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20072011
most citedThe Fluorescence Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

380 citations · 1.2k across the 13 of their papers we have counts for

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13 papers

astro-ph.HE2011★ 20 cited

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…

astro-ph.IM2009★ 380 cited

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…

astro-ph.IM2009★ 6 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 35 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 6 cited

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.

astro-ph.IM2009★ 7 cited

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…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 6 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 150 cited

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…

astro-ph2007★ 193 cited

The Surface Detector System of the Pierre Auger Observatory

I. Allekotte, A. F. Barbosa, P. Bauleo +17

The Pierre Auger Observatory is designed to study cosmic rays with energies greater than 10^{19} eV. Two sites are envisaged for the observatory, one in each hemisphere, for comple…

astro-ph2007★ 374 cited

Correlation of the highest-energy cosmic rays with the positions of nearby active galactic nuclei

The Pierre Auger Collaboration

Data collected by the Pierre Auger Observatory provide evidence for anisotropy in the arrival directions of the cosmic rays with the highest energies, which are correlated with the…

astro-ph2007★ 1 cited

Search for Ultra-High Energy Photons with the Pierre Auger Observatory

M. D. Healy

Data taken at the Pierre Auger Observatory are used to search for air showers initiated by ultra-high energy (UHE) photons. Results of searches are reported from hybrid observation…

astro-ph2007★ 16 cited

Composition of UHECR and the Pierre Auger Observatory Spectrum

Katsushi Arisaka, Graciela B. Gelmini, Matthew Healy +2

We fit the recently published Pierre Auger ultra-high energy cosmic ray spectrum assuming that either nucleons or nuclei are emitted at the sources. We consider the simplified case…

astro-ph2007★ 5 cited

Composition-sensitive parameters measured with the surface detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

M. D. Healy

A key step towards the understanding of the origin of ultra-high energy cosmic rays is their mass composition. Primary photons and neutrinos produce markedly different showers from…