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Pierre Auger Observatory Open Data

Pierre Auger Collaboration

Abstract:

The Pierre Auger Collaboration is releasing 10% of the data recorded since 2004 using the world's largest cosmic ray detector, the Pierre Auger Observatory, located in Argentina, in the Province of Mendoza. The release also includes 100% of weather and space-weather data collected until 31 December 2020. These data are being made available publicly with the expectation that they will be used by a wide and diverse community including professional and citizen-scientists and for educational and outreach initiatives.
Operation of the Pierre Auger Observatory, by a Collaboration of about 400 scientists from over 90 institutions in 18 countries across the world, has enabled the properties of the highest-energy cosmic rays to be determined with unprecedented precision. These cosmic rays are predominantly the nuclei of the common elements and reach the Earth from astrophysical sources. The data from the Observatory have been used to show that the highest-energy particles have an extra-galactic origin.
Cosmic rays are observed indirectly, through extensive air-showers of secondary particles produced by the interaction of the incoming cosmic ray with the atmosphere. ... mehr


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Originalveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10488964
Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Astroteilchenphysik (IAP)
Institut für Experimentelle Teilchenphysik (ETP)
Institut für Prozessdatenverarbeitung und Elektronik (IPE)
Publikationstyp Forschungsdaten
Publikationsjahr 2024
Identifikator KITopen-ID: 1000169474
HGF-Programm 51.13.03 (POF IV, LK 01) Kosmische Strahlung Auger
Lizenz Creative Commons Namensnennung – Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen 4.0 International
Schlagwörter cosmic ray, ultra high energy, Pierre Auger Observatory
Art der Forschungsdaten Dataset
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