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most citedFeatures of the energy spectrum of cosmic rays above eV using the Pierre Auger Observatory

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astro-ph.HE2026

Observation of the Moon and Sun shadows with cosmic rays at an average energy of eV

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Abdul Halim, P. Abreu +346

Interactions of cosmic rays with the Moon and the Sun produce deficits in their arrival-direction distributions relative to an isotropic flux. Such shadows have been observed previ…

astro-ph.HE2026

Origins of Cosmic Rays in the Galactic-extragalactic Transition Energy Range

A. Corstanje, S. Saha, S. Bouma +28

Cosmic rays arrive at Earth with energies ranging from to over eV. One of the open questions in high-energy cosmic ray science concerns the origin of the highest-e…

astro-ph.HE2026

Depth of Maximum of Air-Shower Profiles above 10^17.7 eV Measured with the Fluorescence Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Abdul Halim, P. Abreu +358

We present measurements of the depth of shower maximum, Xmax, for cosmic-ray-induced extensive air showers recorded by the fluorescence detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory ove…

astro-ph.HE2026

Search for ultra-high energy neutrons from Galactic sources with the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Abdul Halim, P. Abreu +357

Deflections in the propagation of charged ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) caused by magnetic fields make the identification of their sources challenging. On the other hand,…

astro-ph.HE2025

Validating the performance of the Radio Neutrino Observatory in Greenland using cosmic-ray air showers

S. Agarwal, J. A. Aguilar, N. Alden +79

The Radio Neutrino Observatory in Greenland (RNO-G) is currently under construction with the aim to detect neutrinos with energies beyond . A critical part o…

astro-ph.HE2025

Investigating double bump air showers with the SKA-Low

V. De Henau, S. Bouma, J. Bray +30

Double-bump showers are a rare class of extensive air showers (EAS) predicted by Monte Carlo simulations. They occur when a high-energy secondary particle, the leading particle, tr…

astro-ph.HE2025

The Scintillator Surface Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration

Data collected so far by the Pierre Auger Observatory have enabled major advances in ultra-high energy cosmic ray physics and demonstrated that improved determination of masses of…

astro-ph.HE2025

The Pierre Auger Observatory: Contributions to the 39th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2025)

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Abdul Halim, P. Abreu +352

The Pierre Auger Observatory, located in La Pampa Amarilla, Argentina, has been continuously acquiring data since 2004. It comprises a surface detector array covering 3,000 km…

astro-ph.HE2025

The Energy Spectrum of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays across Declinations to as measured at the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Abdul Halim, P. Abreu +360

The energy spectrum of cosmic rays above 2.5 EeV has been measured across the declination range using data from events accrued at…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 2 cited

Scaler rates from the Pierre Auger Observatory: a new proxy of solar activity

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, I. Bizzarri, C. Dionese +1

The modulation of low-energy galactic cosmic rays reflects interplanetary magnetic field variations and can provide useful information on solar activity. An array of ground-surface…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 4 cited

A LOFAR-style reconstruction of cosmic-ray air showers with SKA-Low

A. Corstanje, S. Buitink, S. Bouma +10

Cosmic-ray air shower detection with the low-frequency part of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope is envisioned to yield very high precision measurements of the parti…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 5 cited

A search for the anomalous events detected by ANITA using the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Abdul Halim, P. Abreu +374

A dedicated search for upward-going air showers at zenith angles exceeding and energies EeV has been performed using the Fluorescence Detector of the Pierre Aug…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 6 cited

Search for a diffuse flux of photons with energies above tens of PeV at the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Abdul Halim, P. Abreu +359

Diffuse photons of energy above 0.1 PeV, produced through the interactions between cosmic rays and either interstellar matter or background radiation fields, are powerful tracers o…

astro-ph.HE2024

A new potential method for the measurement of extensive air showers based on backtracking radio signals

V. B. Jhansi, S. Thoudam, S. Buitink +6

{Measurements of cosmic-ray composition based on air-shower measurements rely mostly on the determination of the position of the shower maximum (). One efficient te…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 19 cited

Large-scale cosmic ray anisotropies with 19 years of data from the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Abdul Halim, P. Abreu +355

Results are presented for the measurement of large-scale anisotropies in the arrival directions of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays detected at the Pierre Auger Observatory during 19…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 5 cited

The distribution of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays along the supergalactic plane measured at the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Abdul Halim, P. Abreu +364

Ultra-high-energy cosmic rays are known to be mainly of extragalactic origin, and their propagation is limited by energy losses, so their arrival directions are expected to correla…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 2 cited

Search for photons above 10 eV by simultaneously measuring the atmospheric depth and the muon content of air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Abdul Halim, P. Abreu +364

The Pierre Auger Observatory is the most sensitive instrument to detect photons with energies above eV. It measures extensive air showers generated by ultra high energy c…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 14 cited

Measurement of the Depth of Maximum of Air-Shower Profiles with energies between and eV using the Surface Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory and Deep Learning

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Abdul Halim, P. Abreu +364

We report an investigation of the mass composition of cosmic rays with energies from 3 to 100 EeV (1 EeV= eV) using the distributions of the depth of shower maximum $X_\ma…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 25 cited

Inference of the Mass Composition of Cosmic Rays with energies from to eV using the Pierre Auger Observatory and Deep Learning

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Abdul Halim, P. Abreu +364

We present measurements of the atmospheric depth of the shower maximum , inferred for the first time on an event-by-event level using the Surface Detector of the Pi…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 15 cited

Impact of the Magnetic Horizon on the Interpretation of the Pierre Auger Observatory Spectrum and Composition Data

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Abdul Halim, P. Abreu +364

The flux of ultra-high energy cosmic rays reaching Earth above the ankle energy (5 EeV) can be described as a mixture of nuclei injected by extragalactic sources with very hard spe…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 27 cited

Testing Hadronic-Model Predictions of Depth of Maximum of Air-Shower Profiles and Ground-Particle Signals using Hybrid Data of the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Abdul Halim, P. Abreu +368

We test the predictions of hadronic interaction models regarding the depth of maximum of air-shower profiles, , and ground-particle signals in water-Cherenkov detectors at…

astro-ph.HE2023

AugerPrime Surface Detector Electronics

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Abdul Halim, P. Abreu +368

Operating since 2004, the Pierre Auger Observatory has led to major advances in our understanding of the ultra-high-energy cosmic rays. The latest findings have revealed new insigh…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 4 cited

The Pierre Auger Observatory Open Data

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Abdul Halim, P. Abreu +358

The Pierre Auger Collaboration has embraced the concept of open access to their research data since its foundation, with the aim of giving access to the widest possible community.…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 23 cited

Searches for Ultra-High-Energy Photons at the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta +362

The Pierre Auger Observatory, being the largest air-shower experiment in the world, offers an unprecedented exposure to neutral particles at the highest energies. Since the start o…