Measurement of aerosols at the Pierre Auger Observatory


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.

Año de publicación:

2007

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    Tipo de documento:

    Conference Object

    Estado:

    Acceso restringido

    Áreas de conocimiento:

    • Ciencia atmosférica

    Áreas temáticas de Dewey:

    • Geología, hidrología, meteorología
    • Geografía matemática
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    Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible:

    • ODS 13: Acción por el clima
    • ODS 15: Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
    • ODS 9: Industria, innovación e infraestructura
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