Selection and reconstruction of very inclined air showers with the Surface Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

Details Selection and reconstruction of very inclined air showers with the Surface Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory Selection and reconstruction of very inclined air showers with the Surface Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

2007-06-26

arxiv.org/abs/0706.3796v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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The water-Cherenkov tanks of the Pierre Auger Observatory can detect particles at all zenith angles and are therefore well-suited for the study of inclined and horizontal air showers (60 - 90 degrees). Such showers are characterised by a dominance of the muonic component at ground, and by a very elongated and asymmetrical footprint which can even exhibit a lobular structure due to the bending action of the geomagnetic field. Dedicated algorithms for the selection and reconstruction of such events, as well as the corresponding acceptance calculation, have been set up on basis of muon maps obtained from shower simulations.

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