Properties and performance of the prototype instrument for the Pierre Auger Observatory

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

Volumn 523, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 50-95

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W ^ag   Cazon, L ^ax   Cester, R ⁿ   Chavez N ^ah   Cheam, D ^ai   Chiavassa, A ^b   Chinellato, J A ^s   Chiosso, M ⁿ   Chou, A ^d   Chye, J ^ai   Cillis, A ^aj   Civit, B ^a   Claes, D ^ak   Clark, P D J ^q   Clay, R W ^w   Cohen, F ^u   Cordero, A ^l   Cordier, A ^al   Cormier, E ^al   Cotzomi, J ^l   Cotti, U ^ah   Coutu, S ^g   Covault, C E ^am   Creusot, A ^e   Cronin, J W ^y   Cuautle, M ^l   Dagoret Campagne, S ^z   Dang Quang, T ^an   Da Silva, P ^z   Darling, J ^ai   Darriulat, P ^an   Daumiller, K ^ao   Dawson, B R ^w   De Bruijn, L ^q   De Capoa, A ⁿ   De Oliveira, M A L ^s   De Souza, V ^s   Della Selva, A ^j   Deligny, O ^z   Diaz, J C ^ai   Dobrigkeit, C ^s   D'Olivo, J C ^af   Dorofeev, A ^ai   Dova, M T ^aj   Dye, A ^q   Duvernois, M A ^ap   Engel, R ^x   Epele, L N ^aj   Eschstruth, P ^al   Escobar, C O ^s   Etchegoyen, A ^ab   Facal San Luis, P ^aq   Fauth, A C ^s   Fazzini, N ^r   Fernandez A ^l   Ferrero, A M J ^ab   Fick, B ^y   Filevich, A ^ab   Filipcivc A ^ar   Fonte, R ^a,ay   Fulgione, W ^b   Gamez E ^l   Garcia, B ^a   Garcia, C A ^f   Geenen, H ^v   Gemmeke, H ^x   Germain Renaud, C ^al   Ghia, P L ^b   Gibbs, K ^y   Giller, M ^h   Gitto, J ^a   Glass, H ^d   Gomez Berisso M ^f   Gomez Vitale, P F ^r   Gonzalez J ^k,l   Gora, D ^at   Goodwin, A ^au   Gouffon, P ^av   Grassi, V ^ae   Grillo, A F ^aw   Grunfeld, C ^aj   Grygar, J ^aa   Guarino, F ^j   Guedes, G ^m   Guerard, C ^ao   Gumbsheimer, R ^x   Harton, J L ^t   Hasenbalg, F ^ab   Heck, D ^x   Hernandez J M ^l   Hoffer, D ^d   Hojvat, C ^d   Homola, P ^at   Horvat, M ^ar   Hrabovsky, M ^aa   Insolia, A ^as   Jaminion, S ^g   Jeronimo Y ^ah   Jiang, L ^be   Kaducak, M ^d   Kampert, K H ^v   Keilhauer, B ^x   Kemp, E ^s   Klages, H ^x   Kleifges, M ^x   Kleinfeller, J ^x   Knapp, J ^q   Kopmann, A ^x   Kunka, N ^x   Kutschera, M ^at   Lachaud, C ^u   Lapolla, M ^ae   Letessier Selvon, A ^z   Lhenry Yvon, I ^e   Lloyd Evans, J ^q   Lopez R ^l   Lopez Aguera, A ^ax   Lucano, M ^m   Luna, 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^a UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA NACIONAL   (Argentina)

^b SEZIONE DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c National Academy for Sciencies   (Bolivia)

^d FERMI NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^f CENTRO ATÓMICO BARILOCHE   (Argentina)

^g PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

ⁱ FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^j INFN SEZIONE DI NAPOLI   (Italy)

^k NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^m CENTRO BRASILEIRO DE PESQUISAS FÍSICAS   (Brazil)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^o UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^p DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^q UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^r OBSERVATORIO PIERRE AUGER   (Argentina)

^s UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^t Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^u l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

^v UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^w UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^x KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^y UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^z UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^aa INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^ab Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^ac UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^ad SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^ae INFN SEZIONE DI MILANO   (Italy)

^af UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^ag UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^ah UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^ai MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^aj FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS   (Argentina)

^ak UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^al UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^am CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^an VIETNAM ATOMIC ENERGY INSTITUTE   (Viet Nam)

^ao UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^ap University of Minnesota   (United States)

^aq UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^ar UNIVERSITY OF NOVA GORICA   (Slovenia)

^as INFN SEZIONE DI CATANIA   (Italy)

^at INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (Poland)

^au LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^av UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^aw LABORATORI NAZIONALI DEL GRAN SASSO   (Italy)

^ax UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^ay UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^az OBSERVATOIRE DE BESANÇON   (France)

^ba CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^bb FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^bc INSTITUTO DE ASTRONOMÍA Y FÍSICA DEL ESPACIO   (Argentina)

^bd UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^be INSTITUTE OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS   (China)

^bf MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR RADIOASTRONOMIE   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Auger Observatory; Extensive air showers; Ultra high energy cosmic rays

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448994080     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2003.12.012     Document Type: Article

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