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The performances of the upgraded surface detector stations of AugerPrime

Pierre Auger Collaboration; Abdul Halim, Adila; Abreu, Pedro; Aglietta, Marco; Allekotte, Ingomar; Almeida Cheminant, Kévin; Almela, Alejandro; Aloisio, Roberto; Alvarez-Muniz, Jaime; Ammerman Yebra, Juan; Anastasi, Gioacchino Alex; Anchordoqui, Luis A.; Andrada, Belén; Andringa, Sofia; Aramo, Carla; Araújo Ferreira, Paulo Ricardo; Arnone, Enrico; Arteaga Velazquez, Juan Carlos; Asorey, Hernán Gonzalo; ... mehr

Abstract:

The surface detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory is an array of 1,600 stations using a water Cherenkov detector (WCD) for particle detection. The array is undergoing a major upgrade known as AugerPrime that involves adding scintillator surface detectors (SSDs) and radio antennas to the existing WCDs. Each WCD is also equipped with a smaller photomultiplier tube added to the original ones. As part of the upgrade, underground muon detectors are being installed in an area with a higher density of surface detector stations. AugerPrime required the development of new electronics to process the signals from all the new detectors and handle a higher sampling rate, a more precise GPS receiver, an extended dynamic range, higher processing capacity, and improved monitoring systems and memory. The deployment of the SSDs on top of each surface detector station is currently completed together with the deployment of the new electronics. This contribution will present the first data from the upgraded stations, emphasizing the performances of the SSDs and the new electronics.


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DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000163369
Veröffentlicht am 27.10.2023
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Astroteilchenphysik (IAP)
Institut für Experimentelle Teilchenphysik (ETP)
Institut für Prozessdatenverarbeitung und Elektronik (IPE)
Publikationstyp Proceedingsbeitrag
Publikationsjahr 2023
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator KITopen-ID: 1000163369
HGF-Programm 51.13.03 (POF IV, LK 01) Kosmische Strahlung Auger
Erschienen in Proceedings of 38th International Cosmic Ray Conference — PoS(ICRC2023)
Veranstaltung 38th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2023), Nagoya, Japan, 26.07.2023 – 03.08.2023
Verlag Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA)
Seiten Art.-Nr. 392
Serie Proceedings of Science ; 444
Vorab online veröffentlicht am 18.08.2023
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