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20052017
most citedThe Fluorescence Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

380 citations · 421 across the 5 of their papers we have counts for

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5 papers

physics.ins-det2017★ 10 cited

Distributed Imaging for Liquid Scintillation Detectors

Jacopo Dalmasson, Giorgio Gratta, Ako Jamil +6

We discuss a novel paradigm in the optical readout of scintillation radiation detectors. In one common configuration, such detectors are homogeneous and the scintillation light is…

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-ph2007★ 8 cited

Measurement of Aerosols at the Pierre Auger Observatory

S. Y. BenZvi, F. Arqueros, R. Cester +38

The air fluorescence detectors (FDs) of the Pierre Auger Observatory are vital for the determination of the air shower energy scale. To compensate for variations in atmospheric con…

astro-ph2005★ 3 cited

The Central Laser Facility at the Pierre Auger Observatory

F. Arqueros, J. Bellido, C. Covault +18

The Central Laser Facility is located near the middle of the Pierre Auger Observatory in Argentina. It features a UV laser and optics that direct a beam of calibrated pulsed light…