The FRAM Telescope at the Pierre Auger Observatory

0521593 - FZÚ 2020 RIV IT eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Blažek, Jiří
The FRAM Telescope at the Pierre Auger Observatory.
Proceedings of Science. 35th International Cosmic Ray Conference ICRC2017. The Astroparticle Physics Conference. Trieste: Proceedings of Science, 2017, s. 1-8, č. článku 362. ISSN 1824-8039.
[The 35th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2017). Busan (KR), 10.07.2017-20.07.2017]
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT LM2015038; GA MŠMT LG15014; GA MŠMT EF16_013/0001402
Grant - others:OP VVV - AUGER-CZ(XE) CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_013/0001402
Institutional support: RVO:68378271
Keywords : cosmic ray shower * fluorescence detector * interaction models * anomalous profiles * FRAM * cloud monitoring
OECD category: Particles and field physics
https://pos.sissa.it/301/362

The knowledge of both the long-term characteristics of the atmosphere and of its immediate state is of vital importance for the study of extensive air showers.The F/Photometric Robotic Atmospheric Monitor (FRAM), installed at the PierreAuger Observatory, is an autonomously operating instrument which measures the integral light extinction in a given direction using stellar photometry. Its primary purpose is the rapid observation of atmospheric conditions soon afterthe fluorescence detectors of the Observatory have recorded a particularly interesting shower. This information is crucial for the study of showers with anomalous longitudinal profiles, which are predicted by hadronic interaction models but whose observation can also arise as a consequence of the presence ofclouds or aerosol layers. The current status of the analysis is presented. In addition to the primary function of the FRAM, the integral aerosol content can be obtained.
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