Atmospheric monitoring with the LIDAR network of the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Observatory, recently completed, is designed to detect ultra high energy cosmic rays with two different techniques. One of these is based on air fluorescence detection, and needs a constant and precise characterization of the atmospheric properties. A system of four steerable LIDARs...

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Published inNuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Vol. 617; no. 1; pp. 517 - 519
Main Author Tonachini, Aurelio S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 11.05.2010
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Accelerators
Atmospheric monitoring
Atmospherics
Augers
Cloud detection
Cosmic rays
Detectors
Fluorescence
Hardware
LIDAR
Observatories
Optical depth
Cloud detection
LIDAR
Atmospheric monitoring
Optical depth
Cosmic rays
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Summary:The Pierre Auger Observatory, recently completed, is designed to detect ultra high energy cosmic rays with two different techniques. One of these is based on air fluorescence detection, and needs a constant and precise characterization of the atmospheric properties. A system of four steerable LIDARs, one for each fluorescence detector site, has been designed for this task. This paper describes the hardware design, the current scanning procedure, and the analyses performed on the data collected.
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ISSN:0168-9002
1872-9576
DOI:10.1016/j.nima.2009.10.027