Vol. 33, Issue 2-3, pp. 445-456

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Vol. 33 Issue 2-3 pp. 445-456

Optical layout of the fluorescence detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

Miroslav Palatka, Petr Schovanek, Miroslav Hrabovsky, Martin Vlcek, Jan Ridky, Jiri Grygar, Ladislav Soukup, Michael Prouza, Martina Bohacova

Keywords

fluorescence detector, optical layout

Abstract

We describe an unusual optical layout of the fluorescence detector telescope which is a part of the Pierre Auger Observatory. The fluorescence detector is a very fast telescope with the relative aperture fno ~ 0.77 and the large field of view 30×30 degrees. The primary objective for the Auger fluorescence telescope is to measure accurately the longitudinal development profiles of air showers of the cosmic rays above 10 EeV energy.

Vol. 33
Issue 2-3
pp. 445-456

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