The Lidar System of the Pierre Auger Observatory

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2006-09-03

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0609063v2

Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A574:171-184,2007

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

29 pages, 14 figures (6 color); minor changes, matches version accepted for publication in Nucl. Instr. Meth. A

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.nima.2007.01.094

The Pierre Auger Observatory in Malargue, Argentina, is designed to study the origin of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays with energies above 10^18 eV. The energy calibration of the detector is based on a system of four air fluorescence detectors. To obtain reliable calorimetric information from the fluorescence stations, the atmospheric conditions at the experiment's site need to be monitored continuously during operation. One of the components of the observatory's atmospheric monitoring system is a set of four elastic backscatter lidar stations, one station at each of the fluorescence detector sites. This paper describes the design, current status, standard operation procedure, and performance of the lidar system of the Pierre Auger Observatory.

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