A Novel Cloud-Based Framework for Standardised Simulations in the Latin American Giant Observatory (LAGO)

• Published in: arXiv.org
• Main Authors: Antonio Juan Rubio-Montero, Pagán-Muñoz, Raúl, Mayo-García, Rafael, Pardo-Diaz, Alfonso, Sidelnik, Iván, Asorey, Hernán, the LAGO Collaboration
• Format: Paper Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 06.04.2022
• Subjects: Astrophysics; Cerenkov counters; Computer Science - Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing; Cosmic rays; Detectors; Geographical distribution; Observatories; Physics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
• ISSN: 2331-8422
• DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2204.02716

LAGO, the Latin American Giant Observatory, is an extended cosmic ray observatory, consisting of a wide network of water Cherenkov detectors located in 10 countries. With different altitudes and geomagnetic rigidity cutoffs, their geographic distribution, combined with the new electronics for control, atmospheric sensing and data acquisition, allows the realisation of diverse astrophysics studies at a regional scale. It is an observatory designed, built and operated by the LAGO Collaboration, a non-centralised alliance of 30 institutions from 11 countries. While LAGO has access to different computational frameworks, it lacks standardised computational mechanisms to fully grasp its cooperative approach. The European Commission is fostering initiatives aligned to LAGO objectives, especially to enable Open Science and its long-term sustainability. This work introduces the adaptation of LAGO to this paradigm within the EOSC-Synergy project, focusing on the simulations of the expected astrophysical signatures at detectors deployed at the LAGO sites around the World.