Download or read book Observing Muon Decays in Water Cherenkov Detectors at the Pierre Auger Observatory written by L. Nellen and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Muons decaying in the water volume of a Cherenkov detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory provide a useful calibration point at low energy. Using the digitized waveform continuously recorded by the electronics of each tank, we have devised a simple method to extract the charge spectrum of the Michel electrons, whose typical signal is about 1/8 of a crossing vertical muon. This procedure, moreover, allows continuous monitoring of the detector operation and of its water level. We have checked the procedure with high statistics on a test tank at the Observatory base and applied with success on the whole array.

Download or read book Response of the Pierre Auger Observatory Water Cherenkov Detectors to muons written by M. Aglietta and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two test detectors similar to the Pierre Auger Observatory Water Cherenkov Detectors have been installed at the Observatory site and at the Institut de Physique Nucleaire d'Orsay. The signals from the tanks are read out using three 9'' photomultipliers and analyzed by both a digital oscilloscope with high sampling frequency and the Auger surface detector electronics. Additionally, the detectors are equipped with plastic scintillators serving as muon telescopes. The trigger is provided either by the muon telescope or by the coincidence of the three PMTs. The scintillators are movable allowing the study of the detector response to atmospheric muons arriving with different incident angles. In this paper, the results of measurements for vertical and inclined background muons are presented. These results are compared to simulations and important calibration parameters are extracted. The influence of the direct light detected by the PMTs, particularly important for inclined showers, is discussed.

Download or read book Modelling and Simulation in Science written by Vito Di Ges— and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2007 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This proceedings volume contains results presented at the Sixth International Workshop on Data Analysis in Astronomy OCo OC Modeling and Simulation in ScienceOCO held on April 15-22, 2007, at the Ettore Majorana Foundation and Center for Scientific Culture, Erice, Italy. Recent progress and new trends in the field of simulation and modeling in three branches of science OCo astrophysics, biology, and climatology OCo are described in papers presented by outstanding scientists. The impact of new technologies on the design of novel data analysis systems and the interrelation among different fields are foremost in scientists'' minds in the modern era. This book therefore focuses primarily on data analysis methodologies and techniques. Sample Chapter(s). Chapter 1: Simulations for Uhe Cosmic Ray Experiments (562 KB). Contents: Astrophysics, Cosmology and Earth Physics: Simulations for UHE Cosmic Ray Experiments (J Knapp); Problems and Solutions in Climate Modeling (A Sutera); Statistical Analysis of Quasar Data and Validity of the Hubble Law (S Roy et al.); Quantum Astronomy and Information (C Barbieri); Biology, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics: From Genomes to Protein Models and Back (A Tramontano et al.); Exploring Biomolecular Recognition by Modeling and Simulation (R Wade); BioInfogrid: Bioinformatics Simulation and Modeling Based on Grid (L Milanesi); Methods and Techniques: Optimization Strategies for Modeling and Simulation (J Louchet); Biclustering Bioinformatics Data Sets: A Possibilistic Approach (F Masulli); From the Qubit to the Quantum Search Algorithms (G Cariolaro & T Occhipinti); Comparison of Stereo Vision Techniques for Cloud-Top Height Retrieval (A Anzalone et al.); and other papers. Readership: Physicists; biologists; computer scientists and data analysts."

Download or read book Modeling And Simulation In Science Proceedings Of The 6th International Workshop On Data Analysis In Astronomy Livio Scarsi written by Giosue Lo Bosco and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2007-12-13 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This proceedings volume contains results presented at the Sixth International Workshop on Data Analysis in Astronomy — “Modeling and Simulation in Science” held on April 15-22, 2007, at the Ettore Majorana Foundation and Center for Scientific Culture, Erice, Italy. Recent progress and new trends in the field of simulation and modeling in three branches of science — astrophysics, biology, and climatology — are described in papers presented by outstanding scientists. The impact of new technologies on the design of novel data analysis systems and the interrelation among different fields are foremost in scientists' minds in the modern era. This book therefore focuses primarily on data analysis methodologies and techniques.

Download or read book Handbook of Particle Detection and Imaging written by Claus Grupen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-01-08 with total page 1251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The handbook centers on detection techniques in the field of particle physics, medical imaging and related subjects. It is structured into three parts. The first one is dealing with basic ideas of particle detectors, followed by applications of these devices in high energy physics and other fields. In the last part the large field of medical imaging using similar detection techniques is described. The different chapters of the book are written by world experts in their field. Clear instructions on the detection techniques and principles in terms of relevant operation parameters for scientists and graduate students are given.Detailed tables and diagrams will make this a very useful handbook for the application of these techniques in many different fields like physics, medicine, biology and other areas of natural science.

