KASCADE-Grande: a large acceptance, high-resolution cosmic-ray detector up to [formula omitted]

• Published in: Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Vol. 518; no. 1; pp. 207 - 209
• Main Authors: Navarra, G., Antoni, T., Apel, W.D., Badea, F., Bekk, K., Bercuci, A., Bertaina, M., Blümer, H., Bozdog, H., Brancus, I.M., Brüggemann, M., Buchholz, P., Büttner, C., Chiavassa, A., Doll, P., Engel, R., Engler, J., Feßler, F., Ghia, P.L., Gils, H.J., Glasstetter, R., Haungs, A., Heck, D., Hörandel, J.R., Iwan, A., Kampert, K.-H., Klages, H.O., Kolotaev, Y., Maier, G., Mathes, H.J., Mayer, H.J., Milke, J., Morello, C., Müller, M., Obenland, R., Oehlschläger, J., Ostapchenko, S., Petcu, M., Plewnia, S., Rebel, H., Roth, M., Schieler, H., Scholz, J., Thouw, T., Trinchero, G.C., Ulrich, H., Valchierotti, S., van Buren, J., Walkowiak, W., Weindl, A., Wochele, J., Zabierowski, J., Zagromski, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.02.2004
• Subjects: Cosmic ray detection; Extensive air shower detector; 29.40.Mc; Extensive air shower detector; Cosmic ray detection; 07.05.Fb; 96.40.Pq
• ISSN: 0168-9002; 1872-9576
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2003.10.061

We describe the main features of the extensive air-shower array devoted to the study of cosmic-ray primaries and their interactions at primary energies 10 PeV – 1 EeV which is starting operation at Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe. It exploits the existing KASCADE multi-detector facilities, and two new detectors: Grande and Piccolo, with the respective aims of providing a large acceptance area (0.5 km 2) and a prompt trigger signal.