Data processing at the Pierre Auger Observatory

0510714 - FZÚ 2020 RIV GB eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Vícha, Jakub - Chudoba, Jiří
Data processing at the Pierre Auger Observatory.
Journal of Physics Conference Series. Vol. 608. Bristol: IOP Publishing Ltd, 2015, s. 1-5, č. článku 012077. ISSN 1742-6588.
[International Workshop on Advanced Computing and Analysis Techniques in Physics Research (ACAT) /14./. Prague (CZ), 01.09.2014-05.09.2014]
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GA14-17501S
Institutional support: RVO:68378271
Keywords : cosmic rays * air showers * mass composition * anizotropy searches
OECD category: Particles and field physics

Cosmic-ray particles with ultra-high energies (above 10^18 eV) are studied through the properties of extensive air showers which they initiate in the atmosphere. The Pierre Auger Observatory detects these showers with unprecedented exposure and precision and the collected data are processed via dedicated software codes. Monte Carlo simulations of extensive air showers are very computationally expensive, especially at the highest energies and calculations are performed on the GRID for this purpose. The processing of measured and simulated data is described, together with a brief list of physics results which have been achieved.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0301119