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Properties and performance of the prototype instrument for the Pierre Auger Observatory
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment · 2004 · Vol. 523(1-2) · pp. 50–95
J. Abraham✉(National Technological University)M. Aglietta(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino)I.C. Aguirre(Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Bolivia)M. Albrow(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)D. Allard(Université Paris-Sud)I. Allekotte(Universidad Nacional de Cuyo)P. Allison(Pennsylvania State University)Jaime Álvarez-Muñiz(Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)Marcelo Amaral(Universidade Federal Fluminense)M. Ambrosio(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli)Luis A. Anchordoqui(Northeastern University)R. Andrews(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)M. Anguiano(Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla)J. C. dos Anjos(Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas)C. Aramo(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli)S. Argirò(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino)K. Arisaka(University of California, Los Angeles)J.C. Arteaga(Instituto Politécnico Nacional)S. Atulugama(Pennsylvania State University)M. Ave(University of Leeds)G. Ávila(Pennsylvania State University)R. Baggio(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino)X. Bai(Northeastern University)A.F. Barbosa(Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas)Henrique M. J. Barbosa(Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP))David Barnhill(University of California, Los Angeles)S. L. C. Barroso(Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP))P. Bauleo(Colorado State University)J. J. Beatty(Pennsylvania State University)T. Beau(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)K. Becker(University of Wuppertal)Jose A. Bellido(The University of Adelaide)P. Bello(Universidad de Puebla)T. Bergmann(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)E. Berman(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)X. Bertou(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)Peter L. Biermann(Max Planck Society)P. Billoir(Sorbonne Université)Renato Roberto Biral(Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP))H. Bluemer(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)M. Bohacova(Czech Academy of Sciences)E. Bollmann(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)C. Bonifazi(Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional)M. Boratav(Sorbonne Université)A. Boselli(Northeastern University)J. Brack(University of Colorado Boulder)J.M. Brunet(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)H. Bui-Duc(Northeastern University)Victor Cabrera(Universidad de Puebla)D.V. Camin(Northeastern University)J. N. Capdevielle(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)A. Carreño(Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)N. Cartiglia(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino)R. Caruso(Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional)L.A. de Carvalho(Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP))S. Casanova(Max Planck Society)E. Casimiro(Instituto Politécnico Nacional)A. Castellina(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino)J. M. Gonzalez Castro(Universidad de Puebla)P. W. Cattaneo(University of Pavia)Lorenzo Cazon(Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)R. Cester(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino)Nancy Manzur Chávez(Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo)D. Cheam(Michigan Technological University)A. Chiavassa(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino)J. A. Chinellato(Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP))M. Chiosso(University of Leeds)A. Chou(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)J. Chye(Michigan Technological University)A. Cillis(Universidad Nacional de La Plata)Bárbara Civit(National Technological University)D. R. Claes(University of Nebraska–Lincoln)P. Clark(University of Leeds)R. W. Clay(The University of Adelaide)F. Cohen(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)A. Cordero(Universidad de Puebla)A. Cordier(Université Paris-Sud)E. Cormier(Université Paris-Sud)J. Cotzomi(Universidad de Puebla)U. Cotti(Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo)S. Coutu(Pennsylvania State University)C. E. Covault(Case Western Reserve University)A. Creusot(Université Paris-Sud)J. W. Cronin(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)M. Cuautle(Universidad de Puebla)S. Dagoret-Campagne(Sorbonne Université)T. Dang-Quang(Pennsylvania State University)P. Da Silva(Sorbonne Université)Jeremy Darling(Michigan Technological University)P. Darriulat(Pennsylvania State University)K. Daumiller(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)B. R. Dawson(The University of Adelaide)L. De Bruijn(University of Leeds)A. de Capoa(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino)M. A. Leigui de Oliveira(Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP))V. de Souza(Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP))A. Della Selva(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli)O. Deligny(Sorbonne Université)J. Dı́az(Michigan Technological University)C. Dobrigkeit(Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP))J. C. D’Olivo(Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)A. Dorofeev(Michigan Technological University)M. T. Dova(Universidad Nacional de La Plata)A. Dye(University of Leeds)M. A. DuVernois(University of Minnesota System)R. Engel(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)L.N. Epele(Universidad Nacional de La Plata)P. Eschstruth(Université Paris-Sud)C. O. Escobar(Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP))A. Etchegoyen(Northeastern University)P. Facal San Luis(University of Rome Tor Vergata)A. C. Fauth(Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP))N. Fazzini(Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas)A. Fernández(Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla)A. M. J. Ferrero(Northeastern University)Brian Fick(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)A. Filevich(Northeastern