17–21 Nov 2024
Thesaurus Convention and Exhibition Centre
America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires timezone

Improved Calibration Methods and Reconstruction of the Underground Muon Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

Not scheduled
20m
Canelo Room ( Thesaurus Convention and Exhibition Centre)

Canelo Room

Thesaurus Convention and Exhibition Centre

Avenida San Martín, Pasaje la Ortegüina y Ruta 40 norte, M5613 Malargüe, Mendoza
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Speaker

Joaquin de Jesus

Description

As part of the upgrade of the Pierre Auger Observatory, known as AugerPrime, the Underground Muon Detector is being deployed in the low-energy extension of the Surface Detector. It comprises an array of 30 m² plastic scintillator muon counters, buried 2.3 meters underground near the water-Cherenkov detectors, allowing for a direct measurement of the muonic component of air showers in the energy range of $10^{16.5}-10^{19}$ eV. To achieve an extended dynamic range, the detector operates in two modes: the binary mode, which is optimized for low muon densities, and the integrator mode, designed for high muon densities. In this contribution, we present the latest improvements to the calibration procedure of the integrator mode and to the data reconstruction of the binary mode.

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