Published March 26, 2010 | Version v1
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Recent results of the Pierre Auger Observatory

Creators

  • 1. Dep. of Physics, Univ. of Salento and INFN, 73100 Lecce (Italy)

Description

The Pierre Auger Observatory is able to study the highest-energy cosmic rays by measuring the properties of the showers produced in the atmosphere. In the following work the most important results obtained in the first years of data taking is reported.

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1063/1.3395981;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
1223
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 159-167
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
7. workshop on gamma-ray physics in the LHC era
Dates
7-9 Oct 2009
Place
Assisi (Italy)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41099309
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CHERENKOV COUNTERS; COSMIC RAY DETECTION; EEV RANGE; EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS; GALAXY NUCLEI; PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION; TELESCOPE COUNTERS
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC SHOWERS; DETECTION; ENERGY RANGE; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION; SHOWERS

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Notes
(c) 2010 American Institute of Physics
Collaborations
Pierre Auger Collaboration