University)A. FilipčićR. Fonte(National Technological University)W. Fulgione(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)E. Gámez(Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla)B. Garćıa(National Technological University)Carlos García(Universidad Nacional de Cuyo)H. Geenen(University of Wuppertal)H. Gemmeke(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)C. Germain-Renaud(Université Paris-Sud)P. L. Ghia(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino)K. Gibbs(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)M. Giller(University of Łódź)J. Gitto(National Technological University)H. Glass(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)M. Gómez Berisso(University of Leeds)Primo F. Gómez VitaleJ. G. González(Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla)J. G. González(Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla)D. Góra(Polish Academy of Sciences)Amber Goodwin(Louisiana State University)P. Gouffon(Universidade de São Paulo)V. Grassi(University of Leeds)A. F. Grillo(Northeastern University)C. Grunfeld(Universidad Nacional de La Plata)J. Grygar(Czech Academy of Sciences)F. Guarino(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli)G. P. Guedes(Pennsylvania State University)C. Guérard(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)R. Gumbsheimer(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)J. L. Harton(Colorado State University)F. Hasenbalg(Northeastern University)D. Heck(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)J. M. Hernández(Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla)D. Hoffer(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)C. Hojvat(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)P. Homola(Polish Academy of Sciences)Matej Horvat(University of Nova Gorica)M. Hrabovský(Czech Academy of Sciences)A. InsoliaS. Jaminion(Pennsylvania State University)Y. Jerónimo(Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo)L. Jiang(Pennsylvania State University)M. Kaducak(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)K.‐H. Kampert(University of Wuppertal)B. Keilhauer(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)E. Kemp(Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP))H.O. Klages(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)M. Kleifges(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)J. Kleinfeller(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)J. Knapp(University of Leeds)A. Kopmann(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)N. Kunka(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)M. Kutschera(Polish Academy of Sciences)C. Lachaud(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)M Lapolla(University of Leeds)A. Letessier‐Selvon(Sorbonne Université)Isabelle Lhenry-Yvon(Université Paris-Sud)J. Lloyd‐Evans(University of Leeds)R. López(Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)A. López Agüera(Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)M. Lucano(University of Leeds)R. Luna(Instituto Politécnico Nacional)Yan-Qing Ma(University of Leeds)M.E. Manceñido(Universidad Nacional de La Plata)P.F. Manfredi(University of Pavia)L. Manhaes(Pennsylvania State University)P. Mantsch(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)A. G. Mariazzi(Universidad Nacional de La Plata)M.J. Markus(University of New Mexico)M. Grünewald(University of New Mexico)O. Martineau(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)O. Martı́nez(Instituto Politécnico Nacional)N. Lorenzo Martinez(Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla)O. Martı́nez(Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla)Hermann-Josef Mathes(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)J. A. J. Matthews(University of New Mexico)J. Matthews(Louisiana State University)G. Matthiae(University of Rome Tor Vergata)Enrique Marqués(University of Łódź)P. Matussek(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)G. Maurin(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)D. Maurizio(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino)P.O. Mazur(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)T. McCauley(Northeastern University)M. McEwen(Louisiana State University)R.R. McNeil(Louisiana State University)C. Medina(Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional)M. C. Medina(Northeastern University)Gustavo Medina‐Tanco(Universidade de São Paulo)D. Melo(Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas)M. Melocchi(National Technological University)E. Menichetti(University of Leeds)A. Menshikov(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)F. Meyer(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)R. Meyhandan(Louisiana State University)Juan Meza(Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional)Gennaro Miele(Pennsylvania State University)William H. Miller(University of New Mexico)M. Mohammed(Michigan Technological University)D. Monnier-Ragaigne(Université Paris-Sud)C. Morello(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino)E. Moreno(Universidad de Puebla)M. Mostafá(University of Leeds)R. Mussa(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino)H. Nassini(Northeastern University)G. Navarra(Pennsylvania State University)L. Nellen(Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)F. Nerling(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)C. Newman-Holmes(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)D. Nicotra(Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas)Salvatore Nigro(Pennsylvania State University)D. Nitz(Michigan Technological University)H. Nogima(Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP))Dalibor Nosek(Charles University)Juan Núñez(Universidad de Puebla)T. Ohnuki(University of California, Los Angeles)A. Olinto(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)S. Ostaptchenko(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)M. Palatka(Czech Academy of Sciences)G. Parente(Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)E. Parizot(Université Paris-Sud)E.H. Pasaye(Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo)N. Pastrone(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino)M. Patel(University of Leeds)T. Paul(Northeastern University)I. Pedraza(Universidad de