• DocumentCode
    1518496
  • Title

    The camera of the Auger fluorescence detector

  • Author

    Ambrosio, M. ; Aramo, C. ; Bracci, F. ; Facal, P. ; Fonte, R. ; Gallo, G. ; Kemp, E. ; Matthiae, G. ; Nicotra, D. ; Privitera, P. ; Raia, G. ; Tusi, E. ; Vitali, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Ist. Nazionale di Fisica Nucl., Napoli, Italy
  • Volume
    48
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    6/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    400
  • Lastpage
    405
  • Abstract
    We describe the camera of the fluorescence detector of the Auger Observatory. The design of the camera body, which allows packing hexagonal pixels on a spherical focal surface, is presented. We report on the characteristics of the hexagonal photomultipliers and the performance of light collectors, placed in front of the photomultipliers, in terms of the camera uniformity
  • Keywords
    cameras; cosmic ray apparatus; photomultipliers; Auger Observatory; camera; fluorescence detector; hexagonal photomultipliers; light collectors; Cameras; Cosmic rays; Detectors; Fluorescence; Helium; Mirrors; Observatories; Optical design; Photomultipliers; Telescopes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/23.940088
  • Filename
    940088