Publications (59)
Muon Counting using Silicon Photomultipliers in the AMIGA detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +422
AMIGA (Auger Muons and Infill for the Ground Array) is an upgrade of the Pierre Auger Observatory designed to extend its energy range of detection and to directly measure the muon…
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…
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…
Azimuthal asymmetry in the risetime of the surface detector signals of the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +436
The azimuthal asymmetry in the risetime of signals in Auger surface detector stations is a source of information on shower development. The azimuthal asymmetry is due to a combinat…
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…
Search for correlations between the arrival directions of IceCube neutrino events and ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays detected by the Pierre Auger Observatory and the Telescope Array
The IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, K. Abraham +863
This paper presents the results of different searches for correlations between very high-energy neutrino candidates detected by IceCube and the highest-energy cosmic rays measured…
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…
Measurement of -induced charged-current neutral pion production cross sections on mineral oil at GeV
A. A. Aguilar-Arevalo, C. E. Anderson, A. O. Bazarko +82
Using a custom 3 Äerenkov-ring fitter, we report cross sections for -induced charged-current single production on mineral oil (\chtwo) from a sample of 5810 candidat…
Measurement of ν_μand \barν_μinduced neutral current single production cross sections on mineral oil at E_νO(1 GeV)
The MiniBooNE Collaboration, A. A. Aguilar-Arevalo, C. E. Anderson +83
MiniBooNE reports the first absolute cross sections for neutral current single Ï^0 production on CH_2 induced by neutrino and antineutrino interactions measured from the largest s…
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…
Prototype muon detectors for the AMIGA component of the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +451
Auger Muons and Infill for the Ground Array) is an upgrade of the Pierre Auger Observatory to extend its range of detection and to directly measure the muon content of the particle…
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, the Pierre Auger Observatory and the Telescope Array: Joint Contribution to the 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2015)
IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, K. Abraham +884
We have conducted three searches for correlations between ultra-high energy cosmic rays detected by the Telescope Array and the Pierre Auger Observatory, and high-energy neutrino c…
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…
Report of Snowmass 2001 Working Group E2 : Electron-positron Colliders from the to the Z
Z. Zhao, G. Eigen, G. Burdman +40
We report on the status and plans of experiments now running or proposed for electron-positron colliders at energies between the and the Z. The B and charm factor…
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…
Dual baseline search for muon neutrino disappearance at 0.5 eV^2 < Îm^2 < 40 eV^2
MiniBooNE, SciBooNE Collaborations, : +126
The SciBooNE and MiniBooNE collaborations report the results of a ν_μdisappearance search in the Îm^2 region of 0.5-40 eV^2. The neutrino rate as measured by the SciBooNE tracki…
Mu2e Conceptual Design Report
The Mu2e Project, Collaboration, : +225
Mu2e at Fermilab will search for charged lepton flavor violation via the coherent conversion process mu- N --> e- N with a sensitivity approximately four orders of magnitude better…
First Measurement of and Events in an Off-Axis Horn-Focused Neutrino Beam
P. Adamson, A. A. Aguilar-Arevalo, C. E. Anderson +92
We report the first observation of off-axis neutrino interactions in the MiniBooNE detector from the NuMI beamline at Fermilab. The MiniBooNE detector is located 745 m from the NuM…
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…
Nanosecond-level time synchronization of autonomous radio detector stations for extensive air showers
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +448
To exploit the full potential of radio measurements of cosmic-ray air showers at MHz frequencies, a detector timing synchronization within 1 ns is needed. Large distributed radio d…
Design of the LBNF Beamline Target Station
S. Tariq, K. Ammigan, K. Anderson +23
The Long Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF) project will build a beamline located at Fermilab to create and aim an intense neutrino beam of appropriate energy range toward the DUNE…
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…
Measurement of Neutrino-Induced Charged-Current Charged Pion Production Cross Sections on Mineral Oil at E
A. A. Aguilar-Arevalo, C. E. Anderson, A. O. Bazarko +82
Using a high-statistics, high-purity sample of -induced charged current, charged pion events in mineral oil (CH), MiniBooNE reports a collection of interaction cross sec…
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…
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…
Design Of The LBNF Beamline
