The surface detector array of the Telescope Array experiment

The Telescope Array (TA) experiment, located in the western desert of Utah, USA, is designed for the observation of extensive air showers from extremely high energy cosmic rays. The experiment has a surface detector array surrounded by three fluorescence detectors to enable simultaneous detection of shower particles at ground level and fluorescence photons along the shower track. The TA surface detectors and fluorescence detectors started full hybrid observation in March, 2008. In this article we describe the design and technical features of the TA surface detector.

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32 pages, 17 figures

Ultra-high energy cosmic rays
Telescope Array experiment
Extensive air shower array
detector: surface
fluorescence
showers: air
cosmic radiation: UHE
scintillation counter: plastics
design
electronics: readout

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