Abstract
The Telescope Array (TA) experiment, located in the western desert of Utah, USA, is designed for the observation of extensive air showers from extremely high energy cosmic rays. The experiment has a surface detector array surrounded by three fluorescence detectors to enable simultaneous detection of shower particles at ground level and fluorescence photons along the shower track. The TA surface detectors and fluorescence detectors started full hybrid observation in March, 2008. In this article we describe the design and technical features of the TA surface detector.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 87-97 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment |
Volume | 689 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 Oct 11 |
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- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Instrumentation
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The surface detector array of the Telescope Array experiment. / Abu-Zayyad, T.; Aida, R.; Allen, M.; Anderson, R.; Azuma, R.; Barcikowski, E.; Belz, J. W.; Bergman, D. R.; Blake, S. A.; Cady, R.; Cheon, B. G.; Chiba, J.; Chikawa, M.; Cho, E. J.; Cho, W. R.; Fujii, H.; Fujii, T.; Fukuda, T.; Fukushima, M.; Gorbunov, D.; Hanlon, W.; Hayashi, K.; Hayashi, Y.; Hayashida, N.; Hibino, K.; Hiyama, K.; Honda, K.; Iguchi, T.; Ikeda, D.; Ikuta, K.; Inoue, N.; Ishii, T.; Ishimori, R.; Ivanov, D.; Iwamoto, S.; Jui, C. C.H.; Kadota, K.; Kakimoto, F.; Kalashev, O.; Kanbe, T.; Kasahara, K.; Kawai, H.; Kawakami, S.; Kawana, S.; Kido, E.; Kim, H. B.; Kim, H. K.; Kim, J. H.; Kim, J. H.; Kitamoto, K.; Kobayashi, K.; Kobayashi, Y.; Kondo, Y.; Kuramoto, K.; Kuzmin, V.; Kwon, Y. J.; Lim, S. I.; MacHida, S.; Martens, K.; Martineau, J.; Matsuda, T.; Matsuura, T.; Matsuyama, T.; Matthews, J. N.; Myers, I.; Minamino, M.; Miyata, K.; Miyauchi, H.; Murano, Y.; Nakamura, T.; Nam, S. W.; Nonaka, T.; Ogio, S.; Ohnishi, M.; Ohoka, H.; Oki, K.; Oku, D.; Okuda, T.; Oshima, A.; Ozawa, S.; Park, I. H.; Pshirkov, M. S.; Rodriguez, D.; Roh, S. Y.; Rubtsov, G.; Ryu, D.; Sagawa, H.; Sakurai, N.; Sampson, A. L.; Scott, L. M.; Shah, P. D.; Shibata, F.; Shibata, T.; Shimodaira, H.; Shin, B. K.; Shin, J. I.; Shirahama, T.; Smith, J. D.; Sokolsky, P.; Sonley, T. J.; Springer, R. W.; Stokes, B. T.; Stratton, S. R.; Stroman, T. A.; Suzuki, S.; Takahashi, Y.; Takeda, M.; Taketa, A.; Takita, M.; Tameda, Y.; Tanaka, H.; Tanaka, K.; Tanaka, M.; Thomas, S. B.; Thomson, G. B.; Tinyakov, P.; Tkachev, I.; Tokuno, H.; Tomida, T.; Troitsky, S.; Tsunesada, Y.; Tsutsumi, K.; Tsuyuguchi, Y.; Uchihori, Y.; Udo, S.; Ukai, H.; Vasiloff, G.; Wada, Y.; Wong, T.; Wood, M.; Yamakawa, Y.; Yamaoka, H.; Yamazaki, K.; Yang, J.; Yoshida, S.; Yoshii, H.; Zollinger, R.; Zundel, Z.
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T1 - The surface detector array of the Telescope Array experiment
AU - Abu-Zayyad, T.
AU - Aida, R.
AU - Allen, M.
AU - Anderson, R.
AU - Azuma, R.
AU - Barcikowski, E.
AU - Belz, J. W.
AU - Bergman, D. R.
AU - Blake, S. A.
AU - Cady, R.
AU - Cheon, B. G.
AU - Chiba, J.
AU - Chikawa, M.
AU - Cho, E. J.
AU - Cho, W. R.