V. Papadimitriou, K. Ammigan, J. Anderson +31
The Long Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF) will utilize a beamline located at Fermilab to provide and aim a neutrino beam of sufficient intensity and appropriate energy range towar…
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…
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
The Pierre Auger Observatory: Contributions to the 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2015)
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +449
Contributions of the Pierre Auger Collaboration to the 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference, 30 July - 6 August 2015, The Hague, The Netherlands
Measurements and calculations of air activation in the NuMI neutrino production facility at Fermilab with the 120-GeV proton beam on target
I. L. Rakhno, J. Hylen, P. Kasper +4
Measurements and calculations of the air activation at a high-energy proton accelerator are described. The quantity of radionuclides released outdoors depends on operation scenario…
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
Mu2e Technical Design Report
L. Bartoszek, E. Barnes, J. P. Miller +260
The Mu2e experiment at Fermilab will search for charged lepton flavor violation via the coherent conversion process mu- N --> e- N with a sensitivity approximately four orders of m…
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…
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…
Expected Accuracy in a Measurement of the CKM Angle Using a Dalitz Plot Analysis of $\boldmath B^0 \to ÏÏ$ Decays in the BTeV Project
K. E. Shestermanov, A. N. Vasiliev, J. Butler +17
A precise measurement of the angle in the CKM triangle is very important for a complete test of Standard Model. A theoretically clean method to extract is provided by B$^…
Evidence for a mixed mass composition at the `ankle' in the cosmic-ray spectrum
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +423
We report a first measurement for ultra-high energy cosmic rays of the correlation between the depth of shower maximum and the signal in the water Cherenkov stations of air-showers…
The Pierre Auger Observatory V: Enhancements
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta +493
Ongoing and planned enhancements of the Pierre Auger Observatory
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.
Pierre Auger Observatory and Telescope Array: Joint Contributions to the 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2015)
Telescope Array Collaboration, R. U. Abbasi, M. Abe +573
Joint contributions of the Pierre Auger Collaboration and the Telescope Array Collaboration to the 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference, 30 July - 6 August 2015, The Hague, The…
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
Test of Lorentz and CPT violation with Short Baseline Neutrino Oscillation Excesses
The MiniBooNE Collaboration, A. A. Aguilar-Arevalo, C. E. Anderson +84
The sidereal time dependence of MiniBooNE electron neutrino and anti-electron neutrino appearance data are analyzed to search for evidence of Lorentz and CPT violation. An unbinned…
Ultrahigh-energy neutrino follow-up of Gravitational Wave events GW150914 and GW151226 with the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +410
On September 14, 2015 the Advanced LIGO detectors observed their first gravitational-wave (GW) transient GW150914. This was followed by a second GW event observed on December 26, 2…
The Pierre Auger Observatory Upgrade - Preliminary Design Report
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +462
The Pierre Auger Observatory has begun a major Upgrade of its already impressive capabilities, with an emphasis on improved mass composition determination using the surface detecto…
Search for ultrarelativistic magnetic monopoles with the Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +411
We present a search for ultra-relativistic magnetic monopoles with the Pierre Auger Observatory. Such particles, possibly a relic of phase transitions in the early universe, would…
First Measurement of the Muon Neutrino Charged Current Quasielastic Double Differential Cross Section
MiniBooNE Collaboration, A. A. Aguilar-Arevalo, C. E. Anderson +82
A high-statistics sample of charged-current muon neutrino scattering events collected with the MiniBooNE experiment is analyzed to extract the first measurement of the double diffe…
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…
Measurement of the ν_μcharged current Ï^+ to quasi-elastic cross section ratio on mineral oil in a 0.8 GeV neutrino beam
A. A. Aguilar-Arevalo, C. E. Anderson, A. O. Bazarko +77
Using high statistics samples of charged current interactions, MiniBooNE reports a measurement of the single charged pion production to quasi-elastic cross section ratio on…
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…
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…
First Observation of Coherent Production in Neutrino Nucleus Interactions with 2 GeV
The MiniBooNE Collaboration, A. A. Aguilar-Arevalo, C. E. Anderson +77
The MiniBooNE experiment at Fermilab has amassed the largest sample to date of s produced in neutral current (NC) neutrino-nucleus interactions at low energy. This paper repo…