Session K1: Astroparticle Symposium V: UHE Cosmic Rays - Auger North and Exotics

1:50 PM–3:02 PM, Saturday, October 24, 2009
Green Center Room: 211

Chair: Gordon Thomson, University of Utah

Abstract ID: BAPS.2009.4CF.K1.2

Abstract: K1.00002 : Development of Atmospheric Monitoring System for Auger North

2:14 PM–2:26 PM

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Authors:

  John Claus
  Clint Allen
  Adam Botts
  Bryce Carande
  Mike Calhoun
  Lucas Emmert
  Levi Hamilton
  T.J. Heid
  John Koop
  Sarah Morgan
  Shay Robinson
  John Sherman
  Lawrence Wiencke

The Pierre Auger Northern Fluorescence Detector will measure air-showers over distances of 40 km. Vertical Aerosol profile of the atmosphere at the Pierre Auger Northern site will be measured using the side-scatter method over the 40 km baseline. An atmospheric monitoring telescope (AMT) will use a 3.5 m$^2$ mirror optimized for UV reflection to focus light from a laser onto a cluster of phototmultiplier tubes. The AMT has been built and final testing and modifications are being carried out before its installation later this year. A remotely programmed, 355 nm YAG laser with a final beam energy of 5 mJ is being used. The automation of the laser and the AMT is controlled via a single board computer (SBC). This talk will present an overview of this R\&D program.

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