The camera of the Auger fluorescence detector

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M. Ambrosio · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare

C. Aramo · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Catania

F. Bracci · Universidad de Santiago de Chile

P. Facal · Universidad de Santiago de Chile

R. Fonte · University of New Mexico

G. Gallo · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud

E. Kemp

Abstract

We describe the camera of the fluorescence detector of the Auger Observatory. The design of the camera body, which allows packing hexagonal pixels on a spherical focal surface, is presented. We report on the characteristics of the hexagonal photomultipliers and the performance of light collectors, placed in front of the photomultipliers, in terms of the camera uniformity.

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Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation

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Published in: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volume 48, Issue 3, pp. 400-405

DOI: 10.1109/23.940088

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