Prototype muon detectors for the AMIGA component of the Pierre Auger Observatory

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Aab, A. ^[1] ; Abreu, P. ^{[2, 3]} ; Aglietta, M. ^{[4, 5]} ; Ahn, E. J. ^[6] ; Al Samarai, I. ^[7] ; Albuquerque, I. F. M. ^[8] ; Allekotte, I. ^{[9, 10]} ; Allison, P. ^[11] ; Almela, A. ^{[12, 13]} ; Alvarez Castillo, J. ^[14] ; Alvarez-Muniz, J. ^[15] ; Batista, R. Alves ^[16] ; Ambrosio, M. ^{[17, 18]} ; Aminaei, A. ^[19] ; Anastasi, G. A. ^{[20, 21]} ; Anchordoqui, L. ^[22] ; Andrada, B. ^[12] ; Andringa, S. ^{[2, 3]} ; Aramo, C. ^{[17, 18]} ; Arqueros, F. ^[23] ; Arsene, N. ^[24] ; Asorey, H. ^{[9, 10, 25]} ; Assis, P. ^{[2, 3]} ; Aublin, J. ^{[26, 27]} ; Avila, G. ^{[28, 29]} ; Awal, N. ^[30] ; Badescu, A. M. ^[31] ; Baus, C. ^[32] ; Beatty, J. J. ^[11] ; Becker, K. H. ^[33] ; Bellido, J. A. ^[34] ; Berat, C. ^[35] ; Bertaina, M. E. ^{[36, 4]} ; Bertou, X. ^{[9, 10]} ; Biermann, P. L. ^[37] ; Billoir, P. ^{[26, 27]} ; Blaess, S. G. ^[34] ; Blanco, A. ^[3] ; Blanco, M. ^{[26, 27, 2]} ; Blazek, J. ^[38] ; Bleve, C. ^{[39, 40]} ; Bluemer, H. ^{[32, 41]} ; Bohacova, M. ^[38] ; Boncioli, D. ^[42] ; Bonifazi, C. ^[43] ; Borodai, N. ^[44] ; Botti, A. M. ^[12] ; Brack, J. ^[45] ; Brancus, I. ^[46] ; Bretz, T. ^[47] ; Bridgeman, A. ^[41] ; Brogueira, P. ^{[2, 3]} ; Buchholz, P. ^[1] ; Bueno, A. ^{[48, 49]} ; Buitink, S. ^[19] ; Buscemi, M. ^{[17, 18]} ; Caballero-Mora, K. S. ^[50] ; Caccianiga, B. ^{[51, 52]} ; Caccianiga, L. ^{[26, 27]} ; Candusso, M. ^{[53, 54]} ; Caramete, L. ^[55] ; Caruso, R. ^{[20, 21]} ; Castellina, A. ^{[4, 5]} ; Cataldi, G. ^{[39, 40]} ; Cazon, L. ^{[2, 3]} ; Cester, R. ^{[36, 56]} ; Chavez, A. G. ^[57] ; Chiavassa, A. ^{[36, 4]} ; Chinellato, J. A. ^[58] ; Chudoba, J. ^[38] ; Cilmo, M. ^{[17, 18]} ; Clay, R. W. ^[34] ; Cocciolo, G. ^{[39, 40]} ; Colalillo, R. ^{[17, 18]} ; Coleman, A. ^[59] ; Collica, L. ^[4] ; Coluccia, M. R. ^{[39, 40]} ; Conceicao, R. ^{[2, 3]} ; Contreras, F. ^[28] ; Cooper, M. J. ^[34] ; Cordier, A. ^[60] ; Coutu, S. ^[59] ; Covault, C. E. ^[61] ; Cronin, J. ^[62] ; Dallier, R. ^{[63, 64]} ; Daniel, B. ^[58] ; Dasso, S. ^{[65, 66, 67]} ; Daumiller, K. ^[41] ; Dawson, B. R. ^[34] ; de Almeida, R. M. ^[68] ; de Jong, S. J. ^{[19, 69]} ; De Mauro, G. ^[19] ; de Mello Neto, J. R. T. ^[43] ; De Mitri, I. ^{[39, 40]} ; de Oliveira, J. ^[68] ; de Souza, V. ^[70] ; del Peral, L. ^[71] ; Deligny, O. ^[7] ; Dhital, N. ^[72] ; Di Giulio, C. ^{[53, 54]} ; Di Matteo, A. ^{[73, 74]} ; Diaz, J. C. ^[72] ; Diaz Castro, M. L. ^[58] ; Diogo, F. ^{[2, 3]} ; Dobrigkeit, C. ^[58] ; Docters, W. ^[75] ; D'Olivo, J. C. ^[14] ; Dorofeev, A. ^[45] ; Hasankiadeh, Q. Dorosti ^[41] ; dos Anjos, R. C. ^[70] ; Dova, M. T. ^{[76, 77]} ; Ebr, J. ^[38] ; Engel, R. ^[41] ; Erdmann, M. ^[47] ; Erfani, M. ^[1] ; Escobar, C. 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• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Journal of Instrumentation; v. 11, FEB 2016.
• Web of Science Citations: 12

Abstract

AMIGA (Auger Muons and Infill for the Ground Array) is an upgrade of the Pierre Auger Observatory to extend its range of detection and to directly measure the muon content of the particle showers. It consists of an infill of surface water-Cherenkov detectors accompanied by buried scintillator detectors used for muon counting. The main objectives of the AMIGA engineering array, referred to as the Unitary Cell, are to identify and resolve all engineering issues as well as to understand the muon-number counting uncertainties related to the design of the detector. The mechanical design, fabrication and deployment processes of the muon counters of the Unitary Cell are described in this document. These muon counters modules comprise sealed PVC casings containing plastic scintillation bars, wavelength-shifter optical fibers, 64 pixel photomultiplier tubes, and acquisition electronics. The modules are buried approximately 2.25 m below ground level in order to minimize contamination from electromagnetic shower particles. The mechanical setup, which allows access to the electronics for maintenance, is also described in addition to tests of the modules' response and integrity. The completed Unitary Cell has measured a number of air showers of which a first analysis of a sample event is included here. (AU)

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