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T: Fachverband Teilchenphysik

T 53: Kosmische Strahlung III

T 53.8: Talk

Wednesday, March 21, 2018, 18:20–18:35, Philo-HS6

Performance of the upgraded surface detector stations of the Pierre Auger Observatory — •Alexander Streich, Alvaro Taboada, Darko Veberic, Markus Roth, and Ralph Engel for the Pierre Auger collaboration — Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Deutschland

In September 2016, the major phase of the AugerPrime upgrade of the Pierre Auger Observatory started with the installation of the first scintillator detectors on top of the existing water-Cherenkov tanks. By providing a complementary measurement of the different components of air shower particles the Scintillator Surface Detectors will significantly improve the analysis of cosmic rays, for example the determination of the mass composition of the primary particles. This presentation will focus on the performance of the upgraded surface detector stations deployed in the Engineering Array of the Observatory. In addition, the presentation will provide a short update on the ongoing production of the Scintillator Surface Detectors including measurements for the quality control and for the characterization of the new detectors.