Puebla)Jan Pękala(Polish Academy of Sciences)Rodrigo Pelayo(Instituto Politécnico Nacional)I.M. Pepe(Universidade Federal da Bahia)Abdel Pérez-Lorenzana(Instituto Politécnico Nacional)Lorenzo Perrone(University of Wuppertal)N. Peshman(University of Minnesota System)S. Petrera(Pennsylvania State University)P. Petrinca(University of Rome Tor Vergata)D. Pham-Ngoc(Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas)P. Pham-Trung(Pennsylvania State University)T. Pierog(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)O. Pisanti(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino)Nathalie Playez(Université Paris-Sud)E. Ponce(Universidad de Puebla)T. A. Porter(Louisiana State University)L. Prado(Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP))P. Privitera(University of Rome Tor Vergata)M. Prouza(Czech Academy of Sciences)C. Pryke(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)J. B. Rafert(Michigan Technological University)G. Raia(Pennsylvania State University)S. Ranchon(Université Paris-Sud)L. Ratti(University of Pavia)D. Ravignani(Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas)V. Re(University of Pavia)H.C. Reis(Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP))S. Reucroft(Northeastern University)B. Revenue(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)Matthias Rudolph Richter(University of Wuppertal)J. Řídký(Czech Academy of Sciences)Arturo de Risi(National Technological University)M. Risse(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)V. Rizi(University of Leeds)M. S. Roberts(University of New Mexico)C. Robledo(Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla)G. Rodriguez(Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)John Rodriquez(Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional)J. Rodriquez Martino(Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional)S. Román(Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla)Luigi Rosa(Pennsylvania State University)M. Roth(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)Adrián Rovero(Universidad de Buenos Aires)H. Salazar(Universidad de Puebla)G. Salina(University of Rome Tor Vergata)F. Sánchez(Northeastern University)M. Santander(National Technological University)L. G. Dos Santos(Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP))Ricardo Sato(Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP))Petr Schovánek(Czech Academy of Sciences)Viviana Scherini(University of Leeds)S.J. Sciutto(Universidad Nacional de La Plata)G. Sequeiros-Haddad(University of Pavia)R.C. Shellard(Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas)E. H. Shibuya(Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP))F.V. Siguas(Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas)W. Slater(University of California, Los Angeles)N. Smetniansky‐De Grande(Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas)K. Smith(Colorado State University)G. R. Snow(University of Nebraska–Lincoln)P. Sommers(University of Utah)C. Song(University of Minnesota System)H. Spinka(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)F. Suárez(National Technological University)T. Suomijärvi(Université Paris-Sud)D. Supanitsky(Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas)J. Swain(Northeastern University)Zbigniew Szadkowski(University of Łódź)A. Tamashiro(Northeastern University)G. Thornton(The University of Adelaide)T. Thouw(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)R. Ticona(Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Bolivia)W. Tkaczyk(University of Łódź)Carlos J. Todero Peixoto(Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP))A. Tripathi(University of California, Los Angeles)G. Tristram(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)M. Trombley(Michigan Technological University)D. Tscherniakhovski(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)Philip A. Tuckey(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)Verena Tunnicliffe(University of Leeds)M. Urban(Université Paris-Sud)C. Uribe Estrada(Université Paris-Sud)J. Valdes(Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)A. Vargas(Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo)Cristóbal Vargas(Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo)R. A. Vázquez(Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)Darko Veberič(University of Nova Gorica)A. Veiga(Universidad Nacional de La Plata)A. Velarde(Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Bolivia)F. Vernotte(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)V. Verzi(University of Rome Tor Vergata)M. Videla(National Technological University)C. Vigorito(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino)Luis Villaseñor(Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo)Martin Vlček(Czech Academy of Sciences)L. Voyvodic(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)T. Vo-Van(Pennsylvania State University)T. Waldenmaier(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)Pablo Walker(University of Leeds)D. Warner(Colorado State University)A. A. Watson(University of Leeds)C. H. Wiebusch(University of Wuppertal)G. Wieczorek(University of Łódź)B. Wilczyńska(Polish Academy of Sciences)H. Wilczyński(Polish Academy of Sciences)N. Wild(The University of Adelaide)T. Yamamoto(Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)E. Zas(Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)D. Zavrtanik(University of Nova Gorica)M. Zavrtanik(University of Nova Gorica)A. Zepeda(Instituto Politécnico Nacional)C. Zhang(Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional)Q. Q. Zhu(Northeastern University)
Astrophysics and Cosmic PhenomenaDark Matter and Cosmic PhenomenaRadio Astronomy Observations and TechnologyPierre Auger ObservatoryObservatoryAugerCosmic raySystems engineeringField (mathematics)AstronomyComputer sciencePhysicsRemote sensing
Funding
- National Science Foundation
- U.S. Department of Energy
- University of Chicago
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
- Ministrstvo za Izobraževanje, Znanost in Šport
- Xunta de Galicia
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
- Institut national des sciences de l'Univers
- Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
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