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most citedCombined fit of spectrum and composition data as measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory

344 citations · 972 across the 20 of their papers we have counts for

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20 papers

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.HE2025

Hybrid concept of detection for a wide-field gamma-ray observatory using Cherenkov telescopes

Alena Bakalová, Ruben Conceição, Lucio Gibilisco +6

The hybrid detection approach in astroparticle physics has been successfully employed in cosmic-ray experiments and is currently being explored by gamma-ray observatories like LHAA…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

Update on testing of air-shower modelling using combined data of the Pierre Auger Observatory and phenomenological consequences

Jakub Vícha

The combined data of Fluorescence and Surface Detectors of the Pierre Auger Observatory has recently provided the strongest constraints on the validity of predictions from current…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 1 cited

Observation of the Crab Nebula with the Single-Mirror Small-Size Telescope stereoscopic system at low altitude

C. Alispach, A. Araudo, M. Balbo +63

The Single-Mirror Small-Size Telescope (SST-1M) stereoscopic system is composed of two Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) designed for optimal performance for gamma-r…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 86 cited

Arrival Directions of Cosmic Rays above 32 EeV from Phase One of the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta +372

A promising energy range to look for angular correlation between cosmic rays of extragalactic origin and their sources is at the highest energies, above few tens of EeV ($1\:{\rm E…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 44 cited

A search for photons with energies above eV using hybrid data from the low-energy extensions of the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta +373

Ultra-high-energy photons with energies exceeding eV offer a wealth of connections to different aspects of cosmic-ray astrophysics as well as to gamma-ray and neutrino as…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 17 cited

The UHECR dipole and quadrupole in the latest data from the original Auger and TA surface detectors

Peter Tinyakov, Luis Anchordoqui, Teresa Bister +13

The sources of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays are still unknown, but assuming standard physics, they are expected to lie within a few hundred megaparsecs from us. Indeed, over cosmo…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 22 cited

UHECR arrival directions in the latest data from the original Auger and TA surface detectors and nearby galaxies

Armando di Matteo, Luis Anchordoqui, Teresa Bister +13

The distribution of ultra-high-energy cosmic-ray arrival directions appears to be nearly isotropic except for a dipole moment of order per cent. None…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 7 cited

Design and implementation of the AMIGA embedded system for data acquisition

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +383

The Auger Muon Infill Ground Array (AMIGA) is part of the AugerPrime upgrade of the Pierre Auger Observatory. It consists of particle counters buried 2.3 m underground next to the…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 72 cited

Monte Carlo studies for the optimisation of the Cherenkov Telescope Array layout

A. Acharyya, I. Agudo, E. O. Angüner +467

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the major next-generation observatory for ground-based very-high-energy gamma-ray astronomy. It will improve the sensitivity of current groun…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 43 cited

Data-driven estimation of the invisible energy of cosmic ray showers with the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +389

The determination of the primary energy of extensive air showers using the fluorescence detection technique requires an estimation of the energy carried away by particles that do n…

astro-ph.IM2017★ 32 cited

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…

astro-ph.IM2017★ 19 cited

Impact of atmospheric effects on the energy reconstruction of air showers observed by the surface detectors of the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration

Atmospheric conditions, such as the pressure (P), temperature (T) or air density (), affect the development of extended air showers initiated by energetic cosmic rays…

astro-ph.IM2017★ 35 cited

Calibration of the Logarithmic-Periodic Dipole Antenna (LPDA) Radio Stations at the Pierre Auger Observatory using an Octocopter

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +402

An in-situ calibration of a logarithmic periodic dipole antenna with a frequency coverage of 30 MHz to 80 MHz is performed. Such antennas are part of a radio station system used fo…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 344 cited

Combined fit of spectrum and composition data as measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +397

We present a combined fit of a simple astrophysical model of UHECR sources to both the energy spectrum and mass composition data measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory. The fit h…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 32 cited

A targeted search for point sources of EeV photons with the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +397

Simultaneous measurements of air showers with the fluorescence and surface detectors of the Pierre Auger Observatory allow a sensitive search for EeV photon point sources. Several…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 24 cited

Multi-resolution anisotropy studies of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays detected at the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +400

We report a multi-resolution search for anisotropies in the arrival directions of cosmic rays detected at the Pierre Auger Observatory with local zenith angles up to and…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 29 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 128 cited

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…

physics.ins-det2015★ 36 cited

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…