Enhancing the Pierre Auger Observatory to the 1017-1018.5 eV range: Capabilities of an Infill Surface Array

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

Volumn 566, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 302-311

  Medina, M C ^a   Gomez Berisso M ^a   Allekotte, I ^a   Etchegoyen, A ^a   Medina Tanco, G ^b   Supanitsky, A D ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS NUCLEARES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cosmic rays; Enhancement; Pierre Auger observatory; Surface detectors array

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; RADIATION DETECTORS;

ENHANCEMENT; PIERRE AUGER OBSERVATORY; SURFACE DETECTORS ARRAYS;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 33748850564     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2006.07.023     Document Type: Article

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