the pierre auger observatory auger north
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The Pierre Auger Observatory Auger North. Features of Auger North R&D Auger Collaboration Cost and Schedule The Role of Fermilab. Denver. Colorado Springs. Features of Auger North. State of Colorado. Auger North: 4400 detectors 1.41mi spacing 8000 mi 2 (21,000 km 2 ). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Pierre Auger ObservatoryAuger North
Features of Auger NorthR&DAuger CollaborationCost and ScheduleThe Role of Fermilab
State of Colorado
Auger North
Auger South
to scale
Features of Auger North
Auger South:1600 detectors1.5 km Spacing3000 km2 (1200 mi2)
Auger North:4400 detectors 1.41mi spacing 8000 mi2 (21,000 km2 )
Denver
Colorado Springs
Detector Layout1 mile
Features of Auger North
400 station in-fill 1mi spacing
5 FD eyes – 39 telescopes
Features of Auger NorthAperture and Energy Threshold
Anisotropies
Features of Auger North Fluorescence Detector
The Auger North FD telescopes same as Auger South.
Auger North enclosure is simplified for reduced cost.
Features of Auger NorthSurface Detector
Auger South 3 PMTs
Auger North 1 PMT insulated
Features of Auger North Communications System
Campus Area
Malargüe
Lamar Community College
Auger South – Detector stations talk directly to one of four towers.
Auger North – Detector stations talk only to neighboring stations, relaying the data to central concentrators via multiple hops.
Auger North R&DResearch & Development Array (RDA)
• Validate design changes– Communications (adapted to size and topography)– Tanks (adapted to colder climate – insulation added)– Electronics (redesign with available components)
• Validate cost estimates
Circles – functional stationsSquares – comms nodes only
RDA Lamar, Co
R&D on Radio DetectionFuture Detector Possibility
Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA) is funded for Auger South.
Cost and Funding
Auger South ($54M):– European Countries - ~50%– Latin American Countries - ~25%– US - ~25%
Contribution:– 80% in-kind – 20% common fund.
Auger North ($127M)– Current collaboration + possible new
countries.US Auger North Requests: – DOE $20M – NSF $20M– State of Colorado ~$10M
The Auger Collaboration91 Institutions, 463 Collaborators
Argentina MexicoAustralia NetherlandsBolivia* PolandBrazil PortugalCroatia* Slovenia Czech Republic SpainFrance United
Kingdom Germany USAItaly Vietnam*
* associate
True International Partnership - by non-binding agreement -
No country, region or institution dominates
Spokespersons EmeritusJ. Cronin (USA) A. Watson (UK)
SpokepersonG. Matthiae (Italy)
Co spokespersonP. Sommers (USA)
Collaboration Board
Chairman: D. Zavrtanik(Slovenia)
Cochairman: R. Shellard(Brazil)
Project ManagerP. Mantsch (USA)
Deputy (Auger South): I. Allekotte (Argentina)
Deputy (Auger North) J. Harton (USA)
Project Office: Systems Engineering
Quality AssuranceCost & Schedule
Environment Safety & HealthAdministrative Support
Technical Board
Site Spokespersons:
Auger NorthD. Nitz (USA)
Auger South
A. Etchegoyen (Argentina)
Fluorescence DetectorsJ. Ridky
H. Klages
Fluorescence Detector Electronics
M. Kleifges
Surface Detectors
P. Mazur
Monitoring
C. Lachaud
Communications
C. Covault
Surface Detector ElectronicsJ. Beatty
T. Suomijarvi
Data Processing and Analysis
T. Paul, M. RothB. Dawson, S. Sciutto
Central Data Acquisition
A. Letessier-Selvon
Site Managers:
Auger NorthB. Fick (Acting) (USA)
Auger South
G. Avila (Argentina)
Auger Organization
Education/Public RelationsG. Snow
P. Biermann
Finance BoardChairman: A. Kurz
(Germany)
Auger NorthTask Force
Leader: H. Bluemer (Germany)
Co-Leader: A. Olinto (USA)Co-Leader: Tiina Suomijarvi
(France)
Auger at Fermilab
Physicists• Eun-Joo Ahn (Postdoc)• Ivone Albuquerque
(Sabbatical)• Aaron Chou (Wilson Fellow)• Hank Glass• Carlos Hojvat• Peter Kasper• Fred Kuehn (Postdoc)• Paul LeBrun • Paul Mantsch• Peter Mazur
Our participation:
• Project Management
• Data Analysis
• Surface Detector Design
• Data Mirror
• Calibration database
• Planning for Auger North
• FD/SD shifts at AS
• Airfly
Fermilab and Auger North
Auger South• Successful management, design and data
analysisAuger North• Exceptional resources and experience in:
• Project Management• Computing• Engineering
• Strong Analysis team (close ties to the University of Chicago)
• Leadership of a US based, international project at the Cosmic Energy Frontier
Fermilab and Auger NorthImpact
There will be one data stream – no change in the analysis team.
Experienced Management Organization is already in place for Auger North.
Funding proposal includes funds for non-scientist management staff.
(Site administration will be based at Colorado State University)