Download or read book Particle Physics Reference Library written by Christian W. Fabjan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020 with total page 1083 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second open access volume of the handbook series deals with detectors, large experimental facilities and data handling, both for accelerator and non-accelerator based experiments. It also covers applications in medicine and life sciences. A joint CERN-Springer initiative, the "Particle Physics Reference Library" provides revised and updated contributions based on previously published material in the well-known Landolt-Boernstein series on particle physics, accelerators and detectors (volumes 21A, B1,B2,C), which took stock of the field approximately one decade ago. Central to this new initiative is publication under full open access

Download or read book Calorimetry In Particle Physics Proceedings Of The Eleventh International Conference written by Claudia Cecchi and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2005-02-21 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Conference on Calorimetry in Particle Physics is the major and most comprehensive forum for discussion on state-of-the-art developments of calorimetry technologies. The Eleventh Conference covered all aspects of calorimetric detection and measurements, with emphasis on high energy physics and astrophysics experiments. Besides the usual discussion on calorimetry technologies this edition is enriched by the presence of two sections dedicated to new techniques for calorimetry and applications to calorimetry for the next Linear Collider experiments.

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Download or read book High Energy Cosmic Rays written by Todor Stanev and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-03-10 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers an accessible text and reference (a cosmic-ray manual) for graduate students entering the field and high-energy astrophysicists will find this an accessible cosmic-ray manual Easy to read for the general astronomer, the first part describes the standard model of cosmic rays based on our understanding of modern particle physics. Presents the acceleration scenario in some detail in supernovae explosions as well as in the passage of cosmic rays through the Galaxy. Compares experimental data in the atmosphere as well as underground are compared with theoretical models

Download or read book Cosmic Rays at Earth written by P.K.F. Grieder and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2001-07-27 with total page 1117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1912 Victor Franz Hess made the revolutionary discovery that ionizing radiation is incident upon the Earth from outer space. He showed with ground-based and balloon-borne detectors that the intensity of the radiation did not change significantly between day and night. Consequently, the sun could not be regarded as the sources of this radiation and the question of its origin remained unanswered. Today, almost one hundred years later the question of the origin of the cosmic radiation still remains a mystery.Hess' discovery has given an enormous impetus to large areas of science, in particular to physics, and has played a major role in the formation of our current understanding of universal evolution. For example, the development of new fields of research such as elementary particle physics, modern astrophysics and cosmology are direct consequences of this discovery. Over the years the field of cosmic ray research has evolved in various directions: Firstly, the field of particle physics that was initiated by the discovery of many so-called elementary particles in the cosmic radiation. There is a strong trend from the accelerator physics community to reenter the field of cosmic ray physics, now under the name of astroparticle physics. Secondly, an important branch of cosmic ray physics that has rapidly evolved in conjunction with space exploration concerns the low energy portion of the cosmic ray spectrum. Thirdly, the branch of research that is concerned with the origin, acceleration and propagation of the cosmic radiation represents a great challenge for astrophysics, astronomy and cosmology. Presently very popular fields of research have rapidly evolved, such as high-energy gamma ray and neutrino astronomy. In addition, high-energy neutrino astronomy may soon initiate as a likely spin-off neutrino tomography of the Earth and thus open a unique new branch of geophysical research of the interior of the Earth. Finally, of considerable interest are the biological and medical aspects of the cosmic radiation because of it ionizing character and the inevitable irradiation to which we are exposed. This book is a reference manual for researchers and students of cosmic ray physics and associated fields and phenomena. It is not intended to be a tutorial. However, the book contains an adequate amount of background materials that its content should be useful to a broad community of scientists and professionals. The present book contains chiefly a data collection in compact form that covers the cosmic radiation in the vicinity of the Earth, in the Earth's atmosphere, at sea level and underground. Included are predominantly experimental but also theoretical data. In addition the book contains related data, definitions and important relations. The aim of this book is to offer the reader in a single volume a readily available comprehensive set of data that will save him the need of frequent time consuming literature searches.

Download or read book The Water Cherenkov Detector in the Auger Experiment Performance of a Prototype Detector and the Cross calibration of the Energy Determination by the Akeno Giant Air Shower Array Andthe Haverah Park Experiment written by T. J. Kutter and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hadronic Multiparticle Production written by Peter A. Carruthers and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1988 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/0492

Download or read book Characterizing Muon induced Processes at Homestake Using Liquid Scintillation and Water Cherenkov Detectors written by Brian Woltman and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Leak Detection in the Pierre Auger Cherenkov Detectors written by Mark Holcomb and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Introduction to Particle and Astroparticle Physics written by Alessandro De Angelis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-09-05 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, written by researchers who had been professionals in accelerator physics before becoming leaders of groups in astroparticle physics, introduces both fields in a balanced and elementary way, requiring only a basic knowledge of quantum mechanics on the part of the reader. The new profile of scientists in fundamental physics ideally involves the merging of knowledge in astroparticle and particle physics, but the duration of modern experiments is such that people cannot simultaneously be practitioners in both. Introduction to Particle and Astroparticle Physics is designed to bridge the gap between the fields. It can be used as a self-training book, a consultation book, or a textbook providing a “modern” approach to particles and fundamental interactions.