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most citedObservation of a Large-scale Anisotropy in the Arrival Directions of Cosmic Rays above eV

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astro-ph.IM2025

Long-term calibration and validation of stability of the Auger Engineering Radio Array using the diffuse Galactic radio emission

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Abdul Halim, P. Abreu +356

The Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA) measures radio emission from high-energy extensive air showers. Consisting of 153 autonomous radio-detector stations spread over \,km$^…

astro-ph.IM2023★ 1 cited

Ground observations of a space laser for the assessment of its in-orbit performance

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, O. Lux, I. Krisch +380

The wind mission Aeolus of the European Space Agency was a groundbreaking achievement for Earth observation. Between 2018 and 2023, the space-borne lidar instrument ALADIN onboard…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 30 cited

Deep-Learning based Reconstruction of the Shower Maximum using the Water-Cherenkov Detectors of the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +370

The atmospheric depth of the air shower maximum is an observable commonly used for the determination of the nuclear mass composition of ultra-high energy cosmic…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 21 cited

Design, upgrade and characterization of the silicon photomultiplier front-end for the AMIGA detector at the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +357

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…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 30 cited

Reconstruction of Events Recorded with the Surface Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +378

Cosmic rays arriving at Earth collide with the upper parts of the atmosphere, thereby inducing extensive air showers. When secondary particles from the cascade arrive at the ground…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 7 cited

Studies on the response of a water-Cherenkov detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory to atmospheric muons using an RPC hodoscope

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +375

Extensive air showers, originating from ultra-high energy cosmic rays, have been successfully measured through the use of arrays of water-Cherenkov detectors (WCDs). Sophisticated…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 65 cited

Observation of inclined EeV air showers with the radio detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +392

With the Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA) of the Pierre Auger Observatory, we have observed the radio emission from 561 extensive air showers with zenith angles between 60$^\ci…

astro-ph.IM2017★ 18 cited

Spectral Calibration of the Fluorescence Telescopes of the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +403

We present a novel method to measure precisely the relative spectral response of the fluorescence telescopes of the Pierre Auger Observatory. We used a portable light source based…

astro-ph.IM2016★ 103 cited

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…

astro-ph.IM2014★ 10 cited

Origin of atmospheric aerosols at the Pierre Auger Observatory using studies of air mass trajectories in South America

Pierre Auger Collaboration, Gabriele Curci

The Pierre Auger Observatory is making significant contributions towards understanding the nature and origin of ultra-high energy cosmic rays. One of its main challenges is the mon…

astro-ph.IM2012★ 148 cited

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…

astro-ph.IM2012★ 35 cited

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…

astro-ph.IM2011★ 211 cited

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…

astro-ph.IM2011★ 9 cited

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

astro-ph.IM2011★ 82 cited

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…

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.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…