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T: Fachverband Teilchenphysik

T 13: Cosmic Rays I

T 13.2: Talk

Monday, March 15, 2021, 16:20–16:35, Tm

Performance of the surface detector calibration of the Pierre Auger Observatory — •Alexander Streich, David Schmidt, Darko Veberic, Markus Roth, and Ralph Engel for the Pierre Auger collaboration — Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Karlsruhe, Deutschland

After more than a decade since the start of its data acquisition, the Pierre Auger Observatory is undergoing a major upgrade phase, the so-called AugerPrime upgrade. This phase includes, among other things, the installation of a variety of new detector components and the replacement of the electronics boards of all the 1660 Surface Detector stations. With the accompanying changes of hardware and software, the adaptation of the calibration procedures of the different detectors and devices becomes essential. This presentation focuses on the analysis of the calibration performance of both, the currently implemented algorithms of the non-upgraded Surface Detector stations, as well as the modifications and optimizations applied to these algorithms to match the changes in the data. In addition, we provide a short overview on the current status of the AugerPrime upgrade.