AU - Fujii, H.
AU - Fujii, T.
AU - Fukuda, T.
AU - Fukushima, M.
AU - Gorbunov, D.
AU - Hanlon, W.
AU - Hayashi, K.
AU - Hayashi, Y.
AU - Hayashida, N.
AU - Hibino, K.
AU - Hiyama, K.
AU - Honda, K.
AU - Iguchi, T.
AU - Ikeda, D.
AU - Ikuta, K.
AU - Inoue, N.
AU - Ishii, T.
AU - Ishimori, R.
AU - Ivanov, D.
AU - Iwamoto, S.
AU - Jui, C. C.H.
AU - Kadota, K.
AU - Kakimoto, F.
AU - Kalashev, O.
AU - Kanbe, T.
AU - Kasahara, K.
AU - Kawai, H.
AU - Kawakami, S.
AU - Kawana, S.
AU - Kido, E.
AU - Kim, H. B.
AU - Kim, H. K.
AU - Kim, J. H.
AU - Kim, J. H.
AU - Kitamoto, K.
AU - Kobayashi, K.
AU - Kobayashi, Y.
AU - Kondo, Y.
AU - Kuramoto, K.
AU - Kuzmin, V.
AU - Kwon, Y. J.
AU - Lim, S. I.
AU - MacHida, S.
AU - Martens, K.
AU - Martineau, J.
AU - Matsuda, T.
AU - Matsuura, T.
AU - Matsuyama, T.
AU - Matthews, J. N.
AU - Myers, I.
AU - Minamino, M.
AU - Miyata, K.
AU - Miyauchi, H.
AU - Murano, Y.
AU - Nakamura, T.
AU - Nam, S. W.
AU - Nonaka, T.
AU - Ogio, S.
AU - Ohnishi, M.
AU - Ohoka, H.
AU - Oki, K.
AU - Oku, D.
AU - Okuda, T.
AU - Oshima, A.
AU - Ozawa, S.
AU - Park, I. H.
AU - Pshirkov, M. S.
AU - Rodriguez, D.
AU - Roh, S. Y.
AU - Rubtsov, G.
AU - Ryu, D.
AU - Sagawa, H.
AU - Sakurai, N.
AU - Sampson, A. L.
AU - Scott, L. M.
AU - Shah, P. D.
AU - Shibata, F.
AU - Shibata, T.
AU - Shimodaira, H.
AU - Shin, B. K.
AU - Shin, J. I.
AU - Shirahama, T.
AU - Smith, J. D.
AU - Sokolsky, P.
AU - Sonley, T. J.
AU - Springer, R. W.
AU - Stokes, B. T.
AU - Stratton, S. R.
AU - Stroman, T. A.
AU - Suzuki, S.
AU - Takahashi, Y.
AU - Takeda, M.
AU - Taketa, A.
AU - Takita, M.
AU - Tameda, Y.
AU - Tanaka, H.
AU - Tanaka, K.
AU - Tanaka, M.
AU - Thomas, S. B.
AU - Thomson, G. B.
AU - Tinyakov, P.
AU - Tkachev, I.
AU - Tokuno, H.
AU - Tomida, T.
AU - Troitsky, S.
AU - Tsunesada, Y.
AU - Tsutsumi, K.
AU - Tsuyuguchi, Y.
AU - Uchihori, Y.
AU - Udo, S.
AU - Ukai, H.
AU - Vasiloff, G.
AU - Wada, Y.
AU - Wong, T.
AU - Wood, M.
AU - Yamakawa, Y.
AU - Yamaoka, H.
AU - Yamazaki, K.
AU - Yang, J.
AU - Yoshida, S.
AU - Yoshii, H.
AU - Zollinger, R.
AU - Zundel, Z.
PY - 2012/10/11
Y1 - 2012/10/11
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AB - The Telescope Array (TA) experiment, located in the western desert of Utah, USA, is designed for the observation of extensive air showers from extremely high energy cosmic rays. The experiment has a surface detector array surrounded by three fluorescence detectors to enable simultaneous detection of shower particles at ground level and fluorescence photons along the shower track. The TA surface detectors and fluorescence detectors started full hybrid observation in March, 2008. In this article we describe the design and technical features of the TA surface detector.
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