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Allison, P.
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Caccianiga, L.
[1, 2]
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Chavez, A. G.
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Contreras, F.
[3, 4]
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Coutu, S.
[5]
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Fujii, T.
[6]
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Giammarchi, M.
[7]
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Hebbeker, T.
[8]
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Hill, G. C.
[9]
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Horvath, P.
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Oikonomou, F.
[261]
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Roulet, E.
[11, 12]
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Snow, G. R.
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Torri, M.
Total Authors: 14
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| Affiliation: Show less - | [1] Zong, Z., Univ Paris 11, CNRS, IN2P3, IPNO, Paris, France. Al Samarai, I., Novotny, V., Univ Prague, Inst Particle \& Nucl Phys, Prague, Czech Republic. Biteau, J., Nozka, H., Palacky Univ, RCPTM, Olomouc, Czech Republic. Nosek, D., Vicha, J., Acad Sci Cz - France
[2] Settimo, M., Univ Paris 06, LPNHE, Paris, France. Al Samarai, I., Zong, Z., Univ Paris 11, CNRS, IN2P3, IPNO, Paris, France. Al Samarai, I., Novotny, V., Univ Prague, Inst Particle \& Nucl Phys, Prague, Czech Republic. Biteau, J., Nozka, H., Palacky Univ, - France
[3] Yushkov, A., UNSAM, Comis Nacl Energia Atom, Centro Atom Constituyentes, CONICET,CNEA,Inst Tecnol Detecc \& Astroparticulas, Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina. Avila, G., Micheletti, M. I., UNR, Fac Ciencias Bioquim \& Farmaceut, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. G - France
[4] Squartini, R., Observ Pierre Auger, Mendoza, Argentina. Avila, G., Yushkov, A., UNSAM, Comis Nacl Energia Atom, Centro Atom Constituyentes, CONICET,CNEA,Inst Tecnol Detecc \& Astroparticulas, Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina. Avila, G., Micheletti, M. I., UNR, - France
[5] Sutherland, M. S., Ohio State Univ, Columbus, OH 43210 USA. Coleman, A., Swain, J., Northeastern Univ, Boston, MA 02115 USA. Allison, P., Unger, M., NYU, New York, NY USA. Paul, T., Nitz, D., Michigan Technol Univ, Ann Arbor, MI USA. Farrar, G., Shadkam, - France
[6] Sommers, P., Penn State Univ, University Pk, PA 16802 USA. Cronin, J., Sutherland, M. S., Ohio State Univ, Columbus, OH 43210 USA. Coleman, A., Swain, J., Northeastern Univ, Boston, MA 02115 USA. Allison, P., Unger, M., NYU, New York, NY USA. Paul, T., Ni - France
[7] Strafella, F., INFN, Sez Lecce, Lecce, Italy. Caccianiga, B., Rizi, V., INFN, Sez LAquila, Laquila, Italy. Bleve, C., Zuccarello, F., INFN, Sez Catania, Catania, Italy. Anastasi, G. A., Grillo, A. F., INFN Lab Gran sasso, Gran Sasso, Italy. Buscemi, M., Z - France
[8] Zimmermann, B., Karlsruhe Inst Technol, Inst Prozessdatenverarbeitung \& Elekt, Karlsruhe, Germany. Bretz, T., Weindl, A., Karlsruhe Inst Technol, Inst Kernphys, Karlsruhe, Germany. Gemmeke, H., Mockler, D., Karlsruhe Inst Technol, Inst Expt Kernphys, Kar - France
[9] Yelos, D., Univ Tecnol Nacl, Fac Reg, Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina. Bellido, J. A., Gomez Vitale, P. F., Comis Nacl Energia Atom, Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina. Almela, A., Squartini, R., Observ Pierre Auger, Mendoza, Argentina. Avila, G., Yushkov, A., UNSAM - France
[10] Sutherland, M. S., Ohio State Univ, Columbus, OH 43210 USA. Coleman, A., Swain, J., Northeastern Univ, Boston, MA 02115 USA. Allison, P., Unger, M., NYU, New York, NY USA. Paul, T., Nitz, D., Michigan Technol Univ, Ann Arbor, MI USA. Farrar, G., Shadkam, A., Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA. Fick, B., Mazur, P. O., Fermilab Natl Accelerator Lab, Batavia, IL USA. Matthews, J., Paul, T., CUNY, Lehman Coll, Dept Phys \& Astron, New York, NY USA. Ahn, E. J., Harton, J. L., Colorado State Univ, Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA. Anchordoqui, L., Wiencke, L., Colorado Sch Mines, Golden, CO 80401 USA. Brack, J., Quinn, S., Case Western Reserve Univ, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA. Johnsen, J. A., Zas, E., Univ Santiago de Compostela, Santiago, Spain. Covault, C. E., Sanchez-Lucas, P., CAFPE, Granada, Spain. Alvarez-Muniz, J., Sanchez-Lucas, P., Univ Granada, Granada, Spain. Bueno, A., Rodriguez-Frias, M. D., Univ Alcala de Henares, Alcala De Henares, Spain. Bueno, A., Vazquez, J. R., Univ Complutense Madrid, Madrid, Spain. del Peral, L., Zavrtanik, M., Univ Nova Gorica, Lab Astroparticle Phys, Nova Gorica, Slovenia. Arqueros, F., Zavrtanik, M., J Stefan Inst, Expt Particle Phys Dept, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Filipcic, A., Fratu, O., Univ Politehn Bucuresti, Bucharest, Romania. Filipcic, A., Sima, O., Univ Bucharest, Phys Dept, Bucharest, Romania. Badescu, A. M., Isar, P. G., Inst Space Sci, Magurele, Romania. Arsene, N., Stanca, D., Horia Hulubei Natl Inst Phys \& Nucl Engn, Bucharest, Romania. Caramete, L., Tome, B., Univ Lisbon, Inst Super Tecn, Lisbon, Portugal. Balaceanu, A., Tome, B., Univ Lisbon, Lab Instrumentaccio \& Fis Expt Particulas, Lisbon, Portugal. Abreu, P., Szadkowski, Z., Univ Lodz, Fac High Energy Astrophys, Lodz, Poland. Abreu, P., Smiaikowski, A., Univ Lodz, Fac Astrophys, Lodz, Poland. Glas, D., Wilczynski, H., PAN, Inst Nucl Phys, Krakow, Poland. Giller, M., Timmermans, C., Natl Inst Nucl Phys \& High Energy Phys, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Falcke, H., Stichting Astronom Onderzoek Nederland, Dwingeloo, Ne
[11] Univ Nantes, Ecole Mines Nantes, SUBATECH, CNRS, IN2P3, Nantes - France
[12] Taborda, O. A., Ctr Atom Bariloche, San Carlos De Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina. Allekotte, I., Univ Nantes, Ecole Mines Nantes, SUBATECH, CNRS, IN2P3, Nantes - France
Total Affiliations: 12
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Journal of Instrumentation; v. 12, MAR 2017. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 3 |
| Abstract | |
AMIGA (Auger Muons and Infill for the Ground Array) is an upgrade of the Pierre Auger Observatory designed to extend its energy range of detection and to directly measure the muon content of the cosmic ray primary particle showers. The array will be formed by an infill of surface water-Cherenkov detectors associated with buried scintillation counters employed for muon counting. Each counter is composed of three scintillation modules, with a 10m(2) detection area per module. In this paper, a new generation of detectors, replacing the current multi-pixel photomultiplier tube (PMT) with silicon photo sensors (aka. SiPMs), is proposed. The selection of the new device and its front-end electronics is explained. A method to calibrate the counting system that ensures the performance of the detector is detailed. This method has the advantage of being able to be carried out in a remote place such as the one where the detectors are deployed. High efficiency results, i.e. 98% efficiency for the highest tested overvoltage, combined with a low probability of accidental counting (similar to 2 %), show a promising performance for this new system. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 99/05404-3 - Pierre Auger Observatory |
| Grantee: | Carlos Ourivio Escobar |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 10/07359-6 - Study of cosmic rays of highest energies with the Pierre Auger Observatory |
| Grantee: | Carola Dobrigkeit Chinellato |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |