The Pierre Auger Observatory in Malargue, Argentina, is designed to study the origin of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays with energies above 10(18) eV. The energy calibration of the detector is based on a system of four air fluorescence detectors. To obtain reliable calorimetric information from the fluorescence stations, the atmospheric conditions at the experiment's site need to be monitored continuously during operation. One of the components of the observatory's atmospheric monitoring system is a set of four elastic backscatter lidar stations, one station at each of the fluorescence detector sites. This paper describes the design, current status, standard operation procedure, and performance of the lidar system of the Pierre Auger Observatory. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

The Lidar system of the Pierre Auger Observatory

CHIOSSO, Michela;TONACHINI, Aurelio Siro;
2007-01-01

Abstract

The Pierre Auger Observatory in Malargue, Argentina, is designed to study the origin of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays with energies above 10(18) eV. The energy calibration of the detector is based on a system of four air fluorescence detectors. To obtain reliable calorimetric information from the fluorescence stations, the atmospheric conditions at the experiment's site need to be monitored continuously during operation. One of the components of the observatory's atmospheric monitoring system is a set of four elastic backscatter lidar stations, one station at each of the fluorescence detector sites. This paper describes the design, current status, standard operation procedure, and performance of the lidar system of the Pierre Auger Observatory. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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S. Y. BenZvi;R. Cester;M. Chiosso;B. M. Connolly;A. Filipcic;B. Garcia;A. Grillo;F. Guarino;M. Horvat;M. Iarlori;C. Macolino;J. A. J. Matthews;D. Melo;R. Mussa;M. Mostafa;J. Pallota;S. Petrera;M. Prouza;V. Rizi;M. Roberts;J. R. R. Rojo;F. Salamida;M. Santander;G. Sequeiros;A. Tonachini;L. Valore;D. Veberic;S. Westerhoff;D. Zavrtanik;M. Zavrtanik
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