Published April 1, 2014
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Journal article
The Pierre Auger Observatory: Results and open issues
Creators
- 1. Department of Mathematics and Physics "E. De Giorgi" and INFN Lecce, Italy
Description
We will present the status and the main results of the Pierre Auger Observatory. These include the measurement of the cosmic ray energy spectrum above 1018 eV, where we observe a suppression for energies larger than 5.5×1019 eV, the analyses of the arrival directions and the chemical composition. The implications on the origin and on the acceleration mechanisms of the most energetic cosmic rays will be discussed with a particular emphasis to the still open issues
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2013.11.059Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nima.2013.11.059;
- PII
- S0168-9002(13)01615-X;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Journal Volume
- 742
- Journal Page Range
- p. 16-21
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- CODEN
- NIMAER
Conference
- Title
- 4. Roma international conference on astroparticle physics
- Acronym
- RICAP-13
- Dates
- 22-24 May 2013
- Place
- Rome (Italy)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 46019633
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ACCELERATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COSMIC RADIATION; ENERGY SPECTRA; ORIGIN
- Descriptors DEC
- IONIZING RADIATIONS; RADIATIONS; SPECTRA
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.