Simulation of the fluorescence detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 545, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 632-642

  Prado Jr , L ^a   Dawson, B R ^b   Petrera, S ^c   Shellard, R C ^d   Do Amaral, M G ^e   Caruso, R ^c   Sato, R ^a   Bellido, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^d CENTRO BRASILEIRO DE PESQUISAS FÍSICAS   (Brazil)

^e FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Computer simulations; Cosmic rays; Fluorescence telescope

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSMIC RAYS; DETECTORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OBSERVATORIES; OPTICS; PHOTONS; RAY TRACING; STATISTICAL METHODS; TELESCOPES;

FLUORESCENCE DETECTORS; FLUORESCENCE TELESCOPES; HORIZONTAL ATTENUATION; PIERRE AUGER OBSERVATORY;

FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 19944409335     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2005.01.346     Document Type: Article

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