Tracking stars with the fluorescence detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory
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- V. Grassi(,)
- Milan U. and
- INFN, Milan
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Part of Frontier detectors for frontier physics. Proceedings, 9th Pisa Meeting on advanced detectors, La Biodola, Italy, May 25-31, 2003, 903-906, Proceedings, 28th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2003) : Tsukuba, Japan, July 31-August 7, 2003, 903-906
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- Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A 518 (2004) 177-179
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Recording tracks of stars traversing the field of view of the Auger's fluorescence detector (FD) is a powerful tool to monitor various FD parameters. Regular control of these tracks would allow checking the telescope's stability during the whole life of the experiment, estimated to be about 20 years. The prototypes used during the engineering array phase have been equipped with a novel optoelectronic system that measured the DC anode current. Dim stars were clearly recorded. We report the results of a reconstruction performed to determine the pointing of a telescope as well as comparisons of a PMT's response to shower and star signals.- 96.40
- Photomultiplier anisotropy
- Fluorescence detector telescope
- talk: La Biodola 2003/05/25
- photon: cosmic radiation
- astrophysics: star
- photomultiplier
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