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Final Report, Studies of High Energy Particle Astrophysics.

DE141145912

Publication Date	2014
Personal Author	Nitz, D. F.
Page Count	16
Abstract	This report covers the progress of the Michigan Technological University particle astrophysics group during the period April 15th, 2011 through April 30th, 2014. The principal investigator is Professor David Nitz. Professor Brian Fick is the Co-PI. The focus of the group is the study of the highest energy cosmic rays using the Pierre Auger Observatory. The major goals of the Pierre Auger Observatory are to discover and understand the source or sources of cosmic rays with energies exceeding 10**19 eV, to identify the particle type(s), and to investigate the interactions of those cosmic particles both in space and in the Earth's atmosphere. The Pierre Auger Observatory in Argentina was completed in June 2008 with 1660 surface detector stations and 24 fluorescence telescopes arranged in 4 stations. It has a collecting area of 3,000 square km, yielding an aperture of 7,000 km(star star)2 sr.
Keywords	Astrophysics High energy physics Cosmic ray sources Earth atmosphere Interactions Particles Telescopes
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
NTIS Subject Category	46 - Physics 54C - Astrophysics
Corporate Authors	Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton. Dept. of Physics.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201503
Contract Number	DE-FG02-99ER41107

Final Report, Studies of High Energy Particle Astrophysics.

Final Report, Studies of High Energy Particle Astrophysics.
DE141145912

Publication Date	2014
Personal Author	Nitz, D. F.
Page Count	16
Abstract	This report covers the progress of the Michigan Technological University particle astrophysics group during the period April 15th, 2011 through April 30th, 2014. The principal investigator is Professor David Nitz. Professor Brian Fick is the Co-PI. The focus of the group is the study of the highest energy cosmic rays using the Pierre Auger Observatory. The major goals of the Pierre Auger Observatory are to discover and understand the source or sources of cosmic rays with energies exceeding 10**19 eV, to identify the particle type(s), and to investigate the interactions of those cosmic particles both in space and in the Earth's atmosphere. The Pierre Auger Observatory in Argentina was completed in June 2008 with 1660 surface detector stations and 24 fluorescence telescopes arranged in 4 stations. It has a collecting area of 3,000 square km, yielding an aperture of 7,000 km(star star)2 sr.
Keywords	Astrophysics High energy physics Cosmic ray sources Earth atmosphere Interactions Particles Telescopes
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
NTIS Subject Category	46 - Physics 54C - Astrophysics
Corporate Authors	Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton. Dept. of Physics.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201503
Contract Number	DE-FG02-99ER41107