Open AccessAuger Highlights
Author(s) -
A. Castellina
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta polytechnica ctu proceedings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2336-5382
DOI - 10.14311/app.2014.01.0132
Subject(s) - pierre auger observatory , auger , cosmic ray , physics , energy spectrum , astrophysics , observatory , ultra high energy cosmic ray , energy (signal processing) , astronomy , nuclear physics , atomic physics , quantum mechanics
The Pierre Auger Observatory has been designed to investigate the origin and nature of the ultra high energy cosmic rays using a hybrid detection technique. A review of selected results is presented, with the emphasis given to the measurement of energy spectrum, mass composition and arrival directions.