A study of the effect of molecular and aerosol conditions in the atmosphere on air fluorescence measurements at the Pierre Auger Observatory

Abraham, J.; Abreu, P.; Aglietta, M.; Boháčová, Martina; Chudoba, Jiří; Kárová, Tatiana; Mandát, Dušan; Nečesal, Petr; Nožka, Libor; Nyklíček, Michal; Palatka, Miroslav; Pech, Miroslav; Prouza, Michael; Řídký, Jan; Schovancová, Jaroslava; Schovánek, Petr; Šmída, Radomír; Trávníček, Petr

doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2009.12.005

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A study of the effect of molecular and aerosol conditions in the atmosphere on air fluorescence measurements at the Pierre Auger Observatory

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SYSNO ASEP	0355247
Document Type	J - Journal Article
R&D Document Type	Journal Article
Subsidiary J	Článek ve WOS
Title	A study of the effect of molecular and aerosol conditions in the atmosphere on air fluorescence measurements at the Pierre Auger Observatory
Author(s)	Abraham, J. (AR) Abreu, P. (AR) Aglietta, M. (AR) Boháčová, Martina (FZU-D)_{RID, ORCID} Chudoba, Jiří (FZU-D)_{RID, ORCID} Kárová, Tatiana (FZU-D) Mandát, Dušan (FZU-D)_{RID, ORCID} Nečesal, Petr (FZU-D) Nožka, Libor (FZU-D)_{RID, ORCID} Nyklíček, Michal (FZU-D) Palatka, Miroslav (FZU-D)_{RID, ORCID, SAI} Pech, Miroslav (FZU-D)_{RID, ORCID} Prouza, Michael (FZU-D)_{RID, ORCID} Řídký, Jan (FZU-D)_{RID, ORCID} Schovancová, Jaroslava (FZU-D) Schovánek, Petr (FZU-D)_{RID, ORCID} Šmída, Radomír (FZU-D)_RID Trávníček, Petr (FZU-D)_{RID, ORCID}
Number of authors	18
Source Title	Astroparticle Physics. - : Elsevier - ISSN 0927-6505 Roč. 33, č. 2 (2010), s. 108-129
Number of pages	22 s.
Language	eng - English
Country	NL - Netherlands
Keywords	athmospheric effects ; cosmic rays ; Pierre Auger Observatory
Subject RIV	BF - Elementary Particles and High Energy Physics
R&D Projects	LC527 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
	1M06002 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
	KJB100100904 GA AV ČR - Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (AV ČR)
	KJB300100801 GA AV ČR - Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (AV ČR)
	LA08016 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
CEZ	AV0Z10100502 - FZU-D (2005-2011)
	AV0Z10100522 - FZU-D (2005-2011)
UT WOS	000275514800007
DOI	10.1016/j.astropartphys.2009.12.005
Annotation	The air fluorescence detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory is designed to perform calorimetric measurements of extensive air showers created by cosmic rays of above 1018 eV. The Observatory contains a group of monitoring instruments to record atmospheric conditions across the detector site, an area exceeding 3000 km2. The atmospheric data are used extensively in the reconstruction of air showers, and are particularly important for the correct determination of shower energies and the depths of shower maxima. This paper contains a summary of the molecular and aerosol conditions measured at the Pierre Auger Observatory since the start of regular operations in 2004, and includes a discussion of the impact of these measurements on air shower reconstructions. Between 1018 and 1020 eV, the systematic uncertainties due to all atmospheric effects increase from 4% to 8% in measurements of shower energy, and 4 g/cm-2 to 8 g/cm-2 in measurements of the shower maximum.
Workplace	Institute of Physics
Contact	Kristina Potocká, potocka@fzu.cz, Tel.: 220 318 579
Year of Publishing	2011

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