The Pierre Auger Observatory status and the AugerPrime upgrade program

The nature and the origin of ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs), above 1017 eV, are still unknown. The Pierre Auger Observatory with its huge exposure provides us with a large set of high quality data. The analysis of these data has led to major breakthroughs in the last decade, but a coherent i...

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Main Author: Martello Daniele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2017-01-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714505001