2009/05/14 by I. P. Sidelnik, Iván Pedro Sidelnik, Sidelnik, I. P. +13
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO) #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #FOS: Physical sciences #Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM) #Neutrino Physics Research #astro-ph.CO #astro-ph.IM
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0905.2384
6 pages, 6 figures, Student contribution to the "First La Plata International School: Compact Objects and their Emission", held in La Plata, Argentina, March 10-14, 2008
openalex publication_date 2009/05/14 · arxiv created 2009/05/15 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
AMIGA (Auger Muons and Infill for the Ground Array) constitutes an enhancement for the Pierre Auger Observatory. It consists of a denser array of surface detectors and muon counters whose objective is both to extend the detection range down to 1017 eV and to help towards mass composition determination. The latter is to be achieved with muon counters since the shower muon content is one of the best parameter for particle type identification. In this work, we present the study of a muon counter prototype. The prototype was buried 3 m deep in an effort to avoid signal contamination from the shower electromagnetic component. We study the performance of the detector before and after burying it with its associated electronic components. The detector validation is performed from signal analysis of charged particles traversing the counter.