of eV at the Pierre Auger Observatory and the Telescope Array
The Pierre Auger, Telescope Array Collaborations, : +605
Spherical harmonic moments are well-suited for capturing anisotropy at any scale in the flux of cosmic rays. An unambiguous measurement of the full set of spherical harmonic coeffi…
The Lateral Trigger Probability function for the Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Ray Showers detected by the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta +495
In this paper we introduce the concept of Lateral Trigger Probability (LTP) function, i.e., the probability for an extensive air shower (EAS) to trigger an individual detector of a…
Studies of Cosmic Ray Composition and Air Shower Structure with the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, J. Abraham, P. Abreu +470
Studies of the composition of the highest energy cosmic rays with the Pierre Auger Observatory, including examination of hadronic physics effects on the structure of extensive air…
Search for First Harmonic Modulation in the Right Ascension Distribution of Cosmic Rays Detected at the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta +466
We present the results of searches for dipolar-type anisotropies in different energy ranges above eV with the surface detector array of the Pierre Auger Observa…
The Pierre Auger Observatory IV: Operation and Monitoring
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta +493
Technical reports on operations and monitoring of the Pierre Auger Observatory
Pierre Auger Observatory and Telescope Array: Joint Contributions to the 33rd International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2013)
The Telescope Array, Pierre Auger Collaborations, : +619
Joint contributions of the Pierre Auger and Telescope Array Collaborations to the 33rd International Cosmic Ray Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 2013: cross-calibration of…
First direct measurement constraining the Ar(,p)K reaction cross section for mixed hydrogen and helium burning in accreting neutron stars
J. Browne, K. A. Chipps, K. Schmidt +25
The rate of the final step in the astrophysical p-process, the Ar(,\textit{p})K reaction, suffers from large uncertainties due to lack of experimental data, d…
Dissipation of electron-beam-driven plasma wakes
Rafal Zgadzaj, Zhengyan Li, M. C. Downer +10
Metre-scale plasma wakefield accelerators have imparted energy gain approaching 10 gigaelectronvolts to single nano-Coulomb electron bunches. To reach useful average currents, howe…
The Pierre Auger Observatory I: The Cosmic Ray Energy Spectrum and Related Measurements
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta +493
Studies of the cosmic ray energy spectrum at the highest energies with the Pierre Auger Observatory
Calibration and Monitoring of the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, J. Abraham, P. Abreu +470
Reports on the atmospheric monitoring, calibration, and other operating systems of the Pierre Auger Observatory. Contributions to the 31st International Cosmic Ray Conference, Lodz…
Trigger and Aperture of the Surface Detector Array of the Pierre Auger Observatory
J. Abraham, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta +469
The surface detector array of the Pierre Auger Observatory consists of 1600 water-Cherenkov detectors, for the study of extensive air showers (EAS) generated by ultra-high-energy c…
Operations of and Future Plans for the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, J. Abraham, P. Abreu +469
Technical reports on operations and features of the Pierre Auger Observatory, including ongoing and planned enhancements and the status of the future northern hemisphere portion of…
Upper limit on the cosmic-ray photon fraction at EeV energies from the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, J. Abraham, P. Abreu +458
From direct observations of the longitudinal development of ultra-high energy air showers performed with the Pierre Auger Observatory, upper limits of 3.8%, 2.4%, 3.5% and 11.7% (a…
Revalidation of the isobaric multiplet mass equation for the quintet
B. E. Glassman, D. Pérez-Loureiro, C. Wrede +18
An unexpected breakdown of the isobaric multiplet mass equation in the , quintet was recently reported, presenting a challenge to modern theories of nuclear structure.…
Development of the (d,n) proton-transfer reaction in inverse kinematics for structure studies
K. L. Jones, C. Thornsberry, J. Allen +27
Transfer reactions have provided exciting opportunities to study the structure of exotic nuclei and are often used to inform studies relating to nucleosynthesis and applications. I…
The Rapid Atmospheric Monitoring System of the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta +508
The Pierre Auger Observatory is a facility built to detect air showers produced by cosmic rays above 10^17 eV. During clear nights with a low illuminated moon fraction, the UV fluo…
A Targeted Search for Point Sources of EeV Neutrons
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +482
A flux of neutrons from an astrophysical source in the Galaxy can be detected in the Pierre Auger Observatory as an excess of cosmic-ray air showers arriving from the direction of…
Use of Bayesian Optimization to Understand the Structure of Nuclei
J. Hooker, J. Kovoor, K. L. Jones +41
Monte Carlo simulations are widely used in nuclear physics to model experimental systems. In cases where there are significant unknown quantities, such as energies of states, an it…
Is a single photon's wave front observable?
A. M. Zagoskin, R. D. Wilson, M. Everitt +5
The ultimate goal and the theoretical limit of weak signal detection is the ability to detect a single photon against a noisy background. [...] In this paper we show, that a combin…
Evidence for high-energy and low-emittance electron beams using ionization injection of charge in a plasma wakefield accelerator
N. Vafaei-Najafabadi, W. An, C. E. Clayton +15
Ionization injection in a plasma wakefield accelerator was investigated experimentally using two lithium plasma sources of different lengths. The ionization of the helium gas, used…
The Pierre Auger Observatory V: Enhancements
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta +493
Ongoing and planned enhancements of the Pierre Auger Observatory
Highlights from the Pierre Auger Observatory
Antoine Letessier-Selvon, A. Aab, P. Abreu +494
The Pierre Auger Observatory is the world's largest cosmic ray observatory. Our current exposure reaches nearly 40,000 km str and provides us with an unprecedented quality data…
Search for signatures of magnetically-induced alignment in the arrival directions measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta +496
We present the results of an analysis of data recorded at the Pierre Auger Observatory in which we search for groups of directionally-aligned events (or `multiplets') which exhibit…
Antennas for the Detection of Radio Emission Pulses from Cosmic-Ray induced Air Showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory
P. Abreu, M. Aglietta, M. Ahlers +512
The Pierre Auger Observatory is exploring the potential of the radio detection technique to study extensive air showers induced by ultra-high energy cosmic rays. The Auger Engineer…
Update on the correlation of the highest energy cosmic rays with nearby extragalactic matter
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta +472
Data collected by the Pierre Auger Observatory through 31 August 2007 showed evidence for anisotropy in the arrival directions of cosmic rays above the Greisen-Zatsepin-Kuz'min ene…
The Cosmic Ray Energy Spectrum and Related Measurements with the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, J. Abraham, P. Abreu +469
Studies of the cosmic ray energy spectrum at the highest energies with the Pierre Auger Observatory.
Spatial Imaging of Charge Transport in Silicon at Low Temperature
R. A. Moffatt, N. A. Kurinsky, C. Stanford +10
We present direct imaging measurements of charge transport across a 1 cm 1 cm 4 mm crystal of high purity silicon (20 kcm) at temperatures between 500 mK…
The Pierre Auger Observatory II: Studies of Cosmic Ray Composition and Hadronic Interaction models
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta +493
Studies of the composition of the highest energy cosmic rays with the Pierre Auger Observatory, including examination of hadronic physics effects on the structure of extensive air…
Obtaining high resolution excitation functions with an active thick-target approach and validating them with mirror nuclei
S. Hudan, J. E. Johnstone, Rohit Kumar +11
Measurement of fusion excitation functions for stable nuclei has largely been restricted to nuclei with significant natural abundance. Typically, to investigate neighboring nuclei…
First Measurement of the Transition Strength in Be: Testing Ab Initio Predictions for Nuclei
S. L. Henderson, T. Ahn, M. A. Caprio +15
Electromagnetic observables are able to give insight into collective and emergent features in nuclei, including nuclear clustering. These observables also provide strong constraint…
Air Shower Simulation and Hadronic Interactions
J. Allen, A. Castellina, R. Engel +8
The aim of this report of the Working Group on Hadronic Interactions and Air Shower Simulation is to give an overview of the status of the field, emphasizing open questions and a c…
Advanced functionality for radio analysis in the Offline software framework of the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta +468
The advent of the Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA) necessitates the development of a powerful framework for the analysis of radio measurements of cosmic ray air showers. As AER…
The Pierre Auger Observatory III: Other Astrophysical Observations
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta +493
Astrophysical observations of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays with the Pierre Auger Observatory
Structure Studies of from the Be(d,p) reaction in inverse kinematics on a solid deuteron target
J. Kovoor, K. L. Jones, J. Hooker +42
The low-lying structure of Be has remained an enigma for decades. Despite numerous experimental and theoretical studies, large inconsistencies remain. Being both unbound, an…
A search for ultra-high energy neutrinos in highly inclined events at the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta +497
The Surface Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory is sensitive to neutrinos of all flavours above 0.1 EeV. These interact through charged and neutral currents in the atmosphere…
The Fluorescence Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, J. Abraham, P. Abreu +515
The Pierre Auger Observatory is a hybrid detector for ultra-high energy cosmic rays. It combines a surface array to measure secondary particles at ground level together with a fluo…
Description of Atmospheric Conditions at the Pierre Auger Observatory using the Global Data Assimilation System (GDAS)
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta +499
Atmospheric conditions at the site of a cosmic ray observatory must be known for reconstructing observed extensive air showers. The Global Data Assimilation System (GDAS) is a glob…