A study of the effect of molecular and aerosol conditions in the atmosphere on air fluorescence measurements at the Pierre Auger Observatory

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 108-129

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^a INSTITUTO BALSEIRO   (Argentina)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Argentina)

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

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

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

^g UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA NACIONAL   (Argentina)

^h OBSERVATORIO PIERRE AUGER   (Argentina)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^j Universidad Catolica de Bolivia   (Bolivia)

^k UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRÉS   (Bolivia)

^l CENTRO BRASILEIRO DE PESQUISAS FÍSICAS   (Brazil)

^m PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^o UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^p DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^q UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO SUDOESTE DA BAHIA   (Brazil)

^r FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^s Universidade Federal   (Brazil)

^t FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^u CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^v INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^w PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^x UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^y UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^z UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^aa UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^ab UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER GRENOBLE 1   (France)

^ac SUBATECH   (France)

^ad UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^ae KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^af MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR RADIOASTRONOMIE   (Germany)

^ag RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^ah UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^ai UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

^aj UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^ak INFM   (Italy)

^al UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^am UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^an UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^ao UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^ap UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^aq UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^ar UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^as INAF IASF PALERMO   (Italy)

^at LABORATORI NAZIONALI DEL GRAN SASSO   (Italy)

^au UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^av BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^aw DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

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

^ay UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^az RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^ba UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^bb NIKHEF   (Netherlands)

^bc ASTRON   (Netherlands)

^bd INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (Poland)

^be UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^bf INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^bg JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^bh UNIVERSITY OF NOVA GORICA   (Slovenia)

^bi UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^bj UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^bk UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^bl UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^bm UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^bn UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^bo UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^bp ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^bq CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^br Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

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

^bt Malik and Seeme Hasan School of Business   (United States)

^bu FERMI NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

^bv LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^bw MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^bx NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^by NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^bz OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^ca PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^cb SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^cc UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^cd UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^ce UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^cf UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^cg UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^ch UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^ci UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^cj VIETNAM ATOMIC ENERGY INSTITUTE   (Viet Nam)

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Author keywords

Aerosols; Air fluorescence method; Atmosphere; Bi static lidar; Cosmic rays; Extensive air showers; Lidar

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AUGERS; COSMIC RAYS; COSMOLOGY; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; FLUORESCENCE; OBSERVATORIES; OPTICAL RADAR; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AIR FLUORESCENCES; ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; ATMOSPHERIC FLUCTUATIONS; CALORIMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS; MONITORING INSTRUMENTS; PIERRE AUGER OBSERVATORY; SYSTEMATIC UNCERTAINTIES;

COSMIC RAY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 76549095420     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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