Niraj Dhital (Avtor), Andrej Filipčič (Avtor), Gašper Kukec Mezek (Avtor), A. Saleh (Avtor), Samo Stanič (Avtor), M. Trini (Avtor), Serguei Vorobiov (Avtor), Danilo Zavrtanik (Avtor), Marko Zavrtanik (Avtor), Lukas Zehrer (Avtor)

Povzetek

The Pierre Auger Observatory has been very successful in determining many aspects of the highest-energy cosmic rays including, among others, the flux suppression at energies above 4 × 10[sup]19 eV, stringent upper limits on photon and neutrino fluxes at ultra-high energies and an unexpected evolution of the mass composition with energy. We expect an extension of the frontiers of our knowledge on these aspects from a major upgrade of the Observatory. The upgrade, known as AugerPrime, will include an addition of a 4 sq. m Surface Scintillator Detector atop each water-Cherenkov station of the Surface array. The new detectors will provide us with an unprecedented opportunity to perform a complementary measurement of the shower particles and thus determine the primary mass composition with good accuracy on an event-by-event basis. AugerPrime will also include an upgrade of electronics, installation of the AMIGA Underground Muon Detector and a change of observation mode of the Fluorescence Detector, which will increase its current duty cycle by about 50%. Current status of the upgrade with the main focus on the Surface Scintillator Detectors will be presented, following a brief description of the physics motivation for the upgrade.

Ključne besede

ultra-high-energy cosmic rays;Pierre Auger Observatory;AugerPrime upgrade;

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Jezik: Angleški jezik
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Tipologija: 1.08 - Objavljeni znanstveni prispevek na konferenci
Organizacija: UNG - Univerza v Novi Gorici
UDK: 539.1
COBISS: 167958275 Povezava se bo odprla v novem oknu
ISSN: 2100-014X
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Strani: str. 1-4
Letnik: ǂVol. ǂ209
Zvezek: ǂ[article no.] ǂ01002
Čas izdaje: 2019
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201920901008
ID: 20176035