Recording tracks of stars traversing the field of view of the Auger's fluorescence detector (FD) is a powerful tool to monitor various FD parameters. Regular control of these tracks would allow checking the telescope's stability during the whole life of the experiment, estimated to be about 20 years. The prototypes used during the engineering array phase have been equipped with a novel optoelectronic system that measured the DC anode current. Dim stars were clearly recorded. We report the results of a reconstruction performed to determine the pointing of a telescope as well as comparisons of a PMT's response to shower and star signals.

Tracking stars with the fluorescence detector of the Pierre Auger observatory / D. V. Camin, V. Grassi, F. Sanchez, V. Scherini. - In: NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. - ISSN 0168-9002. - 518:1/2(2004), pp. 177-179.

Tracking stars with the fluorescence detector of the Pierre Auger observatory

D. V. Camin
Primo
;
V. Grassi
Secondo
;
V. Scherini
Ultimo
2004

Abstract

Recording tracks of stars traversing the field of view of the Auger's fluorescence detector (FD) is a powerful tool to monitor various FD parameters. Regular control of these tracks would allow checking the telescope's stability during the whole life of the experiment, estimated to be about 20 years. The prototypes used during the engineering array phase have been equipped with a novel optoelectronic system that measured the DC anode current. Dim stars were clearly recorded. We report the results of a reconstruction performed to determine the pointing of a telescope as well as comparisons of a PMT's response to shower and star signals.
Photomultiplier anisotropy ; fluorescence detector telescope
Settore FIS/01 - Fisica Sperimentale
2004
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