Measurement of aerosols at the Pierre Auger Observatory

S. Y. Benzvi; F. Arqueros; R. Cester; M. Chiosso; B. M. Connolly; B. Fick; A. Filipčič; B. García; A. Grillo; F. Guarino; M. Horvat; M. Iarlori; C. Macolino; M. Malek; J. Matthews; J. A.J. Matthews; D. Melo; R. Meyhandan; M. Micheletti; M. Monasor; M. Mostafá; R. Mussa; J. Pallotta; S. Petrera; M. Prouza; V. Rizi; M. Roberts; J. R. Rodriguez Rojo; D. Rodríguez-Frías; F. Salamida; M. Santander; G. Sequeiros; P. Sommers; A. Tonachini; L. Valore; D. Verberič; E. Visbal; S. Westerhoff; L. Wiencke; D. Zavrtanik; M. Zavrtanik

Measurement of aerosols at the Pierre Auger Observatory

S. Y. Benzvi, F. Arqueros, R. Cester, M. Chiosso, B. M. Connolly, B. Fick, A. Filipčič, B. García, A. Grillo, F. Guarino, M. Horvat, M. Iarlori, C. Macolino, M. Malek, J. Matthews, J. A.J. Matthews, D. Melo, R. Meyhandan, M. Micheletti, M. MonasorM. Mostafá, R. Mussa, J. Pallotta, S. Petrera, M. Prouza, V. Rizi, M. Roberts, J. R. Rodriguez Rojo, D. Rodríguez-Frías, F. Salamida, M. Santander, G. Sequeiros, P. Sommers, A. Tonachini, L. Valore, D. Verberič, E. Visbal, S. Westerhoff, L. Wiencke, D. Zavrtanik, M. Zavrtanik

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Abstract

The air fluorescence detectors (FDs) of the Pierre Auger Observatory are vital for the determination of the air shower energy scale. To compensate for variations in atmospheric conditions that affect the energy measurement, the Observatory operates an array of monitoring instruments to record hourly atmospheric conditions across the detector site, an area exceeding 3,000 km ². This paper presents results from four instruments used to characterize the aerosol component of the atmosphere: the Central Laser Facility (CLF), which provides the FDs with calibrated laser shots; the scanning backscatter lidars, which operate at three FD sites; the Aerosol Phase Function monitors (APFs), which measure the aerosol scattering cross section at two FD locations; and the Horizontal Attenuation Monitor (HAM), which measures the wavelength dependence of aerosol attenuation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages	355-358
Number of pages	4
State	Published - 2007
Event	30th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2007 - Merida, Yucatan, Mexico Duration: Jul 3 2007 → Jul 11 2007

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Other	30th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2007
Country/Territory	Mexico
City	Merida, Yucatan
Period	7/3/07 → 7/11/07

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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Benzvi, S. Y., Arqueros, F., Cester, R., Chiosso, M., Connolly, B. M., Fick, B., Filipčič, A., García, B., Grillo, A., Guarino, F., Horvat, M., Iarlori, M., Macolino, C., Malek, M., Matthews, J., Matthews, J. A. J., Melo, D., Meyhandan, R., Micheletti, M., ... Zavrtanik, M. (2007). Measurement of aerosols at the Pierre Auger Observatory. 355-358. Paper presented at 30th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2007, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.

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Measurement of aerosols at the Pierre Auger Observatory

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