Prototype high-resolution fly's eye cosmic ray detector

T. Abu-Zayyad; M. Al-Seady; K. Belov; D. J. Bird; J. Boyer; G. Chen; R. W. Clay; H. Y. Dai; B. R. Dawson; Y. Ho; M. A. Huang; C. C.H. Jui; M. J. Kidd; D. B. Kieda; B. C. Knapp; W. Lee; E. C. Loh; E. J. Mannel; J. N. Matthews; T. A. O'Halloran; A. Salman; K. M. Simpson; J. D. Smith; P. Sokolsky; P. Sommers; S. B. Thomas; L. R. Wiencke; C. R. Wilkinson; N. R. Wild

doi:10.1016/S0168-9002(00)00307-7

Prototype high-resolution fly's eye cosmic ray detector

T. Abu-Zayyad^*, M. Al-Seady, K. Belov, D. J. Bird, J. Boyer, G. Chen, R. W. Clay, H. Y. Dai, B. R. Dawson, Y. Ho, M. A. Huang, C. C.H. Jui, M. J. Kidd, D. B. Kieda, B. C. Knapp, W. Lee, E. C. Loh, E. J. Mannel, J. N. Matthews, T. A. O'HalloranA. Salman, K. M. Simpson, J. D. Smith, P. Sokolsky, P. Sommers, S. B. Thomas, L. R. Wiencke, C. R. Wilkinson, N. R. Wild

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King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

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Abstract

The High-Resolution Fly's Eye (HiRes) is an observatory for the highest energy cosmic rays. It detects the nitrogen fluorescence light induced by the passage of giant cosmic ray extensive air showers through the atmosphere. A two-site prototype of the observatory was operated from September 1994 to November 1996. In this paper we describe the components of that detector, and the procedures used to calibrate the detector and characterise the atmosphere. Data collected by the HiRes prototype are being used for physics studies, including an analysis of the cosmic ray mass composition in the energy range from 10¹⁷ to 10¹⁸ eV.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	253-269
Number of pages	17
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	450
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(00)00307-7
State	Published - 11 Aug 2000

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Funding Information:
We are indebted to the staff of Dugway Proving Grounds for their continued cooperation and assistance. It is also a pleasure to acknowledge the support of the technical staff at our institutions. This work is funded in part by the National Science Foundation under grant numbers PHY 95-12810, 93-22298, 93-21949, 92-15987 and the Australian Research Council.

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Abu-Zayyad, T., Al-Seady, M., Belov, K., Bird, D. J., Boyer, J., Chen, G., Clay, R. W., Dai, H. Y., Dawson, B. R., Ho, Y., Huang, M. A., Jui, C. C. H., Kidd, M. J., Kieda, D. B., Knapp, B. C., Lee, W., Loh, E. C., Mannel, E. J., Matthews, J. N., ... Wild, N. R. (2000). Prototype high-resolution fly's eye cosmic ray detector. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 450(2), 253-269. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(00)00307-7

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