Techniques for Measuring Aerosols using the Central Laser Facility at the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Observatory in Malargüe, Argentina, is designed to study the properties of ultra-high energy cosmic rays with energies above 10E18eV. It is a hybrid facility that employs a Fluorescence Detector to perform nearly calorimetric measurements of Extensive Air Shower energies. To obtain...

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Autores principales: Dova, María Teresa, Gómez Albarracín, Flavia Alejandra, Hansen, Patricia María, Jarne, Cecilia Gisele, Mariazzi, Analisa Gabriela, Moreno, Juan Cruz, Sciutto, Sergio Juan, Tueros, Matías Jorge, Wahlberg, Hernán Pablo, The Pierre Auger Collaboration
Formato: Articulo Preprint
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2013
Materias:
Física
Data
Analysis
Large
Detector
Systems
Particle
Astroparticle
Physics
Alignment
Calibration
Methods
Lasers
Sources
Particle-beams
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/101359
https://ri.conicet.gov.ar/11336/29177
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SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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topic Física
Data
Analysis
Large
Detector
Systems
Particle
Astroparticle
Physics
Alignment
Calibration
Methods
Lasers
Sources
Particle-beams
spellingShingle Física
Data
Analysis
Large
Detector
Systems
Particle
Astroparticle
Physics
Alignment
Calibration
Methods
Lasers
Sources
Particle-beams
Dova, María Teresa
Gómez Albarracín, Flavia Alejandra
Hansen, Patricia María
Jarne, Cecilia Gisele
Mariazzi, Analisa Gabriela
Moreno, Juan Cruz
Sciutto, Sergio Juan
Tueros, Matías Jorge
Wahlberg, Hernán Pablo
The Pierre Auger Collaboration
Techniques for Measuring Aerosols using the Central Laser Facility at the Pierre Auger Observatory
topic_facet Física
Data
Analysis
Large
Detector
Systems
Particle
Astroparticle
Physics
Alignment
Calibration
Methods
Lasers
Sources
Particle-beams
description The Pierre Auger Observatory in Malargüe, Argentina, is designed to study the properties of ultra-high energy cosmic rays with energies above 10E18eV. It is a hybrid facility that employs a Fluorescence Detector to perform nearly calorimetric measurements of Extensive Air Shower energies. To obtain reliable calorimetric information from the FD, the atmospheric conditions at the observatory need to be continuously monitored during data acquisition. In particular, light attenuation due to aerosols is an important atmospheric correction. The aerosol concentration is highly variable, so that the aerosol attenuation needs to be evaluated hourly. We use light from the Central Laser Facility, located near the center of the observatory site, having an optical signature comparable to that of the highest energy showers detected by the FD. This paper presents two procedures developed to retrieve the aerosol attenuation of fluorescence light from CLF laser shots. Cross checks between the two methods demonstrate that results from both analyses are compatible, and that the uncertainties are well understood. The measurements of the aerosol attenuation provided by the two procedures are currently used at the Pierre Auger Observatory to reconstruct air shower data.
format Articulo
Preprint
author Dova, María Teresa
Gómez Albarracín, Flavia Alejandra
Hansen, Patricia María
Jarne, Cecilia Gisele
Mariazzi, Analisa Gabriela
Moreno, Juan Cruz
Sciutto, Sergio Juan
Tueros, Matías Jorge
Wahlberg, Hernán Pablo
The Pierre Auger Collaboration
author_facet Dova, María Teresa
Gómez Albarracín, Flavia Alejandra
Hansen, Patricia María
Jarne, Cecilia Gisele
Mariazzi, Analisa Gabriela
Moreno, Juan Cruz
Sciutto, Sergio Juan
Tueros, Matías Jorge
Wahlberg, Hernán Pablo
The Pierre Auger Collaboration
author_sort Dova, María Teresa
title Techniques for Measuring Aerosols using the Central Laser Facility at the Pierre Auger Observatory
title_short Techniques for Measuring Aerosols using the Central Laser Facility at the Pierre Auger Observatory
title_full Techniques for Measuring Aerosols using the Central Laser Facility at the Pierre Auger Observatory
title_fullStr Techniques for Measuring Aerosols using the Central Laser Facility at the Pierre Auger Observatory
title_full_unstemmed Techniques for Measuring Aerosols using the Central Laser Facility at the Pierre Auger Observatory
title_sort techniques for measuring aerosols using the central laser facility at the pierre auger observatory
publishDate 2013
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/101359
https://ri.conicet.gov.ar/11336/